Judging by these things:
Only a DMV-certified model of limited-use motorcycle can get a registration in NYS.
To register your moped, bring the following to a DMV office:
- A completed form MV-82 (Registration / Title Application).
- Proof of ownership, normally the Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin (MCO), a bill of sale or a previous registration that was transferred to you.
…yes
Maybe Geico will also know.I will call and find out, I think I called hem three years ago when I was gonna get one then, I cant remember.
if its on the road in needs to be registered and insured,
as for engine displacement, the manufacture needs to show that the scooter is not faster than 39 MPH from the factory.
haha nyspeed is the knowledge capital of the internet. where else can you get 12 different answers to a yes/no question?
I guess an anwser from a scooter/motorctycle/atv ect dealer isnt good enough :gotme:
Post the answer when you find out. I am interested to know.
BTW, for the people mentioning the speed of the scooter, I will say this:
In NC(yes I know it is a different state) the DMV states that for scooters, there is a max speed of 25 mph. Anything under that, and you do not need to register/insure/get motorcylce license to ride it. However, a friend of mine just purchased a scooter. 50cc scooter. We were told by the salesman, that as long as it is under 50cc, there is no need for reg/insurance,license. The store ONLY sells 50cc scooters for the sole reason that their customers do not have to go through those hoops, and they don’t have to deal with it either. All scooters at that shop top out at or around 35mph. So while NC is not NY, it is clear in this case, that the state gov’t really only cares about the engine displacement and not the top speed.
This is all in North Carolina, so it MAY be completely irrelevant, but the law is so similar that it leads me to believe that you will be fine without the motorcycle license.
I could only imagine the fun with cops…
“I just clocked you at 31mph clearly over the limit for a scooter”
“well officer I added the big bore kit and some other sweet m0dz I didn’t mean to get all up on it”
ummm, what answer?
not reading it all, at work we sell 50cc scooters, as long as they dont go any faster than 39MPH but i have found 103cc big bore kits, cams, clutch kits ect…
if its on the road in needs to be registered and insured,
as for engine displacement, the manufacture needs to show that the scooter is not faster than 39 MPH from the factory.
Considering that those inputs conflict with what the DMV says…
ill give my .02
its 49cc you dont need a motorcycle license … call any dealer ( that sells them )around and ask
4doorbabe and I ride them all the time and never have a problem… it has been almost a year now and nothing
haha srsly
↑ Well I just called a scooter place in Buffalo and the guy said if its 49cc you do not need a motorcycle license, I asked how fast they go and he said 30. So then I asked him what if its faster then 30 and under 50cc, he said it depends on how Yamaha registered it with NY state. SO anyways I cant get through to the fucking DMV the line has been busy for over an hour. Keep ya posted.
the dude at Erie County Scooters also told me they dont go above 30 … but i keep up on union and center rd at 40-45 just fine…
you will be fine
do they require registration/insurance?
From what Nick posted it sounds like it all comes down to what the DMV classified it as, A, B or C. If it really does 45-50mph and got classified as a class B or C, the classes not requiring a motorcycle license, someone at the DMV wasn’t looking at the paperwork very closely.
It’s even possible it’s not classified as a limited use motorcycle at all since 45-50 is over the speeds allowed for even a class A moped, which list a top speed of 40.
DMV is your best bet. Might need a VIN to get a definative answer.
↑ Word, it just a pain in the ass to get through. Yamaha might have underestimated the speed on it so people wont need a M license. I will find out and post up the answer.
First off, your well educated cop WILL in fact know if you are in class A, B or C because it’s on your license plate. The third character on the plate will be A, B or C.
If you are registering a used Moped, you are at the mercy of whatever the person before you registered as.
Geico will not insure anything under 50cc, whomever mentioned that. I tried a month ago and was informed of this, had to go with Progressive.
You do in fact need an m-cycle license if you are in class A.
However, if the person before you was able to register your class A moped (DMV clerks are highly uninformed of the rules of the moped) as a Class B, no mcycle license required.
My friend has a Class B 1978 Puch registered as Class C due to previous owner being in the sticks and telling the dmv it only went 20mph. My moped is registered correct at Class B, but my mods have put it into Class A. Most Mopeds will have the speed restriction printed right on the bike.
Lastly, your local scooter store knows nothing about Mopeds. They’ll tell you all about the scooters they’ve got on sale though.
↑ Not true, I called Geico last night and told them it was a 50cc and they gave me a quote for ins.
49cc you don’t need a class M license. You do need a drivers license.
↑ We know that, but if it goes faster then 30???