COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho —

The North Idaho Centennial Trail is loved.

The scenery can’t be beaten as the 23-mile paved pathway flows through and beyond Coeur d’Alene.

But a common complaint lately has been reaching the ears of Tabitha Kraack, executive director of the North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation: Electric motorcycles.

“They go way too fast,” Kraack said.

E-bikes and e-motorcycles can look similar but are different.

While e-bikes have pedal assist, e-motorcycles do not. They are engine powered and offer a speedy way to navigate town, including the Centennial Trail.

“Everyone is kind of using them,” Kraack said.

While e-bikers generally stick close to 15 mph, e-motorcycle riders do not.

Kraack has received notes of concern about e-motorcycles zipping past people on the trail

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