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How old do you need to be to ride a fast electric bike in the UK?

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Dan

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Electric Motorbike Liscence Age
« on: October 18, 2011, 01:06:28 PM »
If you are only allowed to ride a 50cc motorbike when you are 16 in the UK, is there a maximum power output for electric motorbikes for 16 year olds? ???
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Re: Electric Motorbike Liscence Age
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2011, 01:32:52 PM »
easy enough to put a speed limiter on the bike...

of course it would also be fairly easy to mod bike to over-ride that limiter...

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Re: Electric Motorbike Liscence Age
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2011, 02:12:44 PM »
Lucky for you, a Brammo is 0 cc. I had to legally register my Brammo as 1 cc as my state's computer system would not accept a 0.

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Re: Electric Motorbike Liscence Age
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2011, 02:04:31 AM »
Ha ha! 1 cc, sounds more like the break fluid reservoir! (Although I suspect that the reservoir is bigger than that.)
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Re: Electric Motorbike Liscence Age
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2011, 08:29:13 AM »
When I got an insurance quote from progressive, I had to specify 1cc to get their online quote tool to proceed. (this despite instructions on the page to list 0cc for electric bikes).
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Re: Electric Motorbike Liscence Age
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2011, 04:02:53 PM »
I'm pretty sure that when I signed up with Progressive, the Brammo Enertia was one of the bikes already listed.  :o
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Re: Electric Motorbike Liscence Age
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2011, 03:07:29 PM »
This is actually a very good question for Brammo.

Unlike the States, across the pond there are big limitations to what a 16 year can buy.

Sorry Dan, the Empulse is clearly too powerful...heck I, sadly, don't think the Enertia or Plus would be allowed either.

Perhaps Brammo has a restricted power Enertia?

For young riders in Europe, Brammo should do that, or a speed restricted Encite...or just make an electric scooter...

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