This Motorized Bike is ILLEGAL... But They Don't Care! 

I see this video is getting a lot of attention! Glad to see you all are enjoying my motorized bike vids :) I just want to clear the air though by emphasizing that this bike is by no means legal, and the only way to make it semi-legal is to get a full motorcycle license and do some tweaks to register it as a motorcycle! I know many of you are asking questions about laws or other statements, but this is just meant to be a video encouraging everyone to be safe and still have fun! I don't ride on main roads or anywhere that would be of potential danger, it is just a fun hobby with a top speed of 38 mph for some fun neighborhood and mountain road rides! I would suggest the same to all of you who are into the hobby to make sure to do your research and be legal before doing regular riding, and not just trust the comments or this video for any legal advice! Happy riding!

You have the right attitude. I was a policeman for 27 years. Rode motorcycles. Unless someone was being really crazy all they got from me was a smile. I had never written a biker a ticket. Keep up the good work

Very good commentary. I was a police officer for 27 years. Never bothered anyone for something like this unless they were driving crazy. I have a motorized bike and am 74 years old. Still have hopes and dreams. Never give up.

It’s over 50cc but keeping the pedals of the bike functional is key also

I was building motorized bikes 54 years ago. Used a 3.5 or 5 hp side shaft lawnmower engine , doubled the rear rim and a big fan belt, had a blast.

This reminds me when I was down in Kentucky and this guy in his late 60s was on his own built bike that looked like what they used for track racing 100 years ago. It looked awesome and it was wicked fast.

Sweet bike with a gnarly engine. I rode an 80cc for 2 years in Louisiana. I had butterfly bars and a banana seat with saddlebags from a Harley on it . I got pulled over several times because my motorcycle didn't have a license plate . I had to point it out that it was a bicycle with an engine . I wasn't riding stupid yet I had several stupid encounters . I even called 911 one time on the cops for detaining me and infringing on my 4th ammendment right . I did 40 mile round trips from the county to the city . It was my only source of transportation due to an injury that disabled me . The thing saved my life yet I was happy to get a motorcycle again . A bicycle with an engine is not a motorcycle. I still loved it as it reminded me of how a motorcycle came to be. I love your setup and wish you continued peace with minimal breakdowns.

With gasoline prices the way they are ...Im thinking of building one. Looks to be fun to ride!

In California you can ride one without a license or a revoked license I got a DUI not long ago that's why I bulit mine

Been riding non motorized well over 30 years, and the big law seems merely never to obstruct traffic. I do not want to create more work for any cop, and a lot of cops grew up in the motor culture, and some are still probably in it. The big problem with these things are kids who want to do break neck riding, which any good cop would want to shut down immediately. Insanity is always a problem to any society. Ride sane, ride safe; enjoy life. A million more laws to micro manage us will never make any of us even one little bit safer. That 120 Honda is a sweet piece of steel. You can not do better than Honda for small engines. The stability of their torque is the very best.

I've had a similar experience in Canada with my vehicle. I keep it slow and sane. In 13 years I've been pulled over twice. 1st time local police got a call so he had to pull me over we just chatted and he was really interested in what I built. 2nd time was a new female officer who was checking out my lights and making sure I was wearing a helmet. All good !

I have rode a motorized bicycle on every kind of road in America highways , interstates, bike paths ,board walks ,and sidewalks. The only time I got pulled over, the cop asked why the motor was so small. 😒 hahaha I rode a motorized bicycle across America this year , Florida to California and back.

holy crap that thing sounds amazing. You got that lumpy lumpy idle and some throat to the exhaust note. Nicely done man!

