No kidding... I like the guy but sometimes that gets old pretty fast, he means well tho and he's a good guy.I keep expecting to semaj coming on saying something along the line of... "You wouldnt have that problem if you went electric hahah
CA alouds 4 HP motors now.Gas or electric they are still Mopeds,not pointing fingers but the guys doing bigger engine and going faster then aloud,like i CA .......Curt
tulsa okla same here but 80 cc keep the pedalsNo kidding... I like the guy but sometimes that gets old pretty fast, he means well tho and he's a good guy.
As far as state laws concearning these, every state is a little different... and I'm glad Texas is one of the more lenient states when it comes to these. Last time I talked to the DPS officer who comes by the shop to make sure my inspection equipment is in good working order and being used properly he noticed mine parked by my toolbox and started asking me questions about it. After answering his questions I asked him about what type of regulations there were here in Texas and he told me just keep the pedals operational and keep the engine below 125cc and it doesn't have to be registered. He did mention that it does need lights if ridden after dark and that I need to obey any speed limits but that's not a problem where I ride.
Amen... and God Bless Texas.....!No kidding... I like the guy but sometimes that gets old pretty fast, he means well tho and he's a good guy.
As far as state laws concearning these, every state is a little different... and I'm glad Texas is one of the more lenient states when it comes to these. Last time I talked to the DPS officer who comes by the shop to make sure my inspection equipment is in good working order and being used properly he noticed mine parked by my toolbox and started asking me questions about it. After answering his questions I asked him about what type of regulations there were here in Texas and he told me just keep the pedals operational and keep the engine below 125cc and it doesn't have to be registered. He did mention that it does need lights if ridden after dark and that I need to obey any speed limits but that's not a problem where I ride.
I sorta agree with this, but not all the way since they actually get paid by us the tax payer to provide protection to us "we the people" and our property when the possibility of a threat comes into play."..... in the grand scheme of things the authorities have a right to ensure public safety, just as you have a right to transportation. go into the situation working from the point of view that you AND the law are right, and all you need to do is get along...." --GoreWound.
Well said and quite true. In most places it's not hard to get along as long as we ride these things kinda gently.
I'd bet that some of our 'high performance' and racing guys could probably learn a thing or two from those guys.Here is another. I must admit it does look like fun though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dx463OUDKs
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It's all about the money. Just another way to feed the bloated bureaucracy choking away all our personal freedom and responsibility.I sorta agree with this, but not all the way since they actually get paid by us the tax payer to provide protection to us "we the people" and our property when the possibility of a threat comes into play.
A motorized bicycle isn't a threat to anyone really anymore than a strictly pedaled bicycle could be, I know that many arguments can be made on both sides of this issue, but most of the states that seem to be the strictest on things like this are the same states that tax and regulate their citizens to death in dang near every area of life and by doing this in the name of "public safety" they stamp out a big amount of people individual freedoms, there are obvious reasons not to let people run on the streets in go-Karts and things like that, but a motor assisted bicycle is still a bicycle and I'm so thankful I live in a state where at least for now our state government has enough common sense to realize that also, and not beat up on it's citizens for making a bicycle into a little bit better and faster form of transportation.