50cc bike. Will it keep up with traffic ?

Question

I am really interested in buying a 50cc bike but will it keep up with the traffic on a normal UK road where the speed limit is 30mph. I don't mean will it go 30mph will it keep up with the flow of traffic ? Thanks =]

Answer 1

I have a Honda Metropolitan 49cc, and top speed is 40 miles an hour

Answer 2

Barely. I suggest at least a 125 cc something or other. Even that's marginal but adequate.  

Answer 3

it goes like 40-60 mph so yea it will do if people drive slow lol

Answer 4

no you will be at full throttle and keeping up traffic get a rm65 lol better than a 50cc... a  yz85 or crf150r will have no problem that go fast then 90km/h that the normall speed they drive on the rode unless there speeding.not a little 50cc dont tell me ur trying to say a pw50 or a jr50

do you mean bike or scooter, iff you mean scooter dont say bike say scooter

Answer 5

You'd be running full throttle most of the time, and it would take longer than you'd like to accelerate to 30mph..

Aren't you guys suppose to be using kph now? And you call yourself Europeans.

Answer 6

The answer is yes and no! During heavy traffic, things normally are more congested and the overall speed is reduced on the            roadways. You can likely hang in with that pace.

During free roaming times, people rarely travel at posted limits and you will be at the mercy of faster traffic than you can stay with.                              

Answer 7

Yeah you'll have no problem keeping up with traffic, if anything going through towns with a lot of congestion you'll be leaving traffic behind.