@bencarano I pretty much had the same experience here in Tulsa Oklahoma. Years ago when my license was suspended, I had to check for an alternate way to get back-and-forth to work. It was starting to turn fall and winter, and there was no way in hell that I was gonna be walking 12 miles back-and-forth to work in the snow! That’s when I checked into making motorized bicycles. The first thing I did was to check to see what the state laws said about the legality of motorized bicycles. It turns out that in the state of Oklahoma, a bicycle With a motor of less than 80cc is considered a “motor assisted bicycle”! And according to state law, it did not require a driver’s license, did not require being tagged and registered, and was not required to be insured! And as long as I kept it under 35 miles an hour, no one would bother me about it! I couldn’t believe it, so I went around and asked at least 10 police officers, six sheriff deputies and two highway patrolman… And they all gave me the same answer that if I built this from a regular bike to these limits and specifications, it would be completely street legal, and so would I! In another post in your video, someone said that this would not be “reliable transportation”, But seeing that I got around with this bike for two years until my license was reinstated… I beg to differ! And the bonus of getting around on this bike 5 times a week was I was only spending a gallon a week on gas! So if I bought 10 gallons of gas, I was good for 2 1/2 months! I only had trouble with one cop in a neighboring town, she had ordered me to get my bike off the road and ride it on the sidewalk. When I refused, she called additional officers and her watch captain out to the scene, which I informed the watch captain before he decided to try to write me a ticket, to go back into his squad car and pull up on his computer for “motor assisted bicycle.” After he went to his car and looked up what I told him about, 10 minutes later he came back and Berated that officer for pulling me over in the first place and making a fuss. He further informed that officer that she was ordering me to violate the law by trying to make me ride my bike on the sidewalk when it could exceed 25 miles an hour. He then turned me and said: “Sir, I apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for bringing this law to my attention… Please proceed on your way.” But even though my license is now reinstated, and I’m back to driving my car, I still have my bike and will never get rid of it! To those of you who are reading this out there that are still riding or thinking about starting to ride, Check your state motoring laws! if you know them well, it can and will only help you in the end! Trust me, I KNOW!

Enjoyed the video. In 1950 at the age of 14, I had a Whizzer-Schwinn motorized bicycle. The law didn't bother me either. I was pushing it more than riding it. That was a l o n g time ago. Thanks for the memories.

My biggest concern for you is the front fork and the "speed" of the tires. I would weld some doublers at the stem-to-frame section and research moped, etc rated tires/wheels. You don't want a heat induced blowout, etc. Looks like A LOT of fun. Enjoy. Best of luck.

Everything you described in your video is the exact same reason why I've never been pulled over while living in the state of Arkansas.

I think exactly the same with my 80cc bike but I do worry about some idiot jumping in front of me and what would happen... I always drive slow and safe

i been on this hobby for 3 years. as long as you obey traffic laws, wear your helmet, and have some common sense than they won't bother you.

Thanks for the information 👍

Nice bike 👍 Arizona is similar. 80cc or less, only a DL is required. Put a headlight and tail light, don't speed and your fine.

Awesome build, dude! I'm 15 and just "finished" (but will probably keep working on it) my 212cc mini bike build, and it's a blast the run around the neighborhood! I've found that as long as you "act normal," when a cop passes, you're usually fine, and people only get angry when I try to go on sidewalks (understandably so). It's awesome you were able to fit that huge engine on such a skinny bike! Edit: Thought it would be fun to mention that I also live in Colorado!😂

That is a pretty well defined "junk groove" on the seat. Looks comfy :)

wow..great commentary..i have rebuilt a Phatmoto junker and was concerned about legal problems.. I live in a seasonal tourist area, with biking, canoeing,hiking,and multitudes of camping spaces along the clarion river.... But you are correct in your comments about Law Enforcement...if you are being an adult you will not be bothered...be courtious ,be kind and basically do what your supposed to do while driving..and they will not bother you....basically be the adult your supposed to be....

10 years ago it was a huge deal. I got pulled over a bunch of times and even got my license suspended. They told me to walk it and if they catch me again they'd take it. I quit the hobby and just got back into it recently. I live across the street from my police department and I never had a problem now. Times have really changed

Colorado's pretty chill if you do what you said dress safe and ride safe, me and my bud the other day went on a ride from commerce city to golden and back on our 66cc motorized bikes on the bike trails/roads and ran into no issues.

Thanks for the ride.

Cool! Looks Good!

Hey I'm running 212cc and twice I got pulled over they told me to ride on sidewalk the first time the second time the cop said I had proper turn signals front and rear and headlights running light low beam and high beam and two 130 dB horns so because of that compliance they gave me slack even though I'm going 55mph.I like your build .I have a u tube channel gas bike rider.cheers .

Very cool nice work !

Cheap silver spray paint works well on exhausts. The chrome on my CB 750 exhaust is deteriorating except for the welds that I sprayed silver.

