Why do I kinda want this? [Updated}

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 06/30/2018 at 16:38 • Filed to: None

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This is dumb, right? Educate me on motor bikes OPPO.

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Thanks for the advice guys (and gals)! The tl;dr is I still kinda want one and this one is overpriced. Kits with bikes are available for about $330. Also in order to be legal I need a 48cc one.

I think if I can convince my SO to buy one we might go for it. They look like cheap fun.

The only thing I can’t figure out is if you can take them on bike paths / lanes or not. There is a lot of conflicting information on that one, so I think I’ll just ask around. I wouldn’t want to take it on a mixed use (human and bike) path, but we have several dedicated bike paths that would be really awesome to be able to use.

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Thanks again and you know I’ll post if we decide to pull the trigger.

benjrblant > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 16:46

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Start with a terrible department store bike frame, no front brakes, bottom level components that are doing good to carry a rider at 12mph , then add an 80cc motor to it, don’t register it with DOT, and don’t insure it. What could possibly go wrong?

Berang > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 16:52

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For $500 you could probably get an actual moped, ie. a Puch or Motobecane, etc.

These motor kits, no matter what the seller tries to tell you are NOT LEGAL FOR ROAD USE.

Or like, this:

https://fayar.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1980-honda-nc50-express/6623529333.html

Tekamul > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 16:52

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80 cc?

Anywhere you ride that except your own driveway is super illegal. Requires a motorcycle license, registration and insurance.

bhtooefr > Tekamul 06/30/2018 at 16:55

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That depends greatly on the state.

There’s some states where anything under 150 cc is fair game.

Conversely, even 1 watt of power here in Ohio requires either type approval by the state (for “motor-assisted bicycles”) or DOT certification (for motorcycles), registration, and (if it’s not a motor-assisted bicycle) insurance.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Berang 06/30/2018 at 16:59

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That. Is. Adorable.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Tekamul 06/30/2018 at 17:07

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Looks like you’re mostly correct. Hmm

Motorized scooters cause some confusion. They are now street legal for all ages, but only where the speed limit is less than 25 mph.

Tekamul > bhtooefr 06/30/2018 at 17:08

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The ad is in OK , so that’s what I went with. 50cc cut off to be a moped. That’s a full blown motorcycle.

punkgoose17 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 17:36

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This is just the standard ebay kit. My dad put together 2 of these and loved it. Him and my step-brother put them together and ride them along the railroad tracks.

punkgoose17 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 17:40

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This is the first one that popped up. Look for some good instructions online there are some good ones.  https://www.bikeberry.com/66-80cc-mega-motors-silver-bicycle-engine-kit-2-stroke.html?keyword=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1NzZBRCoARIsAIaMwuvHLwUIqqU_-dTYMbjL_GqzAwJ1lvmyt5XNYRXxymDf_8EIHWyf_0waAq5xEALw_wcB

shop-teacher > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 17:41

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For that price you can get a real scooter, and have stpid levels of fun, without, you know, dieing.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 17:57

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teenage me would say yes to this crap.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 20:16

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They have to be speed capped to that, and also usually have to have a displacement of less than 50cc to not require a license/etc.

On a different note, even less-than-50cc motorized bicycles can be pretty fun! :)

M.T. Blake > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 20:29

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They’re known as “Tweaker Harley’s”. In CA you’re required to have a helmet on even as an adult. 

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > M.T. Blake 06/30/2018 at 21:38

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Yeah we don’t believe in helmets in Oklahoma, but I di g the nickname.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/30/2018 at 22:46

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Hmmmmmm.  I think I might be working on the SO.  If we both get one I think it could be a lot of fun...

Berang > bhtooefr 06/30/2018 at 23:01

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Some? Name them.

There might have been as many as three or four, 15-20 years ago but not now. It seems every state decided to revise their moped laws to make them more restrictive in the past decade.