Two of the moped-ers, Graham French, 25, and Zach Levenberg, 21, (known as Creature Lee) leave soon on a trip to South American (and back) on 50cc mopeds. Chris Stewart / The Chronicle MANDATORY ...

The name Kinetic became famous with this moped. Diminutive but sturdy and ultra-reliable, this gearless, 50cc moped, with pedals to help it move around like a bicycle, should the need arise, was a ...

The pedals are the key and the exact reason my Elite was a scooter, not a moped. Otherwise, they are fairly similar to scooters in size and purpose.

Yeah, those are mopeds. Not scooters or minibikes or speedboats, but economical motorized bikes with pedals that before being souped up and customized have a displacement of 49cc and probably have ...

The mopeds feature full-suspension frames with dual front and rear shocks and, thanks to the large 48 V / 21Ah battery, have an estimated range of 40-60 miles depending on how much you pedal.

I was at a red light, sitting on quietly humming Chinese muscle, when a city bus driver rolled down his window mid-turn to ask me about the moped. “You rent those?” the driver asked. Yes, I ...