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11 Apr 2024 | 15
Re: continuously variable gearbox on scooters
Not that they are the final arbiter of anything really but the US DOT differentiates between scooters and motorcycles based on their controls, i.e. hand & foot brake = motorcycle, both hand controlled brakes = scooter.
The lines are very very thin these days, honda's nc 700 series have DCT (not cvt) as does their larger 1300 (fj?), you can also buy 600+ cc 'maxiscooters' with rumours of liter scoots on the way. You can also get maxiscoots with quasi semi automatic gearboxes but these are basically fancy cvt's which lock the ratio.
Does riding a scooter make you not a 'biker'. I'm so past caring, apparently it does matter to some folks. I have a 'maxiscoot' and a ds and have ridden a motley assembly of various bikes over the years. I got the scoot because it was 45% off list with no out the door costs as the garage was closing. Went to buy a cbr and it had sold already, the guy offered a test on the scoot and told me to thrash it. Hard to argue when it will get either wheel in the air and loves humped back bridges and will lean like crazy. It's no superbike but it is fully capable of inducing ear to ear grins which is all that matters. I always used to laugh at the whole better to ride a slow bike fast mantra, having experienced 'third world roads' and the most random of road hazards (hey last night we had a storm and nature created an impromptu river on this blind bend leaving all sorts of crap on the surface, or palm branches randomly in the road, or dead deer and worst of all those perverts in lycra who insist on running in the road) I am quite happy keeping it under 120mph, plus I don't miss the fuel consumption at 170+.
I guess island life made me soft lol, most of the time there isn't any friction between anyone on two wheels no matter what the type of vehicle (especially as many folks have more than one type), you are just all happy no one got killed by a drunk in a truck. I am constantly amazed how the guys with ape hangers manage to stay alive on some of our twistier fast road.
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