Nice video man, I ride a Coleman Mini bike with a 196cc around town here in northern CA, and no issues either , just following the same set of guidelines

You are correct - do not speed ! I saw your muffler and it is not a real muffler it is a SPARK arrestor mostly . LENGTH your exhaust pipe from where it is now with a steel flex pipe . Those flex pipes are GREAT for eating noise and lowering the D.B. noise level. I lost the muffler off of an old van of mine in the city on a Friday after work and had a2 hour drive to get home. Stopped at a muffler shop and they were booked up with no time. So I bought about 10 feet of flex pipe and 4 or 5 muffler clamps . Clamped the flex pipe to my broken exhaust pipe put a couple more clamps a few feet apart from each other and hung the flex pipe from the frame and drove home... I was so surprised on how quite it made the van from no muffler to a long flex pipe... I'm 67 now and was about 19 when I did this.... I was so glad to see you have some kind of disk break on your bike. Your bike is heavier and faster now and needs to stop FASTER than before. Great video young man . Keep up the good work.

That really is a lovely thing, I hope you're pleased with it and proud of it.

1st video of this type and I watch many a diff sorts. I've been riding my hybrid mntn bike with a CDHpower 80cc modified and haven't been bothered by the police either. However, I do find that great sidewalks and bicycle marked lanes are desired by both other traffic and the poe poe.. In the past and being an old dirt track racer, had made fun of moped riders etc etc.., and felt karma should come my way. As you stated in the video, people think it's awesome :) . Many ppl adore it, give me thumbs up, is a conversation piece, ask me if I had it built and if I built it myself. Although I'm expecting to gain my gut back, I'm having a blast with it. I'mreally thinking of making it a side job hobby. Because I'll likely sell it for all I have into both kits, buy a new cruiser, wash rinse, repeat.

Yeah, i had a 2 stroke, id go 50 on it on public roads, only thing i got pulled over for was rear lights, they didnt question how many cc’s it had, they literally told me as long as it has pedals, its not a motorcycle. Never had any problems. Ive been thinking hard, just got a phatmoto, 25mph is good for me, but ive been thinking of saving up for another frame with a tank built in, and just getting another 2 stroke even tho i hated the last one i had. I’ll probably get it from bikeberry again, but not get any upgraded compression heads because that didnt work last time.

nice love it! have a 80cc 2 stroke. i go most places with it!

love it man ride out G

Nice bike. Probably the best one I have seen so far. Good job 👍 good choice for the motor size, just right!

Do you think your silencer is enough to go unnoticed? I am looking for a silencer, but I want a very quiet one💫

You have a great attitude to riding, from Australia.

Love your bike you made awesome

On a totally different subject,. I REALLY miss those mountains!! Grew up trying to get lost in them

you need to get lights bro even if its just a head and tail light . they will pull you over for that alone . also if its a bike it needs to have all the reflectors front back and sides . pedal reflectors will help to to show its a bicycle . man you dont want to give them any reason to mess with you .

This gas tank is beautiful. I JUST found you so I know nothing about you, yet. I will watch now...OK, It was a good video and I will look into this.

Great job bro! Do you. (Smile) Stay safe and healthy. Peace

Good ride and glad the cops have left you alone Best Ben

Nice ride man. Been stopped 3 times. They talked about towing it if I didn’t ride slower or make it quieter. Police let me go each time. Said it was awesome but it was passed noise ordinance.

Such a cool build, it reminds me of the motorcycles from the early 1900's.

I m glad you got lots of views, the motorized bike people I see are riding at night with black clothes and no lights, your sensible advice has to help.

Does it have the stock bicycle brakes or did you replace them with motorcycle brakes?

Looks like real fun bro. I ride bicycles but sometimes riding one of these is a blast, how much it cost to build one like this and where you source you parts? Well everything except the bike thx.

Tip to start a Honda gx first put choke to full position then pull the start rope and as soon as it starts take it if choke never use partial choke and never use it for more than a few seconds if it needs more choke it either needs the carb cleaned or jetted to suit the exhaust if it doesn’t start first pull then there’s something wrong!

I put a 80cc 2 stroke on my bike. I bought it to ride it to work on nice days because at the time I didn't have a vehicle. I got the proper gear and lights on it. The only thing I get is confused looks when I ride past people. I haven't done bigger engines yet. But I eventually might.

so nice , !!! and fenders im looking for for mine exactly the same

Be glad you live where you live Bro, in denmark this is considdered as a Moped or a Scooter, and it requrires a licence to drive (if under 18 yro), and it have to be rgistered (Registation plate).

