I understand that it is a build from scratch, but the principle is still the
same, although at times you have to be quick on your feet. I'm not exactly
saying make stuff up, I am saying speak in the terms they are used to. So
instead of saying it is a 13 hp electirc, when they ask for CCs give them
CCs. Pick a number you feel is in the right ballpark. It was easier for
me, because at one time my bike was a 250cc motorcycle, but I would be
willing to bet if you would have told them 400cc they would have put that in
the box on their form and moved to the next question.
I had to have my bike inspected by the State Patrol in Washington because it
came with no title. I waited until after it was converted, which could have
been a mistake on my part, but turned out fine. The inspection was simply
to verify that it wasn't stolen, but when the inspector looked on the motor
for a vin, he asked me if I had replaced the motor. I just said yes, which
is what he wanted to hear. I did not volunteer any extra details about it
being electric, and he moved on to the next box on his form.
Also don't forget one of the best tricks. If you run into problems at one
office, head to a different one. If I were you I would not be waiting
around to hear back from upstairs, I would be driving around to different
offices until you get it registered. I would start over fresh at the next
office and act like you expect them to register it for you just like any
other motorcycle, although talking to some of the custom chasis guys first
that have experience doing this might be useful.
damon
From: "Mark Eidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ElectricMotorcycles <[email protected]>
To: ElectricMotorcycles <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] Inspection Woes
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:45:54 -0700
This was built from scratch........no original bike.......me
On 8/1/07, john fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> all good advice for dealing with the bureaucracy.
> I think most customs simply retain the original bikes registration;
thats what I would do.
> Each state is different, though.
> JF
>
> damon henry wrote:
> > 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
> >
>
>
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