Any moped owners?

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iisthemuffin
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I recently purchased a moped and im loving it. Its a Kentic USA TFR.

Tops out at 30. (for now).

When i get a new job im planning on buying a new carborator and boring out the 50cc engine.

Anyone else own a moped?

http://moped.us/db4/00351/moped.us/_uim ... ticTFR.jpg

The moped i own ^

Old school: pedals and all.
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:48 pm

Does an electric bycicle count?

i have one of those..........

tops out at like 10-15......
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:53 pm

I have a gas scooter but I need to get a new carb, brake assembly, and drive chain for it.
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:09 pm

Could i see a picture?

Ive probably seen whatever it is your speaking of but ive never heard of it refered to as an electrical bike.
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:43 pm

check out these cheap kits, they're pretty cool, apparently they haul 40 mph they claim, a guy across my street just got one. http://www.kingsmotorbikes.com/Motorized_Bikes.htm
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:05 pm

I drive my dads car. Tops at 167 :D
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:08 pm

I walk. Tops out at as fast as I can go without tripping. :)
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:16 pm

Haha this is funny i got a scooter (found it in the trash got it running) its a yamaha raz. Well the funny part is i jumped it last sunday and well i fell and got a concusion and horrible road rash on my arm leg and chest. I jumped it from the dirt to the road witch was right around 15Ft. So that was kinda cool... I giess the whole point of the story is mopeds wernt made for jumping. :lol:
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Cannibal Corpse wrote:I giess the whole point of the story is mopeds wernt made for jumping. :lol:
I might just make one that is considering I have a 440cc motor laying around :twisted: .
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:36 am

one of my friends recently got one that looks like a real motor bike... and he rides it to school LOL i would rather wait and get a car.
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Does a regular bike with a weed whacker engine count?
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:06 pm

I drive my parents's cars :)
(no, not at the same time)

But more this is a topic for the theopia section isnt it?
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:15 pm

You know, ever since i got the thing, people always say "i have a car".

Good for you! So do i!

I only ride the moped for fun or for short distances such as down the street to a friends house or the store. It gets 100 MPG which is awesome. I dont really care if you drive a flipping car. that is not what i asked.

And im sure Theopia is a great place for this kind of thing but Spudfiles has a none spudgun related section and i intend to make use of that. I think it is crap that everytime a person makes a topic in this section a Theopia reference is made.

Just lay off people. I did not ask which site would be best to post a moped question. I asked if any other people that enjoyed making spudguns also enjoyed mopeds.

I do not intend to be rude and i apologize if i come of as if i am.
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Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:22 pm

I got the new carburetor installed a couple days ago and the drive chain just came in so I put it all together and did a test run to work and back. Still have a lot of work to do including putting brakes on it because it currently has no brakes (why I had to walk it down the hill):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do7QbMmeFFM
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Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:30 pm

Sounds pretty nice. It would have been nice to see the bike though.
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