nsw australia laws help

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ive arsked local police and got differnt answers 1 said not aloud full stop and marickville head cop says 30cc and under ok but newtown cops seen me riden my 49cc cag motor on dual suspenshion diamond back mission and pulled me up and it was loud as said qietn it up where a helment and thay will drive by so ive tryied to find out no luck any1 no out there cops dont tar
 
the RTA is the place to check up on these things, for the real details, which can be printed out, laminated, and stored on the bike for rubbing in the faces of ignorant pigs.

as far as im aware, last time i checked...

no max speed limit anymore (used to be 30km)

no max capacity (used to be 30cc)

still retain the 200 watt max output.

bicycle has to be designed solely for human power, motor is merely an "assist"


by this reasoning, if you can restrict a 350V8 down to 200 watts, and mount it to something that can be ridden without the motor...perfectly legal :)

scooters are a no no.

and like every other vehicle on the road, be it a b-double, old-lady-walking or a 10-horse-wagon...you have to obey the road rules (unlike the junkie twit on highway patrol the other week with no helmet, wrong side of the road, a known dealer, carrying large quantities of illegal substances... giving us all a bad name!)

its because of all these sorts of idiots that the laws are so...grey, and definitely unfair.

write to your local member of parliment... once again, there are idiots out there that constantly send letters to politicians....thats why we have so many stupid laws. stop being complacent! send a letter or ten yourself! they dont know youre annoyed unless you TELL them!

ok, end rant! :giggle:
 
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dont ask me, ask the RTA. they have all the information regards types of vehicles. im just saying what i recall seeing when i looked. a long time ago.
 
Might be abit late to this thread ... the limit is 200w output, that goes for electric as well as petrol engines... so that would mean a pretty small petrol engine but that being said I have been pulled up by cops a few time but they have never said anything, I think as long as its not a **** build and you dont ride like an idiot they don't bother you .... the last time a cop saw me he was even giving me advice on how to make it go faster
 
There's no recognized petrol engine kit in existence that is 200w except the sachs kits. Every non governed petrol engine will produce well in excess of 200w.

If you are riding the 49/66cc you are always at risk of being dinged.
 
The problem with this whole issue isn't the 'law'. It's the "interpretation of the law" that gives police the ability to hand out a ticket.
One of my friends is a police officer and his comment was: I can give you a ticket for anything, even for looking at me the wrong way - it's up to you to spend your time and your money taking the matter to court to prove my actions unlawful, and even if proved wrong, i'll get you next time by following you around till you screw up.

Just because your bike is 100% legal, it won't save you; the police officer can still hand out a ticket that may have in some way and "in their opinion" infringed on a law, even if it's an adjacent law, but could be connected to their perceptions of the infringement.

Being 100% legal won't save your a.r.s.e if a police officer want to put you in the clink.
 
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