I called the BMV in columbus,
and the lady looked up everything, and she said that as long as it is:
-50cc or less
-1hp or less
-under 20mph
it is a bicycle and can be ridden just like a bike with no license (at least, if you're 18, I don't know, I just told her early on that I was 18).
She did continue on to say, however, that it needed mirrors, a horn, brake lights, turn signals, etc.
Weird.
But she said it wasn't a moped, or a motor scooter, but a motorized bicycle. Sounds pretty legit.
So I'm gonna buy my kit, and I guess I'll buy all the mirrors and crap too. Obviously, its a tad more than 1hp, and itll go a little faster than 20, but I don't think I'll have trouble.
Anyone else in ohio (I live in mentor, so more of a City-like area)?
and the lady looked up everything, and she said that as long as it is:
-50cc or less
-1hp or less
-under 20mph
it is a bicycle and can be ridden just like a bike with no license (at least, if you're 18, I don't know, I just told her early on that I was 18).
She did continue on to say, however, that it needed mirrors, a horn, brake lights, turn signals, etc.
Weird.
But she said it wasn't a moped, or a motor scooter, but a motorized bicycle. Sounds pretty legit.
So I'm gonna buy my kit, and I guess I'll buy all the mirrors and crap too. Obviously, its a tad more than 1hp, and itll go a little faster than 20, but I don't think I'll have trouble.
Anyone else in ohio (I live in mentor, so more of a City-like area)?