I own a 50cc Honda Metropolitan scooter. Last weekend I thought it would be fun to ride with two people despite it having a seat made for only one, so I took it on a back-road and pushed myself to the very front of the seat so my g/f could ride in back (we’re both petite and our combined weight is about 280lbs.).

Amazingly…the scooter still managed about 35mph with us both…only 2mph slower than the 37mph I can go on it with just myself riding…despite substantially slower acceleration and worse braking ability (I treated it as if I was riding in rain). I was also light on the engine during acceleration b/c I didn’t want to risk the engine’s over-heating.
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My real question is….can a police man actually pull me just over for taking a second person on such a small scooter…and/or are there any other issues I should be aware of?

http://powersports.honda.com/scooters/model.asp?ModelName=Elite+80&ModelYear=2007&ModelId=CH807

In california, do you need a special license to ride around on it?? And how fast does it go? Are they dangerous?

What can I do to my honda elite 80 cc scooter to up the performance and get the top speed to 75mph?

How come a Honda Elite 80cc scooter max speed is 42mph on a flat and a stock 50cc scooter can go about 40mph on a flat?