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Christ · 11-15-2009, 10:26 PM

The pedaling to speed thing is more like pedaling to 5-6MPH where the engine can run sufficiently without lugging and take over in 1st gear, enabling it to autostop when the vehicle isn't moving, and restart without using the kicker or stater.

I'm fairly certain around here that a 125 is legal on the highway, but it's still considered a moped... even if it's not legal on the highway, I'm not really concerned, because I can get just about anywhere in the state without touching an interstate highway.

Rt 15 is an artery in this area, it can get you just about anywhere up or down the state, or to another highway to get where you're going... it also takes you clean to Canadia almost, and a few states southways as well, but I don't need to touch it to get anywhere, I just end up going slower and going a few extra miles. At 100+MPG, I don't think it'll make a difference, eh?

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	The pedaling to speed thing is more like pedaling to 5-6MPH where the engine can run sufficiently without lugging and take over in 1st gear, enabling it to autostop when the vehicle isn't moving, and restart without using the kicker or stater. I'm fairly certain around here that a 125 is legal on the highway, but it's still considered a moped... even if it's not legal on the highway, I'm not really concerned, because I can get just about anywhere in the state without touching an interstate highway. Rt 15 is an artery in this area, it can get you just about anywhere up or down the state, or to another highway to get where you're going... it also takes you clean to Canadia almost, and a few states southways as well, but I don't need to touch it to get anywhere, I just end up going slower and going a few extra miles. At 100+MPG, I don't think it'll make a difference, eh? __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"