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The young people come and go on their electric motorcycles at this highway outside Cubas capital where they perform stunts and talk about their two-wheelers, which would be largely silent if it werent for the music blasting from speakers.

There are now 300,000 ""motorinas"" in the island nation — but they're posing their own challenges.

Amid chronic fuel shortages, young Cubans are embracing electric motorbikes, but some are dangerously tampering with them to boost their speed.

They cost between $2,000 and $5,000.

They cost between $2,000 and $5,000.

The young people come and go on their electric motorcycles at this highway outside Cuba’s capital where they perform stunts and talk about their two-wheelers, which would be largely silent if it weren’t for the music blasting from speakers. Cuba has been flooded in recent years with “motorinas,” as the electric scooters are called on…

The young people come and go on their electric motorcycles at this highway outside Cuba's capital where they perform stunts and talk about their two-wheelers, which would be largely silent if it weren't for the music blasting from speakers.

The young people come and go on their electric motorcycles at this highway outside Cuba’s capital where they perform stunts and talk about their two-wheelers, which would be largely silent if it weren’t for the music blasting from speakers