Inspection Manual (Motorcycle & Moped) - Vermont Department of ...

GENERAL INFORMATION
DEFINITIONS
Motorcycle: Shall mean any motor driven vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use
of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the
ground, but excluding motor driven cycles, golf carts, track driven vehicles, tractors,
electric personal assistive mobility devices and vehicles on which the operator and
passengers ride within an enclosed cab.
Motor Driven Cycle: Means any vehicle equipped with two (2) or three (3) wheels, a
power source providing up to a maximum of two (2) brake horsepower and having a
maximum piston or rotor displacement of fifty (50) cubic centimeters if a combustion
engine is used, which will propel the vehicle, unassisted, at a speed not to exceed 30
MPH on a level road surface, and which is equipped with a power drive system that
functions directly or automatically only, not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator
after the drive system is engaged. An electric personal assistive mobility device is not a
motor driven cycle.
Standard equipment and properly equipped: As applied to a motorcycle or a motor
driven cycle shall include:
Adequate tires Horn
Headlamp Rear number plate bracket
Tail lamp
Only such motor fuel tanks as are regularly installed
Lenses
by the manufacturer
Brakes
Motor approved with an EPA highway use
Muffler
certification
Rear-view mirror
Note: All motor vehicles must comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
(FMVSS).
INSPECTION OF REGISTERED MOTORCYCLES OR MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES
Every motorcycle or motor driven cycle registered in this state shall be inspected at a
station designated as an Official Motorcycle and Motor Driven Cycle Inspection Station
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and, if found to be unsafe or unfit for operation
or improperly equipped, it must be put in a safe condition and properly equipped before
an official inspection sticker is attached.
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