RadicalxEdward
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Well after seeing some on this forum having success getting their motorized bicycle registered i tried going in to the RMV in springfield ma yesterday, paper work filled out, and bike / engine receipts on hand. The lady at the counter says "I need to look this up to make sure it's a moped" I said it's a regular bicycle with an engine kit that I put together myself not a store bought moped. She looked at me confused and replied "you built it yourself?" (as if that was impossible to do...)
I said I know there's some newer laws about motorized bicycles but mine meets the requirements. She said since it wasn't on their list of mopeds she couldn't register it. I politely informed her I had read over the requirements / law changes and there was nothing that said a motorized bicycle had to be on that list (in fact the only list I found was for "special use" motorcycles, which is separate from motorized bicycles "mopeds" or "regular use" motorcycles.)
I wish I had gotten the lady next to her because she seemed like she would have just given me the stupid sticker. She also told the lady I was dealing with to just take down my info and give it to "Gene". The lady I was dealing with said she'd "put it in his mailbox but if it's not on this list there's nothing we can do"
I asked her for any information on where it says an MB has to be on that list or laws or someone I could talk to about getting an exception/approval and she had no answers.
This is the only branch I have access to because I work during business hours (and can't take time off right now), have no other form of transportation other than a bus, and the other RMv's in surrounding towns close at 5 every day and aren't open weekends (this one is open till 6 on thursdays).
If anyone can help me get a sticker or has any advice I would be very grateful. This will soon be my only viable method of transportation ( I have to move and the bus stops many many miles from the apartment.)
I'm tempted to just ride it anyway and keep the registration form on me just in case I get pulled over. Then I could say the RMV said if it wasn't on their list there was no registration process but that it still met the requirements. But I'm sure I'd get ticket raped (untitled vehicle, unregistered vehicle, uninsured vehicle, etc etc etc)
I also have a DOT approved motorcycle helmet and head/tail lights for the bike.
I said I know there's some newer laws about motorized bicycles but mine meets the requirements. She said since it wasn't on their list of mopeds she couldn't register it. I politely informed her I had read over the requirements / law changes and there was nothing that said a motorized bicycle had to be on that list (in fact the only list I found was for "special use" motorcycles, which is separate from motorized bicycles "mopeds" or "regular use" motorcycles.)
I wish I had gotten the lady next to her because she seemed like she would have just given me the stupid sticker. She also told the lady I was dealing with to just take down my info and give it to "Gene". The lady I was dealing with said she'd "put it in his mailbox but if it's not on this list there's nothing we can do"
I asked her for any information on where it says an MB has to be on that list or laws or someone I could talk to about getting an exception/approval and she had no answers.
This is the only branch I have access to because I work during business hours (and can't take time off right now), have no other form of transportation other than a bus, and the other RMv's in surrounding towns close at 5 every day and aren't open weekends (this one is open till 6 on thursdays).
If anyone can help me get a sticker or has any advice I would be very grateful. This will soon be my only viable method of transportation ( I have to move and the bus stops many many miles from the apartment.)
I'm tempted to just ride it anyway and keep the registration form on me just in case I get pulled over. Then I could say the RMV said if it wasn't on their list there was no registration process but that it still met the requirements. But I'm sure I'd get ticket raped (untitled vehicle, unregistered vehicle, uninsured vehicle, etc etc etc)
I also have a DOT approved motorcycle helmet and head/tail lights for the bike.
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