Motorized Bicycles Gets Teen Around Town and In Business
Ride This! Motorized Bikes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --
Scott Alsop has been getting around on his homemade motored bicycle for three years. After years of people asking him questions, Scott opened his own shop, "A lot of people are like 'Wow, I could come here and fill my tank up for 2 dollars all week.'"
Video: Scott Alsop, of Charlottetown Motor Bikes, Talks about Motorized Bicycles (MyFoxCharlotte)
Scott opened Charlottetown Motor Bikes a month ago, "I build them all and test drive them and get them ready for people to ride."
The store has three types of motors. The latest edition is the electric bike. It takes two to four hours to charge and will take you as fast as 25 miles per hour. It runs by powering the front wheel.
The gas bikes go about 30 miles per hour. One model has the engine in the middle of the bike. Another model has the engine on the back and cranks up by hand.
Scott says the best part about all these bikes, "It's really great to ride around and see the reaction from people. That's really something."
The bikes run between $600 and $900. You can also bring in your own bike to be outfitted and save some money.
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