that THING's a motorized bicycle or moped ?

You Riding a Motorized Bicycle or a Moped ???


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Mountainman

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ok after going round and round on one of my threads here on site
with the moondoggie dude -- new guy with less than 20 posts

it seems moondoggie says that we are not riding motorized bicycles
and that we are riding mopeds

he seems to have the technical information to back him up ??

but -- this is a poll regarding what do you call your THING ??

a motorized bicycle ???
or
a moped ???

and also to be noted here
what does your state call that THING ??
here in Calif I am happy to say that I am riding a motorized bicycle THING

due to the low HP
no turn lights
no elect horn
no battery
light weight of bike with motor
I consider mine to be a ((((( motorized bicycle )))))

could not get away with out advising everyone to ride that THING
hard today
and into the night
sweet little THING
that's what I like !!! ----------------- a motorized bike..............................
 
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Name that thing

Well Motor Assisted Bicycle or Pedal Assisted Bicycle come to mind as well.

Thinking I might do something in AZ I snagged http://azmotorizedbikes.info/ to be able to put something together. Nothing there yet, but I was renewing another domain and it was $1.99.
 
Clear to me what I'm riding, a motorized bicycle because I can remove the motorized parts in a half hour and pedal away.

The state I live in has a moped law which heretofore I've pretty much ignored.
Those who might find it hard to ignore ride those clumsy things with nameplates like Puch, Sachs, Batavus, Tomos, etc. or the little step-through scooters with full covers and little windshields.

For that reason I've coined the phrase putting me right up there in the annals with that Swedish moped guy Neilsen, and Moondog can quote me here though it doesn't appear on Wikipedia yet lol, .........PEDMO © 2009, .....as seen here on my blog. :devilish: :devilish:
http://alttransbikes.blogspot.com/
 
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Mountain man you are so confused

Mountainman, I am not a new member, I have been a member longer than you have.

I never said we are not riding motorized bicycles.

What I am saying is that a motorized bicycle IS a moped.

That is what they are called across the pond. I showed you where the word came from and what it means.

To say a motorized bicycle is NOT a moped is just plain silly !

So, the simple answer to your poll is, YES ! We are riding motorized bicycles or mopeds.

Your poll question is like asking "are you eating a grilled cheese or a sandwich" ?

A grilled cheese IS a sandwich. Hello ?
 
per AZ revised statute HB 2796 SECTION 28-2516;

"MOTORIZED ELECTRIC OR GAS
24 POWERED BICYCLE OR TRICYCLE" MEANS A BICYCLE OR TRICYCLE THAT IS EQUIPPED
25 WITH A HELPER MOTOR THAT HAS A MAXIMUM PISTON DISPLACEMENT OF FORTY-EIGHT
26 CUBIC CENTIMETERS OR LESS, THAT MAY ALSO BE SELF-PROPELLED AND THAT IS
27 OPERATED AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN TWENTY MILES PER HOUR"
 
a moped generally has the pedal-crank running through the engine as well
a motor assisted bicycle has the pedal-crank running apart from the engine
 
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