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Bicycle is powered by human muscles only. Bicycle with a motor is called moped: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/68/8a/8b/688a8b384aaa251d074c278bc450e

• sandworm101 10y ago
  I'd say that bicycle means only two-wheeled, as opposed to tricycles and quads. Mopeds legally need pedals, which this does not have. Bicycles do not need pedals as various types don't have them. (I see kids at the beach every day on small bikes without pedals.) So without pedals it isn't a moped. And without any of the equipment to make it a street worthy or even a legal motorcycle, I call it a bicycle.
  • Rumudiez 10y ago
    Going by a legal definition, a moped can only be a two wheeled vehicle with a displacement smaller than 50cc for gas engines and a top speed lower than 35mph. Anything else is a motorcycle, including most scooters. Being legally registered and titled is a different matter than being simply described. I think motorcycle is exact and correct given the styling and capabilities of the bike.
    • sandworm101 10y ago
      But will you get a ticket for riding/parking it as a "motorcycle"? Without indicators and other regulated features, it wouldn't be allowed on the street as a motorcycle, or even a moped. I don't think it would qualify as a dirt bike for off-road either as there are many regs there too. Can you ride it in bicycle lanes? If it is anything other than a bicycle I don't see where one would be allowed to use it.
      • lisivka 10y ago
        If speed of this "electric bike" will be limited to below 35km/h, it will be legally allowed to drive public roads as "moped". Otherwise, it is not allowed for public roads at all, until it will meet safety requirements for motorcycle.