Aw yes. It does say that 406 (a) needs a DOT helmet and an M-2. Cool, I'm glad I got it registered then. There is a group of people on craigslist that are fighting the legality of selling these as motorized bikes instead of motorcycles. They're contention is that anything above 50cc is a motorcycle, end of story. I haven't found anything in the state law that says anything about the displacement of the engine determining the type of motor vehicle it is accept for the 150cc threshold for motorcycles. I know there is a federal 50cc statute of some kind but how many people here have been pulled over by the FBI? I know I'll end up getting answers from both ends of the argument but am I wrong on any of my assumptions;
1)I have a motorized bike/moped. It meets all of the criteria and has been registered with the state as such. 2) I display a state permanent moped licence plate. 3) I wear a dot approved helmet. 4) I have a CA m-2 endorsement on my drivers licence. 5) I have a headlight, taillight, and mirror. 6) I can only drive in the bicycle lane when it is a part of the main road. I am not allowed to drive on bike paths. 7) I cannot drive faster that 30 mph.
I'm under the impression that I am legal beagle accept for the fact that I do not have a brake light. I don't worry too much about that. Am I wrong about any of these facts? I think I read somewhere once that they might want turn signals but I know it's legal to use hand signals. I don't want to sell my bike to someone, give them this info and then when they get a ticket come telling me I'm an idiot.