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SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2004SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)Tel:724-776-4970(outsideUSA)Fax:724-776-0790Email:custsvc@sae.orgSAEWEBADDRESS:http://www.sae.orgSURFACEVEHICLERECOMMENDEDPRACTICEJ213REV.FEB2004Issued1970-11Revised2004-02SupersedingJ213JUN97MotorcycleClassifications1.Scope—ThisSAERecommendedPracticeprovidesuniformdefinitionsandclassificationsformotorcycles.2.References—Therearenoreferencedpublicationsspecifiedherein.3.Definitions3.1Motorcycle—Amotorvehicledesignedtooperateonnomorethan3wheelsincontactwiththeground,havingacurbweightof793kg(1749lb)orless,1134kg(2500lb)orlessforelectric-poweredmotorcycles.3.2CurbWeight—Thetotalweightofthemotorcycleincludingalloperatingfluids,atrecommendedlevelsandfuellevelofmorethan90%ofratedcapacity,butwithoutoperator,passengers,orcargo.3.3On-RoadMotorcycle—Amotorcycledesignedandequippedtooperateonpublicroadways.3.4Off-RoadMotorcycle—Amotorcyclenotdesignedandequippedtooperateonpublicroadways.3.5CompetitionMotorcycle—Amotorcycledesignedandequippedtooperateinclosedcoursecompetitiveevents.3.6SideCar—Anaccessorycontainingathirdwheelwhichattachesasymmetricallytothesideofatwo-wheeledmotorcycle,generallyforthepurposeoftransportingpersonsorproperty.Amotorcycle’sClasschangeswhenaSideCarisattached.3.7LongitudinalPlaneofSymmetry3.7.1TWO-WHEELEDMOTORCYCLE—Theplanewhichbisectsthefrontandrearwheelsandisperpendiculartotheirrespectiveaxesofrotationwiththesteeringcentered.3.7.2THREE-WHEELEDMOTORCYCLE—Foranuprightandsymmetricalconfiguration,withthesteeringcentered,theverticalplanewhichbisectsthesinglewheelandthemidpointbetweenthetwowheelssharingthesameaxisofrotationandisperpendiculartotheirrespectiveaxesofrotation.SAEJ213RevisedFEB2004-2-4.Classifications4.1On-Road—SeeTable1.4.2Off-Road—SeeTable2.4.3Competition—SeeTable3.TABLE1—ON-ROADCLASSIFICATIONSClassWheelConfigurationR1TwowheelsR2ThreewheelsasymmetricaltolongitudinalaxisR3ThreewheelssymmetricaltolongitudinalaxisTABLE2—OFF-ROADCLASSIFICATIONSClassWheelConfigurationO1TwowheelsO2ThreewheelsasymmetricaltolongitudinalaxisO3ThreewheelssymmetricaltolongitudinalaxisTABLE3—COMPETITIONCLASSIFICATIONSClassWheelConfigurationC1TwowheelsC2ThreewheelsasymmetricaltolongitudinalaxisC3ThreewheelssymmetricaltolongitudinalaxisSAEJ213RevisedFEB2004-3-4.4SubclassificationSelectionCriteria—TheclassesofmotorcyclesarefurtherdefinedbyapplyingthefollowingSubclassSelectionCriteria.SeeTable4.5.ClassificationExample—AsubclassdesignatorconsistsoftheapplicableletterandnumberfromtheClass,followedbytheapplicablesubclassdesignatorsobtainedfromtheSubclassificationSelectionCriteriaparts1through5.Forexample,anon-roadmotorcyclewithtwowheels,handlebarsteering,straddleseatingfortworiders,a750ccdisplacementengine,andcapableofspeedsgreaterthan50km/h,isfullyclassifiedasaR1HS2DHmotorcycle.6.Notes6.1MarginalIndicia—Thechangebar(l)locatedintheleftmarginisfortheconvenienceoftheuserinlocatingareaswheretechnicalrevisionshavebeenmadetothepreviousissueofthereport.An(R)symboltotheleftofthedocumenttitleindicatesacompleterevisionofthereport.PREPAREDBYTHESAEMOTORCYCLECOMMITTEETABLE4—SUBCLASSIFICATIONSELECTIONCRITERIACriteriaSubclassDesignator1.SteeringmeanshandlebarwheelotherHWO2.OperatorseatconfigurationstraddleseatbenchorbucketseatSB3.Numberofriders[designmaximum,operatorincluded]onetwothreeormore1234.Enginedisplacement,cclessthan5050to169.9170to279.9280orlargerelectricABCDE5.Maximumspeed[withadesignmaximumnumberof75kgrider(s)]lessthan50km/h50km/horhigherLHSAEJ213RevisedFEB2004Rationale—Theweightlimitchangeto793kg(1749lb)isenteredtokeepthedocumentinharmonywiththeEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyweightlimit.RelationshipofSAEStandardtoISOStandard—Notapplicable.Application—ThisSAERecommendedPracticeprovidesuniformdefinitionsandclassificationsformotorcycles.ReferenceSection—Therearenoreferencedpublicationsspecifiedherein.DevelopedbytheSAEMotorcycleCommittee