Jamil.Siddiqi
10 mW
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2019
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- 31
Hello,
I am looking for some practical advice on ebike registration. In particular in the state of Arizona. I have searched around a lot, but have not found any practical advice. My bike has a 2200w motor and can run a max of 42 mph downhill on a good day (70kmh).
I was assuming that it needs to be registeredas a Motor Driven Cycle, which is good until 5hp.
I went to the DMV today to get it registered, but after an hour of discussions I gave up: in their opinion I should just ride my bike and not worry about registration. They printed out an old legal document, which showed that anything under 50cc does not need registration, they signed it and gave it to me to keep with me, if I am worried about the power/speed of the bike.
To my knowledge there is a new law in AZ since mid 2018, which requires registration for anything more than 750W and > 28mph. The DMV person claimed he had online access to the latest laws and hence I am fine. He was a really nice person, but was struggling with cc and watts. According to him it should be cubic inches and horsepower.
I am thinking of going for 5hp and getting a motorcycle registration. That seems to be the easiest way to be legally correct.
Being from Germany and having recently moved to the US and this is really strange for me. I would greatly appreciate advice on this.
I am looking for some practical advice on ebike registration. In particular in the state of Arizona. I have searched around a lot, but have not found any practical advice. My bike has a 2200w motor and can run a max of 42 mph downhill on a good day (70kmh).
I was assuming that it needs to be registeredas a Motor Driven Cycle, which is good until 5hp.
I went to the DMV today to get it registered, but after an hour of discussions I gave up: in their opinion I should just ride my bike and not worry about registration. They printed out an old legal document, which showed that anything under 50cc does not need registration, they signed it and gave it to me to keep with me, if I am worried about the power/speed of the bike.
To my knowledge there is a new law in AZ since mid 2018, which requires registration for anything more than 750W and > 28mph. The DMV person claimed he had online access to the latest laws and hence I am fine. He was a really nice person, but was struggling with cc and watts. According to him it should be cubic inches and horsepower.
I am thinking of going for 5hp and getting a motorcycle registration. That seems to be the easiest way to be legally correct.
Being from Germany and having recently moved to the US and this is really strange for me. I would greatly appreciate advice on this.