Is there available a list of the US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (called FMVSSs) as they apply to motorcycles in general and
limited speed motorcycles in particular.  They can be found buried in
the much larger regulations that apply to all motor vehicles but most
of these do not apply to motorcycles.

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Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting question.

Here is a summary of all the US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
(that are indeed buried among the many other FMVSS regulations) that
apply to motorcycles and limited speed motorcycles. The summary was
taken from this Department of Transportation document available to the
public here:

REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURERS
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/maninfo/mcpkg002.pdf


OVERVIEW OF FMVSS APPLICABLE TO MOTORCYCLE/MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE 

FMVSS No. 106, BRAKE HOSES. 
A vehicle manufacturer may carry through the certification offered
from a brake hose assembly manufacturer. The standard establishes
performance requirement for brake hose and fittings to reduce the
number of deaths and injuries occurring as a result of brake hose
malfunction.

FMVSS No. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. 
A vehicle manufacturer must observe 49 CFR 571.108, for regulations
pertaining to motorcycles, and motor driven cycles. General references
to lamp placement can be found within Tables III & IV of FMVSS 108

FMVSS No. 111, REARVIEW MIRRORS. 
A manufacturer must equip motorcycles/motor-driven cycles with a
rearview mirror. Both vehicle types shall have either a mirror of unit
magnification with not less than 12.5 in2of reflective surface, or a
convex mirror with not less than 10 in2of reflective surface and an
average radius curvature not less than 20 inches and not greater than
60 inches. The mirror shall be mounted on a stable support and the
horizontal center of the reