The electric scooter on the news last night

[Hellraiser]

I had no idea she had he bike licence. ...Helen Clark...in leathers...tight leathers...Might see that crotch buldge coming through?

Carefull your going to get Dover all turned on ........

[Lias]

Helen Clark...in leathers...tight leathers...Might see that crotch buldge coming through?

Mein Eyes! Mein Eyes!

[Babelfish]

Made me wonder what efforts are going into hybrid motocycles, and found this bike of the future....I'd prefer to see most politicians riding this than the piddly scoot shown on telly...in fact, I think thats helen on it...

[Babelfish]

Oh, and found Yamaha's 2005 entry:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/12/t...id-motorcycle/

[Babelfish]

Ok, being a you tube freak I couldnt help meself....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vZYJxSfEQg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrFPMLAfs3s&NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dRpAZci9m0

And considering the amount of freaks on the mini choppers in 06, I shudder to wonder when these will take off:

http://www.rqriley.com/chopper-et.htm

[Switch]

Would be interesting to see some electric motorbikes being produced a whole lot more. But then again, they don't last long before you need to charge them again

[davereid]

From LTSA website ; http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/imp...-vehicles.html

Is my low-powered vehicle a 'motor vehicle'?

This depends on the vehicle's power output as well as its design and performance capability.

The Land Transport Act 1998 was recently amended to clarify the legal situation regarding vehicles of this type. The Act allows the Director of Land Transport to declare that vehicles whose power output is less than 600 watts are 'not motor vehicles'.

If the power output is more than 600 watts, the vehicle is a motor vehicle.

In terms of vehicle type, a low-powered vehicle such as an electric or petrol-powered scooter whose power output is:
between 0 and 600 watts is currently classified as a moped (but this may change by means of declarations in the future)
more than 600 watts is classified as a moped
more than 2000 watts is classified as a motorcycle.

So, given that it was capable of 70 km/hr.. its got at least 2 kw so its a motorcycle.

[F5 Dave]

. . . Is my low-powered vehicle a 'motor vehicle'? . . .

So we are talking about the Harley?

Odd thing about Mopeds is some while back they did an weird thing with the 50cc rego thing. I went to get a WOF for my RG50 as I had been doing for 6 years & the different bike shop I tried (failed it for the footpeg rubbers, tossers) said that it was rego'd as a Moped so they couldn't give me a WOF anyway (but still charged me for a 'safety inspection').

Sounded stupid to me, but I was just selling it. Guess this must have been 6 yrs ago now, time flies huh?