PA Law:
Quote:
MOPED
DEFINITION: A motor-driven cycle equipped with operable pedals, a motor rated no more than 1.5 brake
horsepower, a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission,
and a maximum design speed of no more than 25 miles per hour, or an electric motor-driven
cycle equipped with operable pedals and powered by an electric battery.
CRITERIA: 1. Engine may not exceed 50 cubic centimeters.
2. Engine may not exceed 1.5 brake horsepower rating.
3. Operable pedals required.
4. Automatic transmission required.
5. Design speed may not be more than 25 miles per hour.
6. Does not require inspection.
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Unless it's not possible, it would be nice to stay within these parameters to keep the cost of registration down on a third vehicle and avoid inspection. What might make it impossible is my weight and the hills. For my purposes, both the scooter outlined above and the bike fall under this definition of a "moped" (assuming the scooter has vestigial pedals, which most of this size do). I'm leaning toward the bike, though, since I might be able to transport it by car and I can assist it up hills.
Is anybody on here around 260 lbs and have any experience with taking something like a Golden Eagle assisted bike up a hill?