Thanks a lot bairdco! I have been stressin' 'bout the legality of these bikez in the communist state of California for a while now!
I wish I would have followed your lead. We sent in for a plate for my son's bike and I just recieved the for and my check back in the mail. On the cover sheet stating the reason for returning my check the "other" block was checked with the following hand written: "Need correct California license plate number". I'm hoping it was just another DMV staffer that doesn't understand the process, but also scribbled above my engine number was "No Good". Now my son got creative with the engine number and used "GMC-S1963" for his initials, "S" for Schwinn and 1963 for the year of the bike. Do you think that this is what really triggered the rejection? I'm thinking of resubmitting with a note stating that this is a new registration (even though I filled in the Section A (original application) section of the form. I'm thinking we also need to dump the hyphen from the engine number. Maybe just list it as S1963.i use the bicycle serial number for the VIN, and the same number with an "E" in front of it for the engine, so it has matching numbers.
Are you applying for a new plate? They should not be asking for your license plate number if you checked the correct box. Did you check the box that says “Complete A and D”? Or did you check one of the boxes for B or C that indicates there is/was an existing license plate.I wish I would have followed your lead. We sent in for a plate for my son's bike and I just recieved the for and my check back in the mail. On the cover sheet stating the reason for returning my check the "other" block was checked with the following hand written: "Need correct California license plate number". I'm hoping it was just another DMV staffer that doesn't understand the process, but also scribbled above my engine number was "No Good". Now my son got creative with the engine number and used "GMC-S1963" for his initials, "S" for Schwinn and 1963 for the year of the bike. Do you think that this is what really triggered the rejection? I'm thinking of resubmitting with a note stating that this is a new registration (even though I filled in the Section A (original application) section of the form. I'm thinking we also need to dump the hyphen from the engine number. Maybe just list it as S1963.
Any further recommendations from those who have successfully recieved their plate?
Perhaps another loophole:i think there's a loophole in the registration and plate, too. dealer plates :V.C. Section 5034 - Special License Plate for Dealer or Manufacturer
It is hard for many people to understand because of all the misinformation that gets posted in these threads, including by you.The DMV say in CVC 406 A & B that a motorized bicycle is not a motor vehicle and you do not need a lic. reg. or insurance. So why is this so hard for everyone to understand. I told this to the cops that pulled up next to me and they didn't do anything. I had a head light and tail light and was wearing a helmet going under 30 mph. They asked me if I had a motorcycle lic and how big the motor was and I told them the law and that it was under 50 cc. The best thing to do is carry a print out of the DMV law! Even though they are the cops the law is the law and the DMV says what the law is so don't let the cops try to twist the law. The plate is for a manufactured unit sold by a dealer who falls under the law of the 1 time registration and plate not a homemade contraption!
Yeah. I concur....
Baird made it real easy for us with this thread... read it; do it & stop second guessing it!
Yeah. I concur.
With one exception - a single beam headlight is also legal if you want to ride at night. See vehicle code 25651, or just use CHP form 888, "Headlamps on Motor-driven Cycles and Motorized Bicycles (24252, 24406, 24407, 24410, 25651). The headlamps may be of single-beam or multiple-beam type…"