Well that would be great if it covered what I was after I have looked through the LTSA site and it is not clear what the cc rating is for motorbike on car licence
bitchwitattitud,
Feb 20, 4:17am
50cc or less
anglia_estate,
Feb 20, 4:20am
Thankyou much appreciated
kazbanz,
Feb 20, 1:26pm
its UNDER 50cc -or a true 49cc
smac,
Feb 20, 1:28pm
You can't ride a motorcycle on a car licence. You can only ride a moped.
pauldw,
Feb 20, 2:04pm
"moped??
inkapuka,
Feb 20, 3:21pm
My old suzi 50cc 2. Stroker did 64 on a good day un modified
meathead_timaru,
Feb 21, 3:48am
Shame it's wrong.
mrfxit,
Feb 21, 11:01am
Wrong .huh , LOL nah, it's right but it's only part of the restriction
"not over 50cc or 50km/h or 2 kilowatts"
meathead_timaru,
Feb 22, 6:42am
Wrong. You cannot ride any motorcycle, regardless of engine capacity, power output or top speed on any Class 1 driver's licence. End of story. No ifs, buts or maybes. Go not pass go. Do not collect $200.
I have ridden a moped for years on a car licence as long as its under 49cc.
smac,
Feb 22, 2:29pm
mrfixit you're missing the point. Yes you can ride a moped on a car licence, and the definition of a moped is above.
You can NOT ride a motorcycle on a car licence. Notice that the word motorcycle is not in the definition of a moped.
splinter67,
Feb 22, 2:34pm
can you ride a motorcycle on a car license no you cant the license is to small to ride a motor bike on it
pauldw,
Feb 22, 2:39pm
What the sticklers are saying is "Don't jump on an old 50cc Honda step-thru that's pretending to be a motorcycle."
meathead_timaru,
Feb 22, 4:50pm
Not seeing 'motorcycle' mentioned there. Do you suppose you know why that is!
meathead_timaru,
Feb 22, 4:51pm
Precisely. It's taking a while to sink in through the bedrock though, eh.
mrfxit,
Feb 22, 6:34pm
MMMM 2 wheels /a seat / handle bars + a petrol motor underneath.
Only real difference between a full size motorbike & a moped is how you sit on it & CC rating. Seen plenty of smaller "motorbikes" creamed by mopeds Dang it, I even used to won a 50cc motorbike & that was on a car licence
smac,
Feb 22, 6:38pm
You're confusing "what people get away with", with the actual law and applicable definitions. The OP asked a very specific question about the law, so that's the best answer to give.
"There are around 200 million motorcycles (including mopeds, motor scooters, motorised bicycles, and other powered two and three-wheelers) in use worldwide"
smac,
Feb 22, 6:46pm
You're know you're in trouble when you're quoting wikipedia.
We're talking about the definitions as set in NZ legislation. Give it up man.
mrfxit,
Feb 22, 6:50pm
The only real definitionto worry about is the legal difference in top speed/ cc & KW
If it's .
over 50cc Over 2kw Goes faster then 50kph
Then you need a "motorbike" licence. If it's ON or under the above spec's then you can ride it on a Class 1 (car) licence.
The type the op is asking about is most likely a moped
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