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N4521U said:
A motorbike has Never been a motor Bike................. Motor CYCLE if you please!!!!!! bikes are what you Peddle!
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Bicycles are what you pedal.
A motorbike has....well, a motor
Most people who ride motorbikes here are referred to as 'bikers' and their machines as 'bikes'
A cyclist would also refer to his steed as a 'bike'... and refer to himself as a 'cyclist'

Motorcycle... That's old as calling a car a motorcar or automobile.
But, most people call their motorcar a 'car' and Cockneys call them 'motors' ( mota)

Confused?
 
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In the colonies motorBIKE and motorCYCLE are defined by the DMV. A motorBICYCLE has a displacement of less than 250cc while a MotorCYCLE is 250cc and above.
They are each issued different plates. Motorbikes are banned from the interstate highway system.
Motorized vehicles less than 50cc do not generally require any license
Matt, in the UK sardines are correctly termed PILCHARDS from the genus Sardinia. Pilchards are also from the genus Sardinops such as the California pilchard.
True sardines are from the genus Sardinella such as the indian oil sardine
 
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This is exactly what happens when you lot poo pooed being in the British Empire. Total confusion.

50cc or less. Moped / scooter / small motorbike.
Over 50cc scooter / motorbike
over 600cc fast motorbike
over 1300cc very fast motorbike

I would say that cruisers are looked down on here. Naked or sports bikes rule the roost.

But, then again we have corners to go around... something that cruisers do not.
 
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Speak for your own colony!
Here, under 50cc is a moped, and over is a motorcycle.
Why are bikes under 250cc banned from the highway system?
 
In the UK any bike or moped that cannot do more than 60mph with ease or/and has L (Learner) plates is banned from UK motorways/interstates/autobahns - basically anything under 125cc nowadays.
The Aussie 250 law might be related to when the Uk banned 250cc bikes as learner machines, due to improved power and speed following the Suzuki Super 6 etc.
 
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