Uphill mountain biking anyone?

[DrThunder]

Watch the video in this link

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...opeds?ref=live


Do want. $599 for the frame kit, $1500 for complete bike minus the engine. Throw a 170cc engine on there with the 50cc stamp on it, good to go! Anyone ever use kickstarter?

[Bigbike]

And I want to build one

[crosbike]

Well there goes $599

[Burton58]

Eh

[HitItWithSomeSpeed]

I could get really hurt on one of those... I want.

[customcreationsllc]

That looks like fun.
Where can you actually buy one.

Nicer than the ghetto blaster bikes I used to build with 50cc toro snow blower motors.

Especially now that the CT moped law has been relaxed.

[customcreationsllc]

CT Law has been change on mopeds to only having a height requirement and 5HP.

(3) “motor-driven cycle” means any motorcycle, motor scooter or bicycle with an attached motor with a seat height of not less than twenty-six inches and a motor that produces five brake horsepower or less.

It used to only be 50cc 2hp 30mph automatic, I forget the rest I built my bikes over 10 years ago.

Sec. 14-286. Use of bicycles, motor-driven cycles and high-mileage vehicles. (a) Each person operating a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or across any roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal within a reasonable distance before overtaking and passing a pedestrian. Each person operating a bicycle or a motor-driven cycle upon a roadway shall within a reasonable distance give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or another bicycle operator. No person shall operate a bicycle upon or along a sidewalk or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk if such operation is prohibited by any ordinance of any city, town or borough or by any regulation of the Office of the State Traffic Administration issued or adopted pursuant to the provisions of section 14-298.

(b) No person shall ride a motor-driven cycle unless that person holds a valid motor vehicle operator’s license. No person shall operate a motor-driven cycle on any sidewalk, limited access highway or turnpike.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue to a person who does not hold a valid operator’s license a special permit that authorizes such person to ride a motor-driven cycle if (A) such person presents to the commissioner a certificate by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state that such person is physically disabled, as defined in section 1-1f, other than blind, and that, in the physician’s opinion, such person is capable of riding a motor-driven cycle, and (B) such person demonstrates to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles that he is able to ride a bicycle on level terrain, and a motor-driven cycle. (2) Such permit may contain limitations that the commissioner deems advisable for the safety of such person and for the public safety, including, but not limited to, the maximum speed of the motor such person may use. No person who holds a valid special permit under this subsection shall operate a motor-driven cycle in violation of any limitations imposed in the permit. Any person to whom a special permit is issued shall carry the permit at all times while operating the motor-driven cycle. Each permit issued under this subsection shall expire one year from the date of issuance.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of any statute or regulation to the contrary, the Office of the State Traffic Administration shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 determining the conditions and circumstances under which bicycle traffic may be permitted on those bridges in the state on limited access highways which it designates to be safe for bicycle traffic. Bicycle traffic shall not be prohibited on any such bridges under such conditions and circumstances.

(e) As used in this section: (1) “Sidewalk” means any sidewalk laid out as such by any town, city or borough, and any walk which is reserved by custom for the use of pedestrians, or which has been specially prepared for their use. “Sidewalk” does not include crosswalks and does not include footpaths on portions of public highways outside thickly settled parts of towns, cities and boroughs, which are worn only by travel and are not improved by such towns, cities or boroughs or by abutters; (2) “bicycle” includes all vehicles propelled by the person riding the same by foot or hand power; and (3) “motor-driven cycle” means any motorcycle, motor scooter or bicycle with an attached motor with a seat height of not less than twenty-six inches and a motor that produces five brake horsepower or less.

(f) A person shall operate a motor-driven cycle on any public highway, the speed limit of which is greater than the maximum speed of the motor-driven cycle, only in the right hand lane available for traffic or upon a usable shoulder on the right side of the highway, except when preparing to make a left turn at an intersection or into or from a private road or driveway.

(g) Any person who pleads not guilty of a violation of any provision of this section shall be prosecuted within fifteen days of such plea.

(h) No person may operate a high-mileage vehicle as defined in section 14-1 on any sidewalk, limited access highway or turnpike.

(i) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.

[customcreationsllc]

Let me know if anyone buys one I want to check it out.

[Hydra]

The CT laws for "motor driven cycles" have been in flux for sometime.

While the state statute currently has a min. seat height and BHP requirement, do not expect law enforcement to understand the change, or even acknowledge its existence.

This is coming from someone who commuted to work on one throughout the past year. Cops will be quick to notice that doing anything over 15 mph.

That being said, I'm super sad it's just a Lifan bolt-on deal. At least choose a sweet engine and not cloney poopoo.

[DrThunder]

I bought the frame kit, should be here in march sometime. I plan on putting a badass little 150 or 160cc engine on it. Not really all that concerned about police around here with it, pretty relaxed around here and as long as they don't see me doing 70 mph down back roads they probably won't think twice.

[Buffalo Phil]

I bought the frame kit, should be here in march sometime. I plan on putting a badass little 150 or 160cc engine on it. Not really all that concerned about police around here with it, pretty relaxed around here and as long as they don't see me doing 70 mph down back roads they probably won't think twice.

Post pics when you get it, I'm curious to see what all the hype is about. I don't think I'll ever get one, but they look kinda cool.

[DrThunder]

Will do, I figured it would be a pretty cool little project that won't cost me a whole lot of money. I don't want to have to spend money on insurance, taxes, reg for a bike right now and this will be way more fun to bomb around town on than an actual moped

[Hydra]

Ayyyy, I've seen MTB brakew blow on peds before, not fun.

The rotors and pads aren't meant to handle the force of a much heavier bike and much higher speeds (consistently). Scary times.

That being said, we'll have to race wheb you're done. I've got a 75cc ped in the works that will give it a runfor its money.

[customcreationsllc]

I'm in for a cruse

[Hydra]

Me too