Many places you don’t even need a license as long as it has working peddles. 😊 Nice build. Where did the engine come from? Thanks

gray zones are awesome. for example, here in Ontario if you have a RV you can park anywhere and put a piece of lawn furniture outside and it counts as a house instead and you can drink and smoke pot and there is nothing they can do about it.

I’ve built several of these high class motorized bikes. You’ve got a well designed and built machine. If you’ve got the original Honda muffler, you might to reconfigure the input on muffler and have a nice quiet engine.

Just be careful when you're out riding. I've been riding my motorized bike for 1 and a half year like 2 or 3 times a day sometimes. I've passed many cops like you and had no problems, never been stopped. About a week ago I was just out enjoying a joy ride when I got pulled over by a cop and he told me that I can't legally ride my bike on the public roads. I explained to him that it was a bicycle, with pedals and a motor just for assistance but he wasn't buying it. He gave me a ticket for "Motorized Bicycle: Improper use" Whatever that means and now I have a court date, I have to see a judge. Just has become a real pain now because I was not doing anything wrong, Just a big bad bully of a cop wants to ruin your day, believe me he can if he wants and thats exactly what happened. I was told if im seen riding it around again they will confiscate it.

Oh! Well, this is wonderful news to me, I’ve wondered about just this, cause I have a homemade bike, at 50 cc, with a craftsman trimmer, and didn’t know how to navigate the legality of riding it on the road.

About a year ago looked into owning a motorized bike, E-bike or G-bike. Here in California, I think the strictest state on environment, if it's a G-bike, it has to be registered and inspected at the DMV. G-bike's limitation, it has to be 4 cycles, max speed 25 or 30 mph, not sure. E-bikes free to go, no registration or inspection, but max speed is the same, 750 watts max. Helmet must be worn and no riding on side walks. Use to be 49 cc max size, but they have done with it!

Not sure if it's just me but the way your bike seems to handle by watching the video it seems like it's top heavy and I'm sure that it is with the added weight of the engine and torque converter up in the frame like it is but do you notice a big difference in the handling like it is? Also, I really like the torque converter idea, do you feel like the gearing is good where it's at or do you feel like it could use more low end torque or top end speed? There's supposed to be a way to adjust those torque converters to deliver a bit more torque or a bit more speed but I've never done it before, there's videos about it. I really like this idea though. 👍

I ride motorized bicycles over ten years, and your's is nice)

I live in Colorado too, and my first vehicle to get to work was an 80cc that I put on my mountain bike. It was all fun and games until I hit some ice and crashed. It sent me off the road and I was headed for what I thought was a tall grassy bush. Turns out there was a fire hydrant behind the bush. I Flipped, bend my front rim to $#!+, it was a good time man.

ayy I live on these streets! You ever take it up the canyon or just in town? That epic you actually went around and got real answers about this!

Built 3 different bikes between 2014 and 2017 . Still have them and they still run. The problem is there all illegal where I live all are to fast ,or to loud. Also must have lights and a registration . Seems to me there being regulated because they do get good gas mileage one of mine got 110 miles to gallon at 35 mph. Good luck and be safe .

The back pegs are awesome, your buddy can hang on for the ride awesome

Are there any 4 strokes with electric start? I think those whizzed motors you have to pedal

Regulatory grey areas are wonderful!

For Kansas: The engine displacement is limited to 130cc, and not produce more than 3.5 bhp. Or exceed 30 miles per hour, or travel on streets where the posted speed limit exceeds 40 mph.

I've been stopped just because they were curious as to what it actually was. They found it neat and asked that I obey traffic signs and that was it.

what i like is that the engine doesn't have how many cc it is and that's good because technically your only allowed a 49cc and you have to be 16 to ride a bike with an engine but you don't have to have a license

It looks awesome bro I want to ride ✌️❤️

Motorbikes here in Florida in some areas it's pretty LAX in some areas they're pretty hard on you basically what I gathered here in Florida is your bike has to be legally licensed and tagged with a registration to be street legal if it has any motorization whether it has pedals or not and that's usually a loophole if it still has pedals but basically the same applies for trying to put a dirt bike on the street it has to have a front and rear light the rear light has to be brake activated meaning when you hit the brake the brake light comes on but the brake light has to be on at all times the front light has to have a high and low beam you have to have a horn and at least one rear view mirror and you also have to have turn signals but basically that's another loophole because you can use your arms for turn signals like most people do anyway but that's here in Florida

I got arrested for driving one with the 80 cc the judge threw it out it’s considered a moped. You just need a regular drivers license which I did not have at the time.

What's up Ben . I had got some advice from you a while back and you know that damn motor is still giving me trouble the piston rings finally busted and it wasn't 3 months old. I don't think I had 200 miles on it so I ordered BBR tuning 80cc. I feel like a little kid and it's 4 days till Christmas LOL

Not sure about your state, my state that I’m in now , Indiana, it’s considered a mdc - motor driven cycle, law is stay to the right, & stay under 35 mph. & yes have an id is a must. License or/& id is needed. Yes with the gas prices going up, these are great for commuting, & getting around a to b. Love the video & great attitude.

Why not use a larger scooter muffler? That one you have looks rather primitive like from a lawn mower. I also used to put about an 8-10 inch length of high temp silicone tubing from auto parts store on the outlet from my go-ped exhaust's muffler. It greatly reduced the harsh exhaust note especially at low RPM's. Something about the silicone rubber baffled the sound waves, I guess. A piece of bailing wire kept the tubing from flopping around much.

We allow golf carts in town also…. We do register with (city) and put a number on golf cart. But no fees or DMV.

Where I live, mopeds used to classified as bicycles, so long as they were limited to 49cc and 20 mph. Then, i don't know if the speed restriction was relaxed, but kids started riding mopeds and scooters capable of 35mph or more, and having bad accidents. So several years ago, they pssed a moped registration law that requires title, tags and helmets, but strangely no insurance! However, there is an exemption for mopeds that are limited to 25 mph. I have a couple of the old-shool, below 25 mph mopeds. I guess if I start riding them, I'll need to carry a copy of the regulations on me!

I'm still rolling with the 2 strokes and mine runs right at 50 mph and I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas in the cops around here just smile at me or give me a thumbs up. It just seems like everyone just thinks it's cool they've never pulled me over I've got quite a bit going on with mine with the giant carb and Reed setup

5:17 to 5:24 You, sir, just totally described in a nutshell why we motorized bicyclists ride motorized bikes 🤘

here in california you'd get a ticket for sure. your fine as long as you're under 80cc here. i have been thing about making a motor scooter with an 80cc motor and a small TAV and messing with gearing for going up hills.

Great video

In Kentucky, if it’s under 50cc, can still be pedaled and has an automatic transmission, it’s steeet legal. Just can’t ride it on roads that have minimum 45 mph speed limit.

In most States and different insurance companies. if you can't license it you can't insure it. However insurance is usually very cheap I pay $15 a year for my scooter.

For GA you have to register 125cc and get tag. Plus you have to then get motorcycle license. U can get liability insurance for $75.00 yr.

before the motor on my bike blew i never got pulled over. i rode that thing quite a bit too and passed cops probably hundreds of times. people all over my town also build motorized bikes so they're pretty common around here. the only real horror story i've heard is some kid going to jail for some reason. i've only heard one side of the story, but im fairly confident that he looked young so they pulled him over and because he didn't have a drivers license he ran.

My build is almost identical but I chose a Predator Hemi. Same frame color and seat.

WOW, That bike is freakin awesome !!! I wish I had the time to build one of those for myself. That and the cops around where I live at would nail me on it, QUICK, that's for sure

Drive with pride and a sense of worth have respect for everyone else on the road and happy sailing!

Hey nice bike 🚲 dude 😎👍

That thing looks badass

amazing bike!

I live in Mexico and there are several states where 4-stroke motorized bicycles are prohibited and others where 2-strokes are already being prohibited and electric ones are being included in the list. restriction

You should be insured it's for your protection and others. But yes it's at your local DMV at if you need and for what size cc motor rather to consider having a motorcycle license. But say you convert a car to a kit you bought on line you have to register the kit car cause it's no longer what it was b4 you started. So this should apply to your bike having a motor it wasn't built at the factory you built it .

I've seen uglier pull start bikes going around in the middle of the night. One had a wedged pipe for foot rests. Or was it a strip of metal? Regardless, I have no idea how it ran?

These things are all the rave over here in Indo. They use a regular 150cc motorcycle engine in an oversize tube bicycle frame with phat tires ..but no peddles

What is the bike called and how much is it and how much horse power dose it make MPH+