Goped

A Goped is 2-wheeled motorized scooter designed and manufactured by Patmont Motor Werks. PMW was established in 1985 by Tim, Gabe and Steve Patmont. Starting with the Go-Ped Sport, a hard-tire, direct drive motorized scooter, PMW has advanced to having air-tire, suspension scooters utilizing a clutch.

The Go-Ped scooter was invented and patented by Steve Patmont of Patmont Motor Werks (PMW) in 1985, and since then, PMW and the Go-Ped have dominated the scooter industry. Like many other manufacturers, the sales of Go-Ped scooters have been affected by sales of cheap (flawed) Chinese knock offs, but it has continued to be the leading manufacturer.

With the introduction of the spindle-driven, hard-tire original Sport scooter, PMW gave the scooter industry a cheap and reasonable gas powered scooter, set in motion the formation of the International Scootercross Association and raised the bar for other designers.

Go-Ped, Ped and Goped are registered trademarks of PMW. An original Go-Ped prototype as well as a more current version of the Sport reside in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Behring Center in Washington, D.C.

History

Time	Milestone
1985	Steve Patmont launches PMW, creators of the "Go-Ped".
1989	PMW outgrew the garage and grew into multiple warehouses in Livermore, California.
Mar 2004	PMW files suit against the Chinese government and various Chinese manufacturers over unfair trade policies.
Jul 2004	Federal District judge issues broad injunction prohibiting the importation of infringing gas and electric motorized scooters from China, Taiwan and Korea.
Dec 2004	ESR750 Wins Scooter of the Year Award.
Jan 2005	Pro 60 62cc scooter released.
Mar 2005	PMW releases EX version (ESR750EX) of the ESR750.
Apr 2005	PMW releases Sport version (ESR750 Sport) of the ESR750.
Nov 2006	PMW introduces new Trail Ripper Quad as an off-road kart.
Feb 2007	PMW introduces the Riot as a pit bike-like off-road scooter.
Mar 2007	PMW launches new Grow-Ped designed for skate parks and the GTR46 Trail Ripper is featured in the movie "Reign Over Me".
Aug 2007	PMW introduces the GTR Roadster as an alternative to the GTR46 Interceptor.
Fall 2007	PMW introduces the ESR750 Hoverboard, a full-suspension electric scooter.

Publicity

Go-Ped and their products have been featured in several short clips and interviews about the mini motor sports industry and Goped's involvement in it. On October 4, 2004, Steve Patmont was interviewed by NPR's Laura Sydell about Chinese importation. Go-Ped was also featured in an article in Sprawl Magazine on May 5, 2004.

In 2007, the Go-Ped GTR46 was featured in the movie "Reign Over Me" as a transportation device often used by one of the main characters.

Various videos also display the technology behind Goped scooters, such as a video of the Go-Ped GTR46 on "Beyond Tomorrow" and various videos released by PMW itself (Riot, GTR46, TRQ and ESR750).