Juised CrossCurrent S, 650W, 30+mph, street legal?

[Timpo]

I have a question about Juiced CrossCurrent S https://shop.juicedbikes.com/products/crosscurrent-s

I've seen their YouTube channel and the bike is well capable of reaching 30+mph, but is this street legal?
It has 4 modes. Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and OFF ROAD.

Obviously this bike was intended for use on the road.
(What kind of "off road use only" bike comes with fenders, lights, rear racks, kicks stand, reflective panel on pedals, USB port for your phone/GPS, etc)

Although it varies state by state, I thought the general rule of being street legal was 500W max & 28mph max(with pedalling).

So as long as you have mode selector, you can just ride it in Class 3 or whatever and allowed to have "off road" button?

 

[Solom01]

Well just about any car sold today can handily go over the highest highway speed limit, I guess by the way you feel about ebikes every car sold should be speed governed to 70 mph max. in the Eastern US? I mean we're not talking about track cars but cars that are obviously meant to be used on public road ways.

 

[rich c]

I thought that bike was throttle only? Definitely not a bicycle in some states.

 

[scrambler]

Legal depends on your country and state laws.
In California, 750W is the max, so the FLX blade is only legal if you get it in the limited 750W configuration (the site has both 750W and 1000W). In the 1000W configuration, it is normally not legal.

Also in many countries, if a bike offers the possibility of an illegal setting (OFF road mode), it becomes illegal. This means that even if you ride in a Legal limited mode, you could be find guilty of operating an illegal e-bike.

Now beside the pure letter of the law (which again varies by country and state), the reality is that in many places, if you respect the riding limits of what is legal, and ride carefully and respectfully, you will not get stopped, and so no one will check if you bike is legal or not.
Of course even if that is so, one could argue that issues could arise if you end up in an accident and are being recognized as fully or partially at fault. The insurers would then possibly inspect your bike and could decide to find you liable if the bike was deemed illegal. Depending on the local laws, they could however have to prove that its illegality is the cause of the accident...

 

[Dewey]

The unlimited "off road mode" delivers 30+ mph performance. At higher speeds on street ebikes are sometimes treated under state law as a motor vehicle, but without a VIN number an ebike usually cannot be registered or titled at the DMV and not insurable, so even if it is legal to ride at those speeds in your state you may still be violating vehicle code/traffic/driving regulations that were written to require mopeds and motorcycles meet federal motor vehicle safety standards, be titled, registered, and insured, in order to be legally operable on street.

 

[jazz]

Legal loop hole, yes, technically illegal, yes

 

[jmcdono362]

I agree with scrambler. A few weeks ago I was speed pedaling like a maniac around 32MPH (road speed rated at 35MPH) on a flat surface for a good minute or 2 and didn't notice a cruiser was following behind me the whole time. He eventually rode past me, never said anything to me. Perhaps he was more interested in the bike itself rather than my speed.

 

[AdamC]

cross current s is pedal assist with throttle... in wv motor has to be less than 2hp