berth
Well-known member
I'm just looking for some clarity on this machine. It's captivating to me.
I guess, it's basically an electric dirt bike.
As a dirt bike that means it can only be used in OHV areas. Do any of the "Green" and "Red" sticker things apply to these? I know those are basically emissions stickers, but they're also criteria for entrance (I think) at some times. But I assume these are "non-stickered". Is that an issue at all?
And, as a dirt bike, you don't need to have a M1 license to ride one.
But, since it's a dirt bike, it CAN'T be used on, for example, a fire road. For that it needs to be a plated street bike.
So, there's the discussions on plating it as a "moped", but now you need an M1, you have to down rate it to run at 30MPH. Can you ride these on faster streets? I saw one mention that it could be used in the bike lane, but that doesn't make any sense.
Finally, there's a "pedal" kit which, I guess, turns it in to a "bicycle". But what does that mean? I heard anecdotes about "putting on pedals to avoid being hassled". So, if it has pedals does that recategorize it? Can it be used on a fire road without an M1? Or can it only be pedaled. (I had a moped. I've pedaled a moped. They pedal in the technical sense, but it pretty much stops there.)
My fantasy was being able to use one of these as a gateway for my wife to ride. They seemed very friendly to very novice riders, but I was hoping to be able to use it to explore local fire roads rather than running trails at an OHV for the sake of running trails at an OHV. Especially for someone not necessarily in to the challenges of technical riding.
I guess, it's basically an electric dirt bike.
As a dirt bike that means it can only be used in OHV areas. Do any of the "Green" and "Red" sticker things apply to these? I know those are basically emissions stickers, but they're also criteria for entrance (I think) at some times. But I assume these are "non-stickered". Is that an issue at all?
And, as a dirt bike, you don't need to have a M1 license to ride one.
But, since it's a dirt bike, it CAN'T be used on, for example, a fire road. For that it needs to be a plated street bike.
So, there's the discussions on plating it as a "moped", but now you need an M1, you have to down rate it to run at 30MPH. Can you ride these on faster streets? I saw one mention that it could be used in the bike lane, but that doesn't make any sense.
Finally, there's a "pedal" kit which, I guess, turns it in to a "bicycle". But what does that mean? I heard anecdotes about "putting on pedals to avoid being hassled". So, if it has pedals does that recategorize it? Can it be used on a fire road without an M1? Or can it only be pedaled. (I had a moped. I've pedaled a moped. They pedal in the technical sense, but it pretty much stops there.)
My fantasy was being able to use one of these as a gateway for my wife to ride. They seemed very friendly to very novice riders, but I was hoping to be able to use it to explore local fire roads rather than running trails at an OHV for the sake of running trails at an OHV. Especially for someone not necessarily in to the challenges of technical riding.