Mongrel Motor Bike

Here is the mongrel motor bike... no pedals for now... just bolts for pegs attached to the bottom bracket shell. 66cc grubee motor on a Schwinn MB frame. Front disc brake, no rear brake. pretty **** fun.
 

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In California, if you do not have a valid motorcycle license or permit and the bike is not licensed too, you can get a ticket and if the cop is having a bad day, your bike impounded on the spot.

Check out the MotoredBiking Laws & Legislation section.
Here's a good thread to read. The thread title is deceiving, but the thread itself is good.
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=4809&highlight=california

Edit: you need operational pedals too. ;)
 
In California, if you do not have a valid motorcycle license or permit and the bike is not licensed too, you can get a ticket and if the cop is having a bad day, your bike impounded on the spot.

Then there's insurance. Washington state does not require M/C insurance; Texas does, even for mopeds. Texas electric bikes and "motor assisted scooters" (a loose category for sub-40cc, sub-2hp vehicles) do not have to carry insurance.

Chalo
 
Motored bike laws kind of funny here in Texas

A motor assisted bike is limited to 40 cc but a moped can be upto 49cc. Some cops are sticklers about motored bike being mopeds, others aren't. Here in Travis Co. there's plenty of folk riding around with the 66cc Chinese motored bike kits and the Co. Sheriff ignores them. Don't know about APD. Wouldn't press my luck in Williamson Co. though. Those guys troll around looking for people to bust.
 
I talked to a CHP officer tonight about my bike, and he said that a motorized bike without pedals creates a gray area unlikely to become a problem. He said that in his opinion no additional license is needed, nor is registration. He said a class C license and sensible operation (obeying speed limits, staying in the bike lane, appropriate lights, hand signals, etc.) is all that is needed. He did warn me that a cop "having a bad day" (as Gearnut puts it above) might issue a fix-it ticket (requiring the pedals to be put back on) but he said legally that's all that could be done, and he said that in his opinion that would be a questionable move on the officer's part. So I'm gonna keep my feet on the pegs and my wrist rolled!
 
I guess I should add that I live in a fairly rural area in California, where a lot of people ride dirt bikes down the main drag, etc. If I lived in a bigger city, like SF or LA I might be more worried about it, but here I think no one cares one way or the other whether my motorized mountain bike has pedals or not.
 
You are very fortunate then.
I live on the outskirts of San Diego. My neighborhood is a training ground for new Sheriff deputies.
They just love to earn points any way they can, and the experienced ones tend to lead by example.
I gotta keep things in check.
DOT helmet, check.
CM1 license, check. (you only need an M2 though)
Bicycle is licensed and plate is on it, check.
Headlight, check.
Taillight/ brakelight, oops. No brake light yet.
Taillight, check.
Less than 2 hp or 30mph, check (most of the time).
Adequate brakes, check.
 
Good looking bike Reb, I like it!!!!!


Breaking the law, breaking the law (imitates Beavis and ******** singing it)
 
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