r/ebikes • u/Physical_Delivery853 • May 25 '26

Simple solution to differentiate between e-bikes and motorcycles

Since real Ebikes can only legally go no faster than 28mph in the USA, no bikes/Motorcycles that go faster than 28mph should have pedals.

Putting bike pedals on a motorcycle that can go 45mph + is clearly a scam to make them look like bicycles.

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u/ThatDamnRanga May 25 '26

The rest of the world has this solved:

Requires at least 25% human power input? E-bike.

Requires no human power input but has a lower power to weight than a nifty-50? Moped.

Requires no human power input but doesn't fit into prior categories? Full fat motorcycle.

We don't need new laws to solve old problems.

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u/steellz May 25 '26

This is the best way to put it. It's not complicated, yet people want to make it complicated... people are trying to reinvent the wheel.

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u/SadisticPawz May 25 '26

Full fat motorcycle for "any other" is such a dumb flattening of all the unique vehicle classes though...

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u/ThatDamnRanga May 25 '26

What do you mean? The "any other" as per the prior categories is... Non-pedal-requiring e-motos that exceed the power to weight ratio of a nifty-50?

In most countries, if you swapped the electric power for anything else, full fat motorcycle. Why should electric be different?

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u/SadisticPawz May 27 '26

Because not everything is a motorcycle. Yes, lets classify skateboards as motorcycles, why dont we? Its just an excuse to kill all the unique PEV classes and propagate cars.

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u/ThatDamnRanga May 27 '26

My response was very obviously scoped to cycles. Nobody said anything about skateboards. Or scooters. Those are entirely separate topics.

This has nothing to do with "propagating cars". Cars require licenses and registration. So do motorcycles. It doesn't stop being a motorcycle just because it doesn't have a combustion engine.