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Before 19 January 2013, the speed restriction was 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph), [38] and mopeds registered before 1 September 1977 were required to have pedal-assistance. [39] A provisional licence, full motorcycle or car licence is needed to operate a moped.
A 49cc "noped" (as it has no pedals unlike the PA50 Hobbit/Camino moped) which was manufactured from 1977 until 1983, it featured an air-cooled, oil-injected 2-stroke engine. The versions from 1977 to 1980 had a manual choke, points ignition, and a single speed transmission with a unique spring start system as opposed to a conventional kick start.
The Puch Maxi is a moped that was manufactured by the Austrian manufacturing company Puch through the 1970s and 1980s that is well known for its reliability, ease of maintenance, [1] and fuel economy (up to 120 mpg). [2]
The Honda CY50 is a moped produced by the Japanese manufacturer Honda, which was sold from 1977 to 1983 as a successor to the Honda Dax in Germany. The unclad two-wheeler has an air-cooled single-cylinder engine with 50 cc displacement, the four-stroke engine has a power of 1.5 kW (2.1 hp). In contrast to the Dax with lying engine, the engine ...
The Yamaha V series was advertised as an inexpensive and reliable moped/motorbike that was easy to use. The V series actually started in the early 1970s with the initial line up of the V50, V70 and V90. Then branched out to different variations in the mid-1970s with the V50p (to replace the V50) and V75 and then in the late 1970s added the V80.
In Turkey, Batavus mopeds began to be manufactured under license in 1972. In 1977, Batavus made more bicycles and mopeds than any other company in the Netherlands. It was the biggest Dutch exporter of machines, with 55 percent of production going outside the Netherlands to accommodate interest for fuel-efficient transport in the USA during the ...
The Honda PA50 is a moped produced by Honda Benelux between 1976 and 1991. It was marketed as the Honda Hobbit in the US and as the Honda Camino in the UK and Europe. The vehicle itself was manufactured in a factory in Aalst, Belgium, until 1991.
The second most popular moped of this era came from Honda, the SS50. They had a similar speed, and thanks to their 4-stroke design were cleaner, more economical and potentially longer lived though without quite the same acceleration. All suffered the same legislative fate in August 1977, when speed restrictions were introduced.