Peugeot JetForce

JetForce C-TECH 50 cc (carburetter)

The Peugeot JetForce is a scooter which started manufacture in 2002. It was available in a 125 cc four-stroke version and is still available as 50 cc two-stroke along with its several sub-types.

125 cc

This model had a water-cooled, electronic fuel injection, single-cylinder engine, with 19 bhp.

50 cc

This model sold as an "unrestricted" scooter, which could reach 75 km/h according to the technical specification. As well, there are two "restricted" versions still on sale in Europe: for 45 km/h which can be driven with a B type (personal car) driver's license and a 25 km/h ("moped") version, requiring no driver's license at all. Until 2004, the 50 cc model sold with electronic fuel injection (TSDI); afterwards, the carburetter version (C-TECH) was introduced. Both versions have separate oil tank.

All engines are watercooled and have a EURO-2 catalytic converter. The petrol tank can take up 8 litres (1.8 imp gal; 2.1 US gal) of unleaded petrol (RON 95). The transmission is always a continuously variable transmission. The brakes and suspension were common for all versions. The electric equipment is 12-volt, with 35 W headlamps (non-halogen incandescent), separate lamps for standard and high-beam.

Supercharger

A 125 cc model with a supercharger was available from the end of 2003, called the Jet Force 125 Compressor. It was said to be the first two-wheeler available from the factory with a supercharger since the 1930s BMW Type 255,[1][2] and was said to have the power of a typical 250 cc scooter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Paul Blezard (October 18, 2003), "Feel the force", The Daily Telegraph
  2. ↑ Alan Cathcart (February 24, 2009), "PEUGEOT JET FORCE 125 COMPRESSOR", Motorcyclist
  3. ↑ Alex Edge (April 18, 2006), Peugeot’s Jetforce Compressor Scooter Shows the Potential of Supercharging, Motorcycle Daily

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