Hi, I just got a 2 stroke engine. I live in colorado and my license is revoked until this Dec. I have been riding my boygofast kit. Am I ok legally or not. It is gas powered, it is 66 cc but, I can say it is 49cc. Do I need to have a license to ride it, it does have pedals.
conflicting information, Colorado
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Hi Barbk,
I see your point on reading posts for Colorado - conflicting for sure.
To find out for sure, check with your local police department, if you get a favorable answer - get it in writing, (I email corresponded), and keep that with you when riding.
Good Luck.
I see your point on reading posts for Colorado - conflicting for sure.
To find out for sure, check with your local police department, if you get a favorable answer - get it in writing, (I email corresponded), and keep that with you when riding.
Good Luck.
Under the new laws passed on July 1, 2010, you can ride your bike but your engine is too large. It can't exceed 50cc. And you must have a Class C or R license or better AND insurance AND it must be registered. The registration is just a few bucks but the rest is going to get to you. Gasoline Powered Bicycles are a bust in the State of Colorado right now if you don't have a license.
Your 66cc falls into the Motorcycle category where you also have to have an M on your regular license. Now the really bad news. Your 66cc must meet the construction on the Motorcycle including stop lights, turn signals, head light, etc..
Check into putting on a Low Speed Electric Kit. That is exempt in the State of Colorado for license, registration, insurance and Drivers License. The only catch is, you must be at least 16.
Hope that helps.
Daryl
Just tell em its a 49cc. From what Ive read there are no laws on the books in colorado for motorized bikes at this time? There where but the law changed? So where do you get this info? From what Ive read and been told we are good to go in colorado?
This is straight from the DMV site
Low-Power Scooter information effective October 1, 2009
The following is effective October 1, 2009:
•Creates a definition for Low-power Scooter 42-1-102(48.5)
◦Self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for use on the roadways with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, no manual clutch, and either of the following:
■A cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters if powered by internal combustion; or
■A wattage not exceeding four thousand four hundred seventy six if powered by electricity.
◦Low-power scooter shall not include a toy vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, wheelchair, or any device designed to assist mobility-impaired people who use pedestrian rights-of-way.•Creates a definition for Electrical Assisted Bicycle 42-1-102(28.5)
◦Vehicle having two tandem wheels or two parallel wheels and one forward wheel, fully operable pedals, an electric motor not exceeding 750 watts of power and a top motor powered speed of 20 mph.
•Creates a definition for Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (Segway) 42-1-102(28.7)
◦Self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, that is powered solely by an electric propulsion system producing an average power output of no more than 750 watts.
•Modifies the definition of toy vehicle to eliminate the wheel diameter and to exclude off-highway vehicles or snowmobiles 42-1-102(103.5).
•Modifies the definition of vehicle to include an electrical assisted bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device 42-1-102(112).
•Clarifies the definition of motorcycle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(55).
•Clarifies the definition of motor vehicle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(58).
•Deletes the definition of motor-driven cycle 42-1-102(56).
•Deletes the definition of motorscooter and motorbicycle 42-1-102(59)(a) and motorized bicycle 42-1-102(59)(b).
•Requires the operator of a low-power scooter to possess a valid driver's license.
•Requires a low-power scooter to be registered by the Department of Revenue. Registration will be evidenced by a decal issued by the state office that is valid for three years.
The following is effective July 1, 2010:
•Requires the low-power scooter owners to have insurance upon registration and pay the motorist insurance identification fee.
•Allows Motor Vehicle Dealers or Used Motor Vehicle Dealers to act as an authorized agent of the department for the purposes of registering low-power scooters.
•Requires the owner of a low-power scooter to have complying insurance to operate the low-power scooter.
Note the deleation of the def. of motor bicycle and motorized bicycle. There hasn't been an addition of definition of MB's in the 2010 laws. Ride on!
This seems to be the key info: "Note the deleation of the def. of motor bicycle and motorized bicycle. There hasn't been an addition of definition of MB's in the 2010 laws. Ride on!" That tells me where are good to go here in colorado.
Low-Power Scooter information effective October 1, 2009
The following is effective October 1, 2009:
•Creates a definition for Low-power Scooter 42-1-102(48.5)
◦Self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for use on the roadways with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, no manual clutch, and either of the following:
■A cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters if powered by internal combustion; or
■A wattage not exceeding four thousand four hundred seventy six if powered by electricity.
◦Low-power scooter shall not include a toy vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, wheelchair, or any device designed to assist mobility-impaired people who use pedestrian rights-of-way.•Creates a definition for Electrical Assisted Bicycle 42-1-102(28.5)
◦Vehicle having two tandem wheels or two parallel wheels and one forward wheel, fully operable pedals, an electric motor not exceeding 750 watts of power and a top motor powered speed of 20 mph.
•Creates a definition for Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (Segway) 42-1-102(28.7)
◦Self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, that is powered solely by an electric propulsion system producing an average power output of no more than 750 watts.
•Modifies the definition of toy vehicle to eliminate the wheel diameter and to exclude off-highway vehicles or snowmobiles 42-1-102(103.5).
•Modifies the definition of vehicle to include an electrical assisted bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device 42-1-102(112).
•Clarifies the definition of motorcycle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(55).
•Clarifies the definition of motor vehicle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(58).
•Deletes the definition of motor-driven cycle 42-1-102(56).
•Deletes the definition of motorscooter and motorbicycle 42-1-102(59)(a) and motorized bicycle 42-1-102(59)(b).
•Requires the operator of a low-power scooter to possess a valid driver's license.
•Requires a low-power scooter to be registered by the Department of Revenue. Registration will be evidenced by a decal issued by the state office that is valid for three years.
The following is effective July 1, 2010:
•Requires the low-power scooter owners to have insurance upon registration and pay the motorist insurance identification fee.
•Allows Motor Vehicle Dealers or Used Motor Vehicle Dealers to act as an authorized agent of the department for the purposes of registering low-power scooters.
•Requires the owner of a low-power scooter to have complying insurance to operate the low-power scooter.
Note the deleation of the def. of motor bicycle and motorized bicycle. There hasn't been an addition of definition of MB's in the 2010 laws. Ride on!
This seems to be the key info: "Note the deleation of the def. of motor bicycle and motorized bicycle. There hasn't been an addition of definition of MB's in the 2010 laws. Ride on!" That tells me where are good to go here in colorado.
LOL nice first postes. Well Ive yet to hear of anyone having there motor taken apart by the man to see if its realy a 49cc. But its your ride so do as you like.
