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What's the legal deal with these? Am I allowed to drive a "low powered" 49cc engine kart around with out holding a NZ road licence?

I'm asking because I found these neat 49cc bicycles on trademe that dont require a licence to use on nz roads. I went nzta.govt.nz to double check this and they are in agreement with it. I couldn't how ever find any info what so ever if it would be legal to put a low power engine onto a kart and drive it in the bike lane haha. I dont think they would be legal to boost around on the footpaths and perhaps there too low to be on the road because people wont see you and stuff and if you cant use them on the road can you take down to your local park and boost around on the grass? I was just curious if anyone knows the hap's with them? I'm buying one of those bikes though for sure there dope. thanks for any infos.

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Nothing hacked me off more than dickheads tooling around the local playing field on pit bikes. Get a real bloody dirt bike and take it properly offroad instead of thrashing your noisy, slow piece of **** around a kids playground.

I imagine a go-kart, once you road-ified it, would come under the same category as an ATV.

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http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/your/low-powered.html

Where can you ride them?

The following are examples of motor vehicles that are not power-assisted cycles but are mopeds:

  • Cycles fitted with petrol motors
  • Low powered scooters
  • Cycles designed primarily to be propelled by an engine not the muscular energy of the rider

[h=2]Other types of low-powered vehicles[/h]If your vehicle doesn't fall in the above descriptions, it must be treated as a moped. This means you'll need a driver licence to ride it. Find out more about mopeds.

Short answer: No not legal

Long answer: You'd be an idiot to attempt it, $5 says you'd get literally run over by someone who can't see you down that low

As for ****ing around at the park, please see above answer, I'm in the same old man bracket

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Thanks for the lagal infos and as far as using them in public parks goes I guess not then. Beaches or deserted areas (certain parts of bottle lake forest come to mind) back country roads etc would be the only place yourd be able to use them unles you have a friend with a large prvt property. It's not worth buying a kart if I have to get it all the way out there to play with it I rekon. Thanks for again for the post.

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