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Most of these vehicles are treated as motorcycles for registration or licensing purposes. While motorcycles typically have two wheels, some motorized tricycles are classed as three-wheeled motorcycles. Beginning in the 1960s with the Mountain Goat specialized motorcycles were developed for use on farms. Sales of motorcycles and scooters declined 43.2% in 2009, and continued to decrease in the first quarter of 2010, with scooter sales doing worst, down 13.3% compared to a 4.6% drop for all two-wheelers. In many places, mopeds are subject to less stringent licensing than bikes with larger engines and are popular as very cheap motorbikes, with the pedals seeing next to no use.