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nice brand
fakespot, I'm going to get that
I seriously recommend
Especially for more costly buys
Too much botting and fake reviews these days
Extra wide??
Like thicker cranks
Or the cranks lean out
cranks lean out
so it clears extra wide motors/66cc kits/etc
Oooh
you got an analogue motorised cycle?
Yep
when it was new
Bike discord hates gas bikes more than ebikes
as is today :0
Most notably, addition of air horn and fuel gauge to tank
Do you still get away with riding it?
Nah, havent ridden it in ages.
rode it for 8 years without the cops giving a single shit, then pulled over 3 times in a month due to ICBC telling them to give a shit.
yay for unelected private insurance corporations controlling our police force and enacting laws, with absolutely NO conflict of interest that I was traveling without having to pay them $50~200/month mandatory insurance
Such a shame
Bike is cool as hell by the way
Diy jobbie or did you buy it ready made?
DIY all the way üôÇ
so many custom parts, custom painted motor/frame, custom exhaust header, custom intake header, racing carb rejetted to 0.92 from 0.6 due to the massive amount of airflow allowed through that filter
also did a bit of porting on the engine, and of course the intake/exhaust are port matched to the engine.
Now it’s just going to rust
Lives in my garage, but yea, I need to sell it -_-:
@Deleted User buy my cool bike üò¢
Lol I already have too many
Aww
But yeah. I can't blame ICBC (as much as they annoy the fuck out of me) - the BC Motor Vehicle act is pretty specifically "anything we don't say is a vehicle needs to have a VIN, registration, etc." and E-Bikes had to be added as an exemption. The RCMP seemed to keep thinking "below 49cc means no insurance", at least all the ones I asked out here, even though it's *no where in the law*
Though I wonder why ICBC had to *remind them*
maybe it came up with those e-scooter court cases
Now *there* is some dumbassery
Well I see it as just another one of the many laws that where on the books to make sure the police can fuck with you any time they want.
without it, they don't have a legal reason to just stop anyone traveling by any means whatsoever.
Like a judge deciding that "minimum wheel diameter" doesn't qualify, because he didn't understand how motorcycle *rim* sizes aren't total wheel diameter
didn't hear about those cases
Oh yeah, Motorino was all over that shit
Tbh
most people are in violation of some kind of law
most of the time
because their motorcycle-style escooter was determined to *not* be an e-bike, by a judge completely re-interpreting the law
@StarTrak Yep
One nice thing about having a pile of *registered* moped frames
And even if your 100% obeying the law, its 100% legal for a policeman to just make up a law and arrest you for it.
You'll spend a night in jail before getting to see anyone who will actually check if you broke a law
If I didn't care about extra insurance, it's like... $20/mo, and I could electrify it up to 1.5KW without even hitting a legal issue
Pretty sure when I asked it was like $40~50/month for mandatory ICBC insurance for an e-motorcycle up to 1.5KW
Huh, weird. I think I paid $40/mo with fire & theft for my Motobecane
(or up to like 150cc or something?)
Ah, insurance brackets - Up to 49cc is "Limited speed motorcycle"
Which is a lower bracket, only requires *a* license, but not MC license
Dunno, maybe my insurance agent quoted me a price without discount? (IIRC I was kinda peeping at his screen because he couldn't figure out even WHERE electric motorcycle insurance was listed)
Over 49cc - 400cc is the low tier MC insurance
Part of why 400cc bikes tend to sell well - biggest you can have with cheaper insurance
yea lol
meanwhile, 400cc japanese bike = more power then a 2L harley, or my 2.2L pickup..
Limited speed Motorcycle allows up to 1.5KW = roughly 2HP, typical motor scooter power
huh, thats not half bad, though supposedly a tad higher here because ontario
Talked to my insurer the other day while picking up my reggie on another frame (lol) - they basically said changing fuel type to EV was "It's just a drop down" üòÑ
@Deleted User lol yep, you can change color too easily
its sooo common for it to be wrong too
Almost none of my bikes have the right *make* listed
I forget if it was my last truck (red/black two tone job) or my current (silver) truck that is listed as 'yellow' LOL
my car has been 3 different colours on 3 tickets
Make: "Mobylette"
"Mobylette" was a generic term for the model!
@Deleted User Oh maybe you can help me register my 80CC GT80 üòõ
never got any paperwork for it but meh -_-;
Oh, one moment
But my big problem is like, its vin isen't even long enough lol üòõ
its like 9 digit? haha.
What year?
197x
Oh that's fine
Predates 17 Digit VIN
yea it was before they had longer vins
but im not sure how to complete the vin, or what I enter while trying to reg it
You *don't* need a VIN issuance, if you do it right
https://www.icbc.com/brochures/Pages/vehicles-no-registration-record.aspx
engine and frame match
Do you have *any* receipt?
Even if it's hand written
nope -_-; it was like, 5 years ago I bought it lol.
If not, all is not lost. You can complete MV1484 (Statutory declaration) and get it notarized, and you can get that done at a Service BC location for like $20
iv just been racing it around the yard
cause it still needs mirrors and turn signals installed.
got a headlight but it kept burning out on account of dead battery lol.
(and me redlining the engine around the track)
Basically "I bought [Bike description] on the approximate date of [blah]. The owner was missing the registration papers. To my knowledge this motorcycle has not been modified"
I can kick you some templates if you need 'em, but it's pretty straightforward. You're basically making an oath that you legally purchased the bike for X amount of money in good faith
Yea. I got it for $250 with a broken kickstart shaft.
afaik pre-83 and they'll just issue you a new vin
Turned out to be a common issue with that bike and they where like $60 on ebay.
I have 8 bikes registered with their factory VINs
So they *might* want you to go through the VIN process, but they haven't at my insurer
Likely more an issue if the motor and frame does not match, mine does