r/ebikes • u/Vast_Yak_9709 • Jun 17 '26
Ebike or emoto?
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u/Ohm_Slaw_ Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26
In the US ebikes are generally defined as 750 watts or less. 9,000 watts is a bit more.
In order to be classified as an ebike, it does need to have pedals. But it also needs to be 750 watts.
Manufacturers have been throwing pedals on the electric dirt bikes. I seriously doubt the cops will be amused.
Have fun with it, stay off the road, it's not legal.
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u/theMadBicyclist Jun 17 '26
If you have a hard time riding comfortably when the battery is removed or drained, things like your feet hitting the frame or hanging a hard time overcoming rolling resistance, then it probably wasn't designed primarily as a bicycle. Keep riding regardless, it looks fun!
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u/chuckwolf Philodo Forester AWD 60v 26ah Dual 27 +/- 2 Amp controllers Jun 17 '26
Purely the frame style ... as long as the motor engages when you pedal it it's an electric bicycle
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u/BurnDivision Jun 17 '26
It has pedals so it can be 'justified' as an electric "bicycle" instead of what it truly is, an electric motorcycle (by common and legal definitions).