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Old 05-02-2013, 12:21 AM   #82 (permalink)
Cobb
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Ive always wondered about this for Jessie James and the other motorcycle builders you see on tv. I can imagine a guy in his garage building something, then getting this problem trying to tag, insure and ride it.

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Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
I knew one guy who built an electric motorcycle from scratch. He made the frame and EVERYTHING. However, he thus didn't have a VIN, and it would have been a fair amount of work and expense to get it titled and registered. Even then, it wouldn't have a made and model for the insurance company. He ended up simply dismantling it and using the parts in other projects.
Lithium batteries? So much for seeing how you were going to balance 4 deep cycles on the frame.
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