mevergreen
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I'm setting out to motorize my bike w/ a 49cc 4 stroke, and was wondering if any MBers in Washington (Seattle, to be specific) had any words of advice or could relay their experience of riding a MB in Washington.
From what I understand of Washington laws, a gas engine bike would be categorized as a "moped" or "motorized cycle" and required to be licensed and registered. I've done a bit of looking around this forum and haven't found anything from anyone who's successfully done this, and most responses come down to "just ride it".
While part of me wants to run w/ that and just ride as I please, another part is worried about sinking money into motorizing a bike only to pulled over and not be able to explain myself.
So Washington MBers: What's your experience been like riding here? Have you bothered trying to get your MB registered? If not, have you had any run ins with w/ police? Does anyone really care about MBs or am I just being overly cautious and worrying too much?
From what I understand of Washington laws, a gas engine bike would be categorized as a "moped" or "motorized cycle" and required to be licensed and registered. I've done a bit of looking around this forum and haven't found anything from anyone who's successfully done this, and most responses come down to "just ride it".
While part of me wants to run w/ that and just ride as I please, another part is worried about sinking money into motorizing a bike only to pulled over and not be able to explain myself.
So Washington MBers: What's your experience been like riding here? Have you bothered trying to get your MB registered? If not, have you had any run ins with w/ police? Does anyone really care about MBs or am I just being overly cautious and worrying too much?