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Mopeds (pronounced as two syllables) are a type of low-powered motorcycle designed to provide economical and relatively safe transport with minimal licensing requirements.
Mopeds were once all equipped with bicycle-like pedals (the source of the term, motor + pedal), but moped has been increasingly applied by governments to vehicles without pedals, based on their restricted engine displacement, speed, and/or power output. Mopeds occasionally resemble powered bicycles, but most are now step-through designs (of both kinds, having either large or small wheels) and step-over designs similar to a regular motorcycle. Although mopeds usually have two wheels, in some jurisdictions low-powered three- or four-wheeled vehicles are also classified as mopeds.
In most countries, the legal driving age for a moped is lower than for regular motorcycles and cars. Mopeds are typically restricted to 50 km/h (30 mph) from a maximum engine displacement of 49 cc (3.0 cu in), though there are a few variations.
The term "moped" now only applies to low-power (often super-economy) vehicles, but pedals were fitted to some early motorcycles, such as the pictured 1912 Douglas. Pedalling away from stationary was a great improvement over "run and jump" and light pedal assistance (LPA) was valuable for climbing hills. Better transmissions with wider ranges, better clutches and much better engine performance made pedals obsolete on most motorcycles by 1918 but the pedals on mopeds remained valuable for their original purposes as late as the 1990s.
MOPED - FOLLOW
this time in the evening
i can see the shadows stretching to the edge of the world
i fell off it once, into your arms
and i've never felt so out of this world
(you take me so far) so far away from here
even though my feet don't move my heart is with you there
and it's not of this world (anymore)
and it's not gonna stand still (anymore)
i will follow you
i will follow you
i will follow you
to the edge of the world
i'm ready to leave
without saying a word
i will follow you
to the edge of the world
so here i go again here i go again
i've come to the end of my strength when i thought my strength would never end
i've come to grips with my _____________
i can see you ________ my weakness
i know you've got me do this that's exactly why
i will follow you
i will follow you
i will follow you
to the edge of the world
i'm ready to leave
without saying a word
i will follow you
and there's no greater fight than the daily fight to conquer myself
and there's no wonder why i can't get by by myself
and there's no question now i've got to stay by your side
if i'm ever gonna stay alive i've got to (i've got to)
i will follow you i will follow you
i will follow you i will follow you
i will follow you i will follow you
i will follow you i will follow you
(intrumental)
i will follow you
i will follow you
i will follow you
to the edge of the world
i'm ready to leave
without saying a word
i will follow you
to the edge of the world
i will follow you
i will follow you
i will follow you
to the edge of the world
i'm dying to live
you make me come alive
i will follow you