MitchJi
10 MW
Hi,
I apologize for the misunderstanding and lack of clarity in my post. I think for your purposes, for off road use, the motoped is clearly a much better choice than the Aprilia.
But I think for an electric conversion, for high-speed driving on the road, the Aprilia is a better choice than either the Jawa moped or the motoped. I think the high-speed handling and braking are better on the Aprilia. I also think you're much less likely to be stopped by the police, for driving it at something like 50 miles an hour. Also the fairings on the Aprilia should help increase the range at high speed.
Mitch, I wouldn't be going down this path if I didn't think the Motoped had the performance potential. With 125cc, and high end DH parts, I'm willing to bet it performs better than the Aprilia, off road at least. The power to weight ratio is going to be really good. Suspension travel at 8 inches, breaking will be my only concern. I am going with 8" rotors, and not skimping on quality. Should stop pretty good. Geometry is the only thing that can mess up this equation, hoping Motoped did some research in this arena. Motoped is better suited to off road, but that's what I want it for. Aprilia looks too much of a road bike for me to be excited about, would suck as a trail riding platform. Not to mention the noise and smell of a two stoke.
I apologize for the misunderstanding and lack of clarity in my post. I think for your purposes, for off road use, the motoped is clearly a much better choice than the Aprilia.
But I think for an electric conversion, for high-speed driving on the road, the Aprilia is a better choice than either the Jawa moped or the motoped. I think the high-speed handling and braking are better on the Aprilia. I also think you're much less likely to be stopped by the police, for driving it at something like 50 miles an hour. Also the fairings on the Aprilia should help increase the range at high speed.