Note the #KION headline mistakenly refers to the device as an “ebike" ("Police seize juvenile’s Talaria electric bike after brief chase”), reinforcing mistaken perceptions about ebikes. If people read past the headline, they’ll see in the short story itself a reference to "illegal electric motorcycles.”
"According to police, electric motorcycles like Sur Ron's and Talaria's are not street legal or safe and can have motors that exceed 6,000 watts, which is more than the legal 750 watts.
"'This Talaria was modified to reach speeds more double the stock limit,' said police.” https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/capitola/2025/01/06/police-seize-juveniles-talaria-electric-bike-after-brief-chase/
ICYMI, see related stmt from #California #Bicycle Coalition and other #ActiveTransport advocates, "California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders by Curbing Illegal Electric Motorcycles": https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html.