Could go one further and see if there is something on a scooter that would have more muscle. The pit bike motors are so small and low quality (well, the piece of junk I had..)
We’d simply need more hp to make it interesting enough to gain traction.
It does beg the question though:
http://scootercatalog.com/250cc-4-stroke-liquid-cooled-engine.html
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