I would say you have an excellent chance but you will likely need lots of
persistence. I find that when dealing with paperwork issues it is easiest
to give the answers they want to hear. For instance, when asked how many
CCs say 400, if they question that answer say that your electric motor is
equivalent to a 400cc motorcycle engine.
When I took the skills test for my motorcycle license on my EM they asked me
the cc question which determines parameters for some of the different
obstacles. I answered 250cc, since that is what the bike started out as,
and they went straight to the next step without question. I only offered
one piece of voluntary information. Since you get a heavy deduction for
stalling, I pointed out that my motorcycle was incapable of stalling. I
mentioned that if you don't hear any sound from the motor it is because you
are not supposed to.
damon
From: "Mark Eidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ElectricMotorcycles <[email protected]>
To: ElectricMotorcycles <[email protected]>
Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] Inspection Woes
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:17:40 -0700
So I take my bike (
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/preview.php?vid=1231 ) down to the
local ADOT Level II inspection station to get a VIN number and
title........the first guy looked really concerned and asked how many
cc's. I explained that it was a 13 HP electric motor. He said that
that was not enough for highway use. I explained that it would go
over 65 MPH. He said I don't think we can do this and went to get his
sargent, who came out with a camera aand took a bunch of pictures and
said that they could not inspect it and would send th pictures
"upstairs" for review. They would get back to me in 2-3 weeks. Since
this bike was built from scratch and does not have a VIN number what
do you think my chances are for getting a title? me
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