I was told by the local sheriff dep. in Toledo, depending on the officer and how his day is going 
that if you are under 50cc ,with that operating brake , tail and headlights lights with the orange triangle and obeying all the rules, you may or may not get away with riding on the street, but this does not make it legal, so if you run across an officer that is in a bad mood your screwed:thumbdown:..........
that if you are under 50cc ,with that operating brake , tail and headlights lights with the orange triangle and obeying all the rules, you may or may not get away with riding on the street, but this does not make it legal, so if you run across an officer that is in a bad mood your screwed:thumbdown:..........I'm in north Alabama and my buddy is a cop. We've talked about this a time or two and his perspective is this.....as long as you aren't holding up traffic and/or causing a dangerous situation to other vehicles, it's not a big deal. I know of a couple guys that started riding mopeds to work last summer when gas was outragous and they don't go much faster.....though they did have lights......I'm thinking if you could get the mini going atleast 35mph and put some sort of battery powered turn signal on it, you shouldn't have any worries (at least in alabama)......
If you could figure out how to mount a gun rack onto the mini, you'd have some of the local rednecks envious :smile:
If you could figure out how to mount a gun rack onto the mini, you'd have some of the local rednecks envious :smile:
Hmmmm....Central Pennsylvania, Byler, Slow moving vehicle, Orange triangle. You've got to be Amish. I'm guessing Belleville. My only question is; what the hell are you doing with a computer? Now the answer to your question. Unless you can figure some way to attach a plow or manure spreader to your DB you'll be the one pissed and the cop will be the one laughing. Machts nicht zu mir! Ogy.
I ride on the street, I've got no other choice, if they catch you on bike trails or in "the park" on the people trails you're in deep doo. I also go out around 11pm with my son on Fridays and weekends and ride in the big parking lots around the house. Usually all the businesses are closed and there are rarely any cars on the lots. The only guff I've had there, was the lot sweeper trying to chase me off, once. I've never been pulled over, or chased by the law, but then again, I don't ride wild or stupid. Concrete HURTS!!!
Ride safe, Rudy.
Ride safe, Rudy.
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Thanks every one and for you Ogygopsis if I was in Belleville I wouldn't even have ask the question I would ride up and down that valley every day I could.But it sounds like you should know that and no I don't speak dutch just grew up on a farm where we were driving at age 12 couse dad needed us to.Later
Its funny how the laws are different everywhere!Here,mini's are forbidden on the street and mopeds have to be registered,plated and insured.The bike has to have headlight,tail light,turn signals,horn,mirrors then the cops will leave us alone.Mini's are allowed on trails without a trail pass as long as you have a plate($15.00 a yr)I'm going to try to register mine for street this spring as my bike is to code now but I heard that once a mini has been registered as a trail bike,you can never change it but I'm going to try to pass it as a custom and see if that works.
looks like ny is pretty firm on their rules
New York Other Types of Motorcycles - NY Scooter & Moped Info - DMV.ORG
"Other Bikes
The good news is that go-karts, mini-bikes, dirt bikes, and motor-assisted bicycles do not have to be registered. But the bad news is that none of these contraptions can operate on any public street, highway, sidewalk, or parking lot."
New York Other Types of Motorcycles - NY Scooter & Moped Info - DMV.ORG
"Other Bikes
The good news is that go-karts, mini-bikes, dirt bikes, and motor-assisted bicycles do not have to be registered. But the bad news is that none of these contraptions can operate on any public street, highway, sidewalk, or parking lot."
How do they classify a minibike in Evansville?
Fort Wayne Police Department
Fort Wayne Police Department
another thing i've noticed is that cops don't seem to mess with kids on go-peds. my friend's neighbor's kid rides all over the place on his (just uses the bike lane) and has never had a problem. he'll ride from his house to the Blockbuster which is a couple of miles away.
i know if i tried that on a mini around there and a cop saw me i'd be getting stopped.
i know if i tried that on a mini around there and a cop saw me i'd be getting stopped.