I got stopped tonight by officer Gill and he told me that i needed a tag and registration because he didn't see me pedaling at all. He said if its motorized you need a tag. I said well good thing its not motorized its motor assisted. We argued for about 10min and then he just let me go. Told me keep my eyes for him cause he will be watcing me. Its the 3rd time the same cop has stopped me or my dad.
Pulled over again!
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I have to wonder if this> http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?p=389585#post389585 has anything to do with why the cops keeps stopping you.
Tom
Tom
I just did that to my exhaust today. He has pulled us over many times. The rest of the cops in town just wave at us or we usually talk to them at the gas stations and they think the bikes are great and have no problems with them. This one cop pulls us over and always comes up with a new exuse of why their illegal and then when we prove him wrong he lets us go and thinks of something else to come up with. He has never mentioned that its to loud to me. Once again its only a 26cc engine its not that loud. If i get pulled over for being to loud i will let yal know. 
He followed me for about a mile and then pulled me over like usual. told me today that i needed a tag because i wasn't pedaling at all. The exhaust is still on the engine all i did was take out the screen because it was getting clogged. Its not that much louder.
I stopped at a gas station today and a dude came up and told me he thought that it was cool and wanted to know where to get one. I gave him a few websites.
He followed me for about a mile and then pulled me over like usual. told me today that i needed a tag because i wasn't pedaling at all. The exhaust is still on the engine all i did was take out the screen because it was getting clogged. Its not that much louder.I stopped at a gas station today and a dude came up and told me he thought that it was cool and wanted to know where to get one. I gave him a few websites.
andrewflores17
New Member
GHOST GHOST GHOST PEDAL !!!!!! i doubt it will stop this guy from following you but it should help some
alls you do is just throw a couple pedal strokes in here and thier while alowing the engine to do the most work i do it all the time when i see one should help throw them off the scent a little .
alls you do is just throw a couple pedal strokes in here and thier while alowing the engine to do the most work i do it all the time when i see one should help throw them off the scent a little .
scotto-
Custom 4-Stroke Bike Builder
IDK......the scent of a 2-smoker is a little hard to miss, especially if running a nice castor based oil
decoherence
New Member
nice one tom. i so would love to say something to add but it would just come off as trolling.
so your post is probably the best P.C. way of saying it.
Sidewinder Jerry
Well-Known Member
Maybe you should call your DMV and find out what you need to do to be registered as a homemade moped. It'd be worth it if it gets the cop off your back. If you don't sooner or latter he'll find something charge you with.
MotorBicycleRacing
Well-Known Member
Something close???
The mb laws in just about every State are different so comparing CA to FL or any other State is pointless.
AZ doesn't require a DL or registration so why don't you use that as an example?
Also you are incorrect about the code you are quoting in CA.
it is either an out of date code that has been superseded and
not removed from the CA DMV website or it is referring to 406 (b)
which is about electric bikes.
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fatdaddy
New Member
I think yer right. Conflicting laws, what can I say. You could keep a cop confused for hours with these. Is a "Special Plate" not considered registration? It does NOT say (a) or (b). So now what do people do. If the law is on still on the books it is STILL a law. If superseded then it would say in the revised version. I've been looking at these laws for almost 3 years trying to figure the "plate Law" out, I'm still confused???????
BUT, Like I said. One of the reasons I have my bike registered is to avoid confusion among law enforcement when they pull ME over.
fatdaddy.
V C Section 4020 Motorized Bicycles
Motorized Bicycles
4020. A motorized bicycle operated upon a highway is exempt from registration.
V C Section 5030 Special License Plate
Special License Plate
5030. A motorized bicycle, as defined in Section 406, is required to display a special license plate issued by the department.