[QUOTE] On 12/21/11 8:17 AM, Diogenes wrote: No. We are going to be limited, should we live that long, by regulation. To make a really useful electric bike, it will come as standard with a fairly substantial amount of smarts, built in. Since the "smarts" will be available, the powers that be will force all sorts of stuff to be regulated..... No wheelies! No spinning up of drive wheels! No locking of brakes and sliding! No exceeding the speed limits! No extreme cornering! (Corner speed advisory signs will be replaced with electronic speed limits.) Is the rider too getting excited... stop the bike until they calm down! I tell you, it will be slash the wrists time......[/QUOTE] :-) ================= Onya bike Gerry