In 2007 alone, 1000 ‘s of Chinese bikes, scooters and mopeds were imported into the UK. This seems to be a growing trend, with more and more manufacturers importing them into the UK. Currently an estimated 450 separate manufacturer ‘s import into the country and this grows every year. With this in mind, more insurers are joining the game to get these insured. However, import bike insurance can still be difficult to find. So why buy a Chinese import bike? For one, they are generally half the price of a standard moped or scooter; this is despite the import costs. They are normally based on current mopeds and scooters manufactured by major companies, just with a different name on them. These are also known as replica bikes. A majority of these bikes will need registering in the UK, at a cost of 55.00, pounds a small price  [...]

With so many scooters and moped for sale zooming by the streets these days it ‘s easy to see how many people are coping with high gas prices. It seems these high prices for travel are here to stay, but rather than stay at home, many are resorting to cruising the town in the scooter of their choice. With so many options to consider, you should weigh the decision to buy a scooter for sale or moped before making the purchase. Whereas buying a scooter used to seem like a far-fetched idea, or at least one that was only thought of by younger, more immature minds, the idea of owning that sleek and stylish moped or scooter is becoming more sane. Perhaps it ‘s the insanity of gas prices that brings us to make justifications in our minds, or maybe just the thought of doing anything we can to save an extra buck, but either way,  [...]

The word scooter refers to a motorcycle that has a step through frame where its rider sits without having to straddle any part of the engine. Another difference between the scooter for sale and the motorcycle is the wheel size. Motorcycles for sale have large wheels and average scooters have wheels that are between 8 and 14 inches in diameter. In scooters the engine is usually located underneath the seat and they use a continuously variable transmission that transfers the power to the rear wheel. The first scooters were Vespas and these models originated in Italy. These scooters had a manual transmission with a gear shift and clutch built into the handlebars. This can still be found in some of the retro model scooters that are available today. Scooters always include a front leg shield and a flat floorboard where the riders feet  [...]

motorcycle facts, motorbike facts, motorcycle for sale A bike is stolen every 18 minutes, 75% are stolen from their owner’s house. The Honda C90 bike for sale are the best selling brand at around 35 million (as at November 2002), end-to-end they would stretch 4 1/2 times around the world or half way to the moon, on average, a C90 is made every 30 seconds. UK sales ceased after 36 years of production but the bike is still being made in Indonesia and Thailand. Why Do We Ride? Riders choose to ride for a wide range of reasons,1 cost effective, 2 traffic congestion 3 enviormental 4 fashion 5 easy for parking 6 convenience. Motorbikes and mopeds bike for sale travelled 5.1 billion kilometres in 2002 (figures privided by DfT). Commuting accounts for two thirds of all motorbike hourneys (figures privided by DfT). Travelling in motorbike  [...]

Motor scooters have taken the world by storm. Sales have increased dramatically over the past several years, but are they safe on the city streets? Motor scooters, both electric scooters and gas scooters, are a style of miniature motorcycle that have a step through frame and have become a very popular method of travel all over the world. They have been scooting out of show rooms at record speed. But what many people do not realize is that motor scooters are classified as motor vehicles when it comes to highway regulations. And although they are an object of desire for many they can also be dangerous for many. They are typically regulated by state laws as either motorcycles or mopeds for sale and are subject to many of the same regulations as other motor vehicles. With a careful and alert driver a scooter for sale can be as safe as  [...]