Legalizing a custom bike ?

Looks pretty off road to me. In my state, NM, you would need, headlights, taillights, turn signals, break lights, horn, a speedometer, a bill of sale, an odometer statement verifying the mileage, liability insurance and a motorcylce endorsement on your dirvers licence. Have Fun! Might be easier to buy a little gas scooter to run for coffe. Too bad you just about have to leave the state to ride a bike off road in califa.

Not that I am aware of without peddles. I hear that there is a lowspeed vehicle registration (under 30MPH). But even those need all the electrical parts Dogman mentioned. Same rules in CA where we live. And, you need DOT approved street knobby tires. At least we are SMOG exempt. It will most likely have to be inspected by DMV or CHP (cough, or my Bro-in-law at LAPD, shhhh). Do you have a NY title for the frame and a bill of sale from the person on the title? Otherwise there are a few forms you will need the seller to fill out. Or just slap on a plate from another registered street legal bike. I plan to try to register mine as a lowspeed vehicle as soon as I round up all the electrical parts for the street. They all dont really have to work, just give the illusion of legality, as I call it, for the cops. Brake light must work. Dont speed, Dont turn. Dont honk, Dont ride at night. etc... LOL

JY

Just ride it anyways, if a cop pulls you over (which they probably won't) just claim ignorance, I doubt he'll know the law either!

I would look into selling or trading it if you want something for the street. It's going to be a lot of work getting it legal and who knows what the DMV will say after you have done all the work.

Deron.

In California it can be registered as a motorized bicycle. This is not to be confused with an e-bike. An e-bike needs no registration and cannot be more than 1000w. The speed limit is 20mph on level ground. With a "motorized bicycle", or moped, license you pay a one time fee, there is no insurance necessary, it must not be more than two horsepower, or 1497w, the speed limit is 30mph on level ground. As long as you set your output, I'd use a cycle analyst to set the 30mph limit, you can get it licensed. After that there's nothing to prevent you from changing your settings for a higher top speed. But if you get pulled over for speeding you might be told it is a motorcycle, not a motorized bicycle. Then you've got a whole bunch of fees, yearly registration, insurance, DOT compliance and inspection. If you want to go that route, you'd be better off converting an existing street legal motorcycle. If it wasn't a street legal motorcycle before, it won't be street legal after you convert it. In CA if you want to get it on the freeway, you have to start with a 250cc bike before conversion, and it has to do 65mph. The original displacement determines whether the bike has the brakes and other required equipment to handle freeway speeds. Hope this is helpful.

Hmm.... the motor is only rated for intermittent duty. Might be fine for trip to the supermarket but I wouldn't run it for more than 30 min at a time at near to full throttle.

http://www.kansaswindpower.net/motors.htm

Karen