When Does an eBike Become a Motorcycle?

[ExiledInIllinois]

https://www.startribune.com/police-cracking-down-as-riders-on-motorized-bikes-become-an-issue-in-west-metro/601376248

 

People gotta spoil everything...

[ExiledInIllinois]

If that's behind a paywall.  Other cities:

 

 https://nypost.com/2025/05/14/opinion/reckless-e-bikers-are-a-menace-how-nypd-is-cracking-down/

[US Egg]

If a bicycle has a motor, electric or gas, it is a motorcycle.

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

isn't that how Indian got started, a motor on a bicycle?

[Mike in Horseheads]

7 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

https://www.startribune.com/police-cracking-down-as-riders-on-motorized-bikes-become-an-issue-in-west-metro/601376248

 

People gotta spoil everything...

Some of these e-bike riders are getting to be a pain in the ass the way the drive them

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Some of these e-bike riders are getting to be a pain in the ass the way the drive them

I am not sure if that link was behind a paywall... But I was able to read.  Cops in Minny are cracking down... They were going 45mph... Through stop signs etc...  Sheesh!

[Mike in Horseheads]

Sadly these guys are not too smart either : https://www.weny.com/story/52866766/one-person-dead-after-motorcycle-accident-in-horseheads