Originally Posted by
corrado33
You can define it however you want. 95% of the pictures on google image search are of non-pedaled "mopeds." I believe that's enough to be considered "common." In the US, I don't even think we have the pedaled versions. I think in my lifetime I've seen one of them (now that I try to remember), where as I've seen thousands of non-pedaled versions.
Some are still sold new in the US:
Lazer 5 Moped 49cc real moped with engine and bicycle pedals
I've seen them all over - I saw several last year in the Bay Area, though those tended to be restored Hondas from the 70's for style reasons.
Tomos also makes mopeds (under the classic definition), with dealers all over the US:
http://www.tomosusa.com/pages/model/st
Oh, and a search with "moped" as filter in the sf bay craigslist shows dozens of real mopeds rather than motorcycles or scooters (that is: step-through motorcycles with small wheels):
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/...mi&query=moped