Frequently Asked Questions

Q:DO YOU HAVE PARTS FOR THE ITEMS YOU SELL? A:YES WE HAVE A BIG PARTS ROOM WE HAVE 4 MECHANICS AND WE JUST OPENED UP A NEW SHOP ON Rivers Ave (right across the street from trident tech). SO YOU CAN GO TO EITHER SHOP THAT IS CLOSER TO YOU!!! Q:What is the difference between a 49.95cc moped and a 150cc? A:The 150cc is highway legal where you need a motorcycle licesnce and insurance and a 49.95cc moped is only street legal on back roads and all you need is a regular drivers licesnce or a moped permit. POST AN COURIER: MONDAY, JANURARY 10, 2011 MOPED FACTS: "AS I READ TH JAN. 2 LETTERS TO EDITOR, ONE TITLED "WHICH IS IT?" HIT HOME. THE LETTER WRITER WAS VENTING ABOUT MOPEDS BEING ON THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE LETTER WRITER A "CRASH" COURSE ABOUT MOPED. MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND DO NOT HAVE DRIVER'S LICENSES, BUT THEY DO HAVE MOPED LICENSES. CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU WERE TOLD, A LICENSE IS REQUIRED. INSURACE IS OPTIONAL, BUT IF THE MOPED IS FINANCED THE LENDER CAN REQUIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE. MY DAUGHTER PAYS MONTHLY INSURACE PREMIUMS FOR HER MOPED. THERE IS A LICENSE PLATE ON THEIR MOPED (NO EXPIRATION DATE), AND THEY ADHERE TO THE LAWS OF THE ROAD AS ANY OTHER MOTORIZED VEHICLE WOULD. A MOPD DOESN'T TRAVEL MORE THAN ABOUT 40 MPH, BUT IT GETS THE PEOPLE WHO RIDE THEM FROM POINT A TO POINT B. NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD A CAR, SO THIS IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE AND IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND TOWN. MOPEDS CANNOT GO ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT THE SECONDARY ROADS ARE FINE FOR MOPED RIDERS. AS TO WHERE A MOPED CAN PARK - IT DEPENDS ON THE RETAILER. I WORK ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS AND MOPEDS ARE PARKED AT BIKE RACKS OR LOCKED TO SIGNS. AT THE GROCERY STORE THAT MY DAUGHTER PATRONIZES AND AT OTHER RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS, SHE LOCKS THE MOPED TO THE RACK WHERE THE CARTS ARE STORED, AND IN BETWEEN THE PARKING BLOCKS AT THE HANDICAP SPACES. THE WRITER SAYS HE ENCOUNTERED A MOPED PARKED IN A SPACE AT THE MALL; A MOPED IS ALLOWED TO BE PARKED IN A SPACES. THE WRITER SAYS HE ENCOUNTERED A MOPED PARKED IN A SPACE AT THE MALL; A MOPED IS ALLOWED TO BE PARKED IN A SPACE. NO LONGER ARE MOPEDS CALLED "DUI MOBILES." I ENCOUNTER TWO TO THREE MOPEDS ON MY WAY TO WORK EVERY MORNING AND NUMEROUS MORE ON THE WEEKENDS. GAS PRICES HAVE MADE MOPED SALES SKYROCKET. YOU CAN GET UP TO 100 MILES ON A TANK OF GAS FOR SOME MODELS, WHICH REALLY SAVES MONEY. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE LETTER WRITER CALL THE DMV OR GO BY THERE AND PICK UP A BROCHURE, AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT MOPEDS. GO TO THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE ANSWERS. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU SEE A MOPED. THE RIDERS ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN AND THE MOPEDS IS THEIR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. AS TO WHETHER YOU SHOULD TREAT A MOPED AS A BICYCLE OR A MOTORCYLCE - TREAT IS AS YOU WOULD ANY OTHER MOTORIST SHARING THE ROAD WITH YOU." DEBBIE K. ROBERTSON

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