Chalo said:MadRhino said:We build powerful bikes, because we can.
You do so illegally. .
Building and riding an electric motorcycle under the pretense that it's an electric bicycle is not only illegal, but also unfair to those bicyclists and motorcyclists who abide by the law.
There are numerous "laws" on the books, that are not only stupid, but a abuse of govt/law enforcement power. For example : Seat belt laws. No jurisdiction should be able to demand people to wear a seatbelt, it should be a personal choice, yet you can get fined $70 or more, for your god given right to chose or not chose to wear a seatbelt. This is especially true in todays era of vehicles that come standard with airbags.
I think it is sad, that many nations have laws that limit a ebike to be 250 watts of power, because those asinine laws do not take into account a persons bodyweight, the persons local terrain/amount of inclines on roadways, etc. A 250 watt hub motor, would be basically useless to someone like myself, yet these types of laws do not take into account such things. A 750 watt hub motor would provide some decent advantage for me, but there are some long roads in my area where a 750 watt hub motor could not handle the incline on its own. \IMHO, a better standard for ebikes would be : you are allowed to have more powerful motor systems, BUT, if you get caught going over the speed limit { or over 30mph} , then you get ticketed just like a normal motorized vehicle. It should never be illegal, for someone to own and use a certain ebike that is capable of over 30mph , as long as they only use that excess power for trails or other situations where they are not surrounded by other licensed/insured vehicles. Even this idea of mine, has some issues with it, but I feel it is certainly better then giving law enforcement the power to fine a person, for having a 300 watt motor, instead of the " lawful" 250 watt motor.