Cyclist gets caught with 'help up hills' motor.

[Cycleops]

You've got to laugh. He claimed the motor was just a small one to help him up hills' but the judge didn't see the funny side:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...rol-engine-push-bike-help-Teesside-hills.html

DM call it 'powered by a petrol tank' in their usual style.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Predictable DM comments section with lots of hate and very little knowledge - especially about ebikes

The actual bike is quite well made -illegal - but possibly well made

 

[HMS_Dave]

Predictable DM comments section with lots of hate and very little knowledge - especially about ebikes

The actual bike is quite well made -illegal - but possibly well made

I don't know, the top comments seem to be praising the chap and criticising the police and courts...

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I don't know, the top comments seem to be praising the chap and criticising the police and courts...

True

some sensible comments certainly - after all quite a few intelligent and reasonable people read the DM
But then 'the other lot' turn up

 

[Ming the Merciless]

To moan about motorbikes

 

[Cycleops]

Looks like a tidy conversion, wouldn't take much to get it registered and insured as a moped.

 

[Profpointy]

some sensible comments certainly - after all quite a few intelligent and reasonable people read the DM

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I find that very hard to believe

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I find that very hard to believe

My ex mother-in-law always got the DM - weird as she is an immigrant - but she kept the last couple of weeks copies in a pile
I used to like going through them playing "spot the journalism" - some very good writing in there with lots of facts
the actual facts could normally be found on the 2nd page of a very long article - and were there to justify the rabble rousing comments in the first 2 or 3 paragraphs
Very well written to be able to make apparently ridiculous comments and make it impossible to sue them because the facts were all reported accurately - albeit rather later on
Very interesting little game!

 

[Cycleops]

Awful lot of poor and lazy journalism in the DM but they do have some good contributers, John Humphreys had a regular column on there now.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I have seen a normal bicycle round here with a small petrol engine on it. It goes quite fast for a bike - can;t be this one as there are no hills in the area I have seen it.
Clearly illegal - but he does seem to ride it sensibly - although I can't imaging the brakes are up to stopping it properly and if he crashes I just hope he doesn't take anyone with him! - i.e. if he crashes and hurts himself - he took a risk and got bitten - if he takes someone else out he deserves all he gets from the law!

 

[Mr Celine]

Looks like a tidy conversion, wouldn't take much to get it registered and insured as a moped.

Might require an upgrade from V brakes.

 

[postman]

I was waiting to go into Seacroft hospital last week.When I saw exactly the same conversion.Pavement riding after totally ignoring road users total nobhead,and totally illegal.

 

[raleighnut]

Looks like a tidy conversion, wouldn't take much to get it registered and insured as a moped.

Nah the brakes need 'type approval' there was someone joined on here a few months back asking that very question and no bike brake has ever been through that process, you'd need brakes from a moped. There's also the issue of rear brake lights, a motorbike doesn't need lights (unless being ridden after 'lighting up time) but must have a rear brake light to pass an MOT.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

When you start with a Huffy, I think whatever you add to it you'll always be gilding a t*rd.

 

[Ian H]

The Cyclemaster and similar conversions were certainly legal if registered and displaying a number plate. No brake light or extra braking required.