POPS thank you for the tip on ICBC. So electric bikes are good to go over there for the most part without any formal registration but it looks like gas powered (see no gas powered clause in MAC rules) has to go in the mo ped category which still isn't bad considering and probably where all this is going in the next few years anyway:
To operate a limited-speed motorcycle (also known as a moped):
the vehicle must be registered, licensed and insured for road use
you must have a full privilege driver's licence (any class) or;
have a Class 6 or 8 learner licence
you must wear a helmet
Definition of a limited-speed motorcycle
no more than 50 cubic centimetre engine displacement or 1.5 kilowatt motor rating
does not require clutching or shifting after the drive system is engaged
has a maximum speed on level ground of 70 kilometres per hour
weighs no more than 95 kilograms excluding fuel and batteries
wheels must be 25.4 centimetres in diameter or more
The one thing here is the old automatic transmission clause that keeps popping up in the reg's. Those of us that use a method of running the engine through a gear box and know how efficient that can be will have to do something about getting this changed. Maybe we can raise the type of "lobbying" money that Segway did?
http://forums.segwaychat.com/archive/index.php/t-35.html
I am thinking of doing some touring on VI myself next year and will have to look in to the complexities of using our bikes over there.