Don't NEED to drive on the freeway, but I like that option. Not sure what cc requirement Indiana has for interstate travel. May be 150cc or 250cc. Leaning heavily on the 200cc Enduro. Seems priced right at $1500 and a top speed of 75 mph, 1 down, 4 up manual shift. I'd most likely only need 65 mph for short distances. Most of the time will be spent at 45-55 mph on longer stretches of roads through the country. Back and forth to work. Hope to obtain 60 mpg, anything greater will be awsome. Here is a link for specs on the TMEC 200cc Enduro.
TMEC200-1 DOT Approved, Motorcycles, TMEC200-1 - Excalibur motorsports, Your source for discount atv, atv motorsports, direct importer, off road motorcycle
Here are a few pics of the ones I looked at. First is a $1995 250cc powered scooter top speed 120 kmh. Second is almost identical to the first but only 150cc powered and priced at $1595 top speed 100 kmh, third is smaller $995. Last is the Enduro, top speed 75 mph advertised, 1 down 4 up shift, $1495.
Aaaaaaand, this is where I finished typing before 4 pm Friday. Had to run to the bank. Because I just BOUGHT THE ENDURO! Whooo hooo! Told them if they could get me out the door for $1500 I'd hand them $100 bills. Said he thought he could do that. Sure enough, less than 5 minutes later he said the deal was on. Said there was no delivery fee, subtracted the list price down to where the bike price added to the sales tax would equal $1500. Came with a Certificate of Origin to title it and sales tax slip to take to the DMV. Decided to leave it there for a few days until the rain ends. Dealer (who I also believe to be part mechanic) said he wanted to drive it before I took possession. That's fine, work out the details and any carb adjusting, alignment issues before I go with it.
I'm stoked. This thing is BRAND NEW! It's a road bike I can take on minor off road trails. Looked on the title and it claims 320 lbs for shipping. My commute to work is @25-30 miles one way. Goal is less than 1 gallon back AND forth. Most speeds will be @45-55 mph.
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Originally Posted by bdesj
Do you NEED to drive them on the freeway? If so, you probably ought to check your state`s regulations before buying any of them to see if there`s a certain engine size required for that. Laws aside, I`d say the 200 is most likely about the bottom limit for being able to keep from getting run over on an interstate. If you can possibly avoid freeways, I`d think it would be okay for two-lane highways and any of them would be plenty for most any boulevards or avenues. The speeds you listed above sound a bit optomistic to me, but I certainly could be wrong about that.
A nice benefit from scooters for transportation around town is the convenient storage sace that most have under the seat. For the most part, they also offer a bit more weather protection than equivalent "stick shift" motorcycles. Good luck with your project- you`ve got a lot better chance of comming out ahead with the bikes you`re looking at than if you were hoping to make back a several thousand Dollar purchase price by saving gas.
EDIT: BTW, I really like the names you laid on your vehicles!
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