New and young from Nor-Cal

[HTran Bikes]

Hello all,

I'm Harrison and I just saw my brother's friend with a motorized bicycle. He rides it to work but he is soon to be moving and see no purpose in keeping it. I plan on buying his and hopefully fixing it up. Anyways, I just had some basic questions:

1. Is a motorized bicycle legal in California.

2. What is the top speed on a motorized bicycle.

3. Is there any guides for building these bicycles?

Thank you guys!

[Bikeguy Joe]

Welcome to the forum.

We have an extensive motor bicycling laws forum here on the site, check it out.

Top speed varies from 25 to 40+ mph, but that is not what these bikes excel at.

You have arrived at the biggest and best guide for building motorized bikes.... motorbicycling.com!

[Bikeguy Joe]

http://motorbicycling.com/f30/bicycl...-care-354.html

[Forbisher]

Originally Posted by HTran Bikes

Hello all,
1. Is a motorized bicycle legal in California.

2. What is the top speed on a motorized bicycle.

3. Is there any guides for building these bicycles?

Welcome to the best Motored Bike site on the planet

You don't say what kind of motorized bicycle you have?

Yes, motorized bicycles are legal in CA with certain restrictions
The info is here on the forum

Legal top speed on a gas powered motorized bicycle in CA is 30 mph
however if you drive one off the side of a cliff it will go about 130 mph

This site is a guide, you just need to do a lot of reading

Motorized gas powered bikes are legal in California

M2 drivers license,

moped license plate on the bike,

ride in bike lane OK,

No insurance,

must wear DOT helmet,

less than 30mph on level ground,

Maximum of a 2-speed automatic transmission that is incapable of being manually shifted,

capable of Human Propulsion ie Pedals,

less than 2 brake horsepower,

2 or 3 wheels.

The CA law says nothing about the size of the motor.