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Is Vespa working outside the rules/spirit of law of state DMVs by selling scooters that are 1cc under the requirement for motorcycle registration/tax/license? It seems like a pretty good analogy to me, with the main difference being a federal/state authority.

I'm really not sure; and I could see arguments either way.

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Similarly all the boats with mooring(?) motors that are 9.9HP.

DJI is selling a heavier battery that does put it over the 250g limit so it's a bit greyer than the vespa version.

Are they?

I see 249g/199g (JP) for takeoff weight in the specs, which suggests to me that with the 100g battery it's 249g grams, and with the 50g battery it's 199g (presumably in Japan, which seems to be a 200g limit where others are 250g).

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