Moped Army

hahaha nice! yeah, if you are over 18 i dont think it even matters if you dont have an m2 or at least the cops dont really know anything. i would really only suggest worrying about m1/m2 is you are a younger kid or if you want to be riding around much more frequently, especially on a full size motorcycle.

i believe you can get an m2 simply by passing the written test. the m1, which is for full size motorcycles, you have to take the written test as well as pass a drive test or take a motorcycle safety course. if you are under 21 it is required that you take the motorcycle safety course for the m1. and its funny you bring up the engine size because i believe some 10 or so years ago when i took the course, the cc requirement was 150cc and actually i talked my instructor into letting me do the entire course on my vespa 150 scooter! hehehehe

as far as the classifications go, its the pedals but its also the speed. "technically speaking" of course, your ped should not exceed 30 mph in addition to having pedals. any performance tuning or upgrades made to your setup is technically for off road (race track) use but again, cops dont really know the laws anyway. really, if you got the ability to go about 40 or above though, i suggest not doing it in front of the popo. and for the classification of your friends bike, again it all depends on the information your dmv has. they tried to convince me to setup my honda ped the same way, as a motorcycle. i think its the brand name. if i had set it up that way then i would have had to do yearly registration and so forth, like a car or motorcycle. california dmv offices ahahaha what do they know?!