randy32159 wrote:
Hi there,
I took my recentlly inherited 1978 p200e out in the country. Top speed that I could get was 50ish mph. Is that typical? I was a little terrified(newbie) but if I am going to go on the freeway it would seem that this is not enough speed. Please offer any suggestions.
Thanks,
Randy
According to the manual, the P200e was capable of a top speed of 72 mph, which does sound a bit optimistic. Have you checked your speed with a GPS? My 1980 P200e would give a speedometer reading of 38-40 mph when it was actually going 50. Because of the design of the speedometer, the P200 is one of the few scooters that actually gives a pessimistic speedometer reading. I'll leave it to someone with more technical savvy than I to explain why.