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It's just an electric motorcycle... Fat tire E-bikes, recommended by Bicycling magazine.[1] 1933 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.[2] It is an electric motorcycle.

It's just an electric motorcycle... Fat tire E-bikes, recommended by Bicycling magazine.[1] 1933 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.[2] It is an electric motorcycle. It would be better to treat the more powerful E-bikes as electric scooters. Lose the pedals, lower the CG, require license plates, turn signals, and helmets. That's standard practice in China, which encourages electric scooters but discourages high-speed E-bikes.[3] "Electric mobility devices" - e-bikes, Segways, hoverboards, etc. are limited to 20km/h and have size restrictions. China already had a huge scooter fleet, which is going electric, but e-bikes never really caught on. E-scooters did, instead. [1] https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a33313406/best-fat-tire-ebikes/ https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a33313406/best-fat-tire... [2] https://www.rideapart.com/features/247168/rebirth-of-an-american-classic-1933-harley-davidson-vl/ https://www.rideapart.com/features/247168/rebirth-of-an-amer... [3] https://www.pacificprime.cn/blog/scooters-and-mopeds-china-changes/ https://www.pacificprime.cn/blog/scooters-and-mopeds-china-c...

Aurornis 1y ago
> It is an electric motorcycle. The laws generally require that an e-bike must be under a certain power limit and the user has to pedal to keep it going. The power is for pedal assist only. This is the difference between your links. The e-bike and the electric motorcycle have very different power limits and are controlled differently. The unlocks remove the power limit and the mods can add a throttle so the user doesn’t have to pedal. These turn it into an electric motorcycle under the law. One is allowed on certain bike trails. An electric motorcycle is not.
- Animats 1y ago
  That's a US definition pushed by the E-bike industry.[1] The EU has a completely different classification system.[2] Anything above a US class 1 e-bike comes with more restrictions. Good E-bike vs. Motorcycle discussion.[3] [1] https://bikexchange.com/electric-bike-classes/ https://bikexchange.com/electric-bike-classes/ [2] https://www.voltriderz.com/european-e-bike-regulations/ https://www.voltriderz.com/european-e-bike-regulations/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8Xli2KTzI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8Xli2KTzI

Aurornis 1y ago

> It is an electric motorcycle. The laws generally require that an e-bike must be under a certain power limit and the user has to pedal to keep it going. The power is for pedal assist only. This is the difference between your links. The e-bike and the electric motorcycle have very different power limits and are controlled differently. The unlocks remove the power limit and the mods can add a throttle so the user doesn’t have to pedal. These turn it into an electric motorcycle under the law. One is allowed on certain bike trails. An electric motorcycle is not.

Animats 1y ago
That's a US definition pushed by the E-bike industry.[1] The EU has a completely different classification system.[2] Anything above a US class 1 e-bike comes with more restrictions. Good E-bike vs. Motorcycle discussion.[3] [1] https://bikexchange.com/electric-bike-classes/ https://bikexchange.com/electric-bike-classes/ [2] https://www.voltriderz.com/european-e-bike-regulations/ https://www.voltriderz.com/european-e-bike-regulations/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8Xli2KTzI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8Xli2KTzI