Question registering my bike in CA

bikejock

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I'm about to finish my MB California registration form for plates. It has a field in section 1 that says; California License plate. What should I put there? My bike never had plates because this is my first time getting plates for it so this is a little confusing. I don't want to put the wrong thing or leave it blank & be denied my plates for it.
 
I'm about to finish my MB California registration form for plates. It has a field in section 1 that says; California License plate. What should I put there? My bike never had plates because this is my first time getting plates for it so this is a little confusing. I don't want to put the wrong thing or leave it blank & be denied my plates for it.
you leave it blank.
 
you leave it blank.

Got it, thanks. Bout to put it in the mail. I should have the new plates by next week. Might need to get an axle mount for my plate to mount it. Are motorized bike plates the same size as motorcycle & scooter plates?

Also got pulled over for the first time for not coming to a full stop at a stop sign on Monday. Good thing the cop didn't notice it wasn't registered yet. He let me off with a warning because I told him all I had was a coaster brake which doesn't stop it very well doing 20-25 mph. Also told the officer I just got it put together and I was still tweaking it. I think I got off lucky. I heard of people getting slapped with thousands of dollars finds just for riding around on an E bike.
 
Yes, the plates are the same size as motorcycle plates.

You're lucky you didn't get a ticket because of the incomplete stop! Whether a bike is motored or not, a "California stop" can get you a ticket, just like a car.

I've been pulled over a dozen times in the last 25 years for that, only twice on a motor-assisted bicycle. I've been ticked twice.
 
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Yes, the plates are the same size as motorcycle plates.

You're lucky you didn't get a ticket because of the incomplete stop! Whether a bike is motored or not, a "California stop" can get you a ticket, just like a car.

I've been pulled over a dozen times in the last 25 years for that, only twice on a motor-assisted bicycle. I've been ticked twice.

I like to think I got off lucky. I've heard of cops pulling people over on motorized bikes sometimes even E-bikes simply for driving them so they can check if it's legal. Usually, where I ride there's rarely any cops patrolling. We just have security cars mostly that don't pay any mind to motorized bikes. The funny thing is I had my regular bicycle helmet on & he didn't seem to care about the fact that it wasn't a motorcycle helmet. The cop was actually pretty friendly which was good to. He even thought my bike was pretty cool. Some cops can be real jerks in California.

The cop car came out of nowhere like a 4 wheel black and white ninja. I probably didn't notice him behind me because I didn't install mirrors yet which I plan on getting soon.

I never been pulled over for any traffic violations on any vehicle until that time on Monday so just out of curiosity, how much would it have been if I did get ticketed for an incomplete stop at a stop sign for California?
 
Ok so I currentily have my bike registered under the 650 vehicle definition for the state of California. I'm thinking of swapping the engine for a 3HP 79cc predator and going with a Qmatic transmission for upgrades since the China kit stuff is crap quality.

Does changing the engine effect registration in any way? When I registered the bike they required both engine number & bicycle number which is why I ask.
 
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