Process to register a 1,000W motor ebike in CA?

[KasualObserver]

Is the process to register an ebike >750W a difficult one in CA?

I am considering a HyperScorpion (1,000W hub motor) for commuting in high hills in the back of the Bay Area. I have no intention to fudge so I would need to get this ebike registered. Is there any concern to be had? Outside of an M1 license and a registration plate, are there issues to be worried about (outside of not being able to ride trails)?

I am a bit leery of doing something that nobody appears to be doing--hence the question

 

[J.R.]

The first hurdle is most ebikes don't have vehicle identification numbers (VIN) or titles, so registration is very complicated. Next is D.O.T. certified equipment required by most (if not all) states for moped/motorcycle class vehicles to obtain a VIN. That would include lighting front, rear and sides. Turn singles, horn, etc...

I have friends that have built custom motorcycles and family that have done cars. Typically they buy junk frames that include VIN, and build from the ground up. It's the most cost effective way to get it legally on the road. 99% of the vehicle is new. The VIN loophole! The government doesn't make it easy.

 

[scrambler]

Moped registration in CA seems pretty simple.
There are detailed report of homologating a Sur-Ron by just filling and filing a DMV form.

 

[bubbala]

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you will have to contact your local county and city to see if registration is needed

 

[KasualObserver]

Moped registration in CA seems pretty simple.
There are detailed report of homologating a Sur-Ron by just filling and filing a DMV form.

@scrambler can you point me to those reports? I have not been able to google them. Thanks a bunch!

[EDIT] I found one: CA Moped Plate – Sur Ron Group

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you will have to contact your local county and city to see if registration is needed

@bubbala I believe this section of the code does not apply, since #39000 defines: “Bicycle”, for the purposes of this division, means any device upon which a person may ride, which is propelled by human power through a system of belts, chains, or gears having either two or three wheels (one of which is at least 20 inches in diameter) or having a frame size of at least 14 inches, or having four or more wheels.
I believe that what applies is Bill Text - AB-1096 Vehicles: electric bicycles. Per the Henshaw and Henry law firm (California Electric Bike Laws ): "Electric bicycles with motors of more than 750 watts are technically motorcycles according to the law and require Class M licenses and helmets."