oh dmv hotties help please!

sonicchang · Post by **sonicchang** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:52 pm

my friend and i have wonderful, fabricated, welded, arty bikes that have 49cc motors on them. just met up with splinter at happy hour and found out they have to be registered. alas -- the deadline has passed! what can i do? will gladly send pictures.

thanks,
lilie

Bob A · Post by **Bob A** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:05 pm

Email the DMV. their address is on the main site. You will get a faster and accurate answer only that way

Bob A

sonicchang · Post by **sonicchang** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:10 pm

thanks -- will do! see ya on the playa.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:48 pm

my friend and i have wonderful, fabricated, welded, arty bikes that have 49cc motors on them. just met up with splinter at happy hour and found out they have to be registered. alas -- the deadline has passed! what can i do? will gladly send pictures.

Deadline to register was 15th of July. Its not likely that you'll be approved. As one might imagine the DMV is currently SWAMPED with applications from people who put there requests in on time and they're being handled on a first come first served basis. We're talking 500 applications. I don't work for DMV but I'll say that I think your chances are pretty close to zero in this case. Send a e-mail to DMV just the same but if you don't hear back from them before you leave for the event you'll need to either remove the motors or leave the machine at home because it won't be allowed into the event.

Splinter will verify this.

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:51 pm

Send a e-mail to DMV just the same but if you don't hear back from them before you leave for the event you'll need to either remove the motors or leave the machine at home because it won't be allowed into the event.

It it doesn't have a DMV permit before it enters the city, we have to impound them at the Gate. Please don't make us have to do that. It sucks being the bad guy and it holds up traffic for people who have been stuck in a car for a really long time.

There's always next year!

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:52 pm

Badger wrote:
my friend and i have wonderful, fabricated, welded, arty bikes that have 49cc motors on them. just met up with splinter at happy hour and found out they have to be registered. alas -- the deadline has passed! what can i do? will gladly send pictures.
Deadline to register was 15th of July. Its not likely that you'll be approved. As one might imagine the DMV is currently SWAMPED with applications from people who put there requests in on time and they're being handled on a first come first served basis. We're talking 500 applications.

Try over 700. All of which we need to get through by Saturday.

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:56 pm

sonicchang wrote:my friend and i have wonderful, fabricated, welded, arty bikes that have 49cc motors on them. just met up with splinter at happy hour and found out they have to be registered. alas -- the deadline has passed! what can i do?

Pre-registration closed on 15 July, after having been open for more than three months. It's taking all of the DMV's collective energy to process the applications we received on time; there just isn't room to make exceptions.

Icepack · Post by **Icepack** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:20 am

PurpleKoosh wrote:
Badger wrote:
my friend and i have wonderful, fabricated, welded, arty bikes that have 49cc motors on them. just met up with splinter at happy hour and found out they have to be registered. alas -- the deadline has passed! what can i do? will gladly send pictures.
Deadline to register was 15th of July. Its not likely that you'll be approved. As one might imagine the DMV is currently SWAMPED with applications from people who put there requests in on time and they're being handled on a first come first served basis. We're talking 500 applications.
Try over 700. All of which we need to get through by Saturday.

So out of those 700, how many will actually get approved? Is there a pre-set limit on how many vehicles will be permitted on the playa? Does anyone have stats about how many non-mutant vehicles are on the playa- emergency vehicles, water trucks, JOTS, rangers, DPWs, etc..? I'm kind of curious what is the vehicle:pedestrian ratio?

Captain Plumbean · Post by **Captain Plumbean** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:49 am

There is no hard limit on how many can be approved. My understanding is that if all 700 are exceptional, then all 700 will be approved.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:41 am

A'yup. No pre-determined limit.

There will be a substantial culling of the carts with feathers as 'art' thing though.

sonicchang · Post by **sonicchang** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:55 pm

i know you guys are not very optimistic about my chances, but i emailed anyway...

oh hotties...

you will LOVE these bikes when you see them. it is my fault for not applying on time...

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:34 pm

sonicchang wrote:i know you guys are not very optimistic about my chances, but i emailed anyway...

oh hotties...

you will LOVE these bikes when you see them. it is my fault for not applying on time...

I look forward to seeing the pictures - and expect you'll be one of the first applicants next year. *grin*

dzrtrat67 · Post by **dzrtrat67** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:16 pm

"...... My understanding is that if all 700 are exceptional, then all 700 will be approved........"

hhmmmmm....... judging from discussions on several other BM related boards, "exceptional" is truly a subjective term, determined not merely by the artistic effort put forth, but moreso by how the red-tape application was actually worded. This will be a very hot topic on the playa this year. Those of you arriving later in the week, be sure to watch for the DMV Impound Yard on the way into the city... shouldn't be hard to miss.

Rat

sonicchang · Post by **sonicchang** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:39 pm

hey rat! went last year for the first time and had one of your bikes. i gave it black and yellow stripes to match our bee-themed camp. is it still around?

dzrtrat67 · Post by **dzrtrat67** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:50 pm

hmmmmm....... not sure. I know there's more than one DzrtRat up there.... U sure it was me? I was camped with SoloCollective...6:30ish and something...
Could be.... I only have 7 or 8 bikes outside...I'll look and see...

Rat

sonicchang · Post by **sonicchang** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:51 am

hm, i guess maybe not you. i actually never met desert rat because we picked up the bikes at his house when he was not there and then returned them to the house too.

Rage · Post by **Rage** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:29 pm

I guess not all the acceptance/denial emails have been sent yet.

dragonfly Jafe · Post by **dragonfly Jafe** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:46 pm

biggest permit number I have heard of is #561 (out of the afore mentioned ~700 or so)...anyone have a higher permit number?

And not all have been approved/rejected yet, so this number could go higher.

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:24 am

dragonfly Jafe wrote:biggest permit number I have heard of is #561 (out of the afore mentioned ~700 or so)...anyone have a higher permit number?

Those aren't actual LICENSE numbers, but PRE-REGISTRATION numbers...and as a pre-reg number was generated for every single person who created an account, whether or not they actually completed the form, those really aren't a good indication of how many invitations have been issued. License numbers won't be issued until the DMV opens on-playa on the 28th, and will be first-come, first-served, with probably no relation to the pre-reg number whatsoever.

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:25 am

DJ Mic Rage wrote:I guess not all the acceptance/denial emails have been sent yet.

I was just up at Hottie Central tonight, and we've got at least another couple hundred applications to go through...we're working as hard and as fast as we can to get them done.

Rage · Post by **Rage** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:07 am

If the interior power of our vehicle resorts back to an earlier quadracycle (double bicycle) powered plan and non motorized, must I still worry about a license?

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:40 am

DJ Mic Rage wrote:If the interior power of our vehicle resorts back to an earlier quadracycle (double bicycle) powered plan and non motorized, must I still worry about a license?

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I'm not DMV. But I sure would like to see more double rider bikes. As long as they doon't get crazy and run over people. That way you can see the city together.

Last summer I saw a bike built for two riders side by side. Two wheeled and was two rider powered.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:46 am

Could that be called a turtel-dove bike

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:47 am

DJ Mic Rage wrote:If the interior power of our vehicle resorts back to an earlier quadracycle (double bicycle) powered plan and non motorized, must I still worry about a license?

If it doesn't have a motor, it is no longer our concern.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:06 pm

Our mutant vehicle that has been approved the last 2 years did not get approved this year, we'll be leaving it at home. I do feel the dmv was very clear on the requirements this year and I can see why our vehicle was not approved under the newer guidelines.
I would like to stop by the dmv and chat with the hotties about what we might be able to do next year to fully comply. Not a bitch session by any means, but more of a brainstorming for the future.

It will be nice to have a different experience this year. At times I felt the vehicle was somewhat of an anchor. It defintely provided social interaction and people really dug it, but this year will be great just walking and biking. We'll be incorporating some of the art and lights we had on it into our camp this year.

sonicchang · Post by **sonicchang** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:09 pm

just out of curiosity, what if it has pedals AND a motor?

purplekoosh, i know i'm annoyin' ya... :D

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:15 pm

If it has a motor AND a seat, it needs a license.

sonicchang · Post by **sonicchang** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:19 pm

what if... just kidding.

i really appreciate the responses and am looking forward to seeing you out there!

oh dmv hotties help please!

oh dmv hotties help please!

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hey rat

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Giving a silly question a serious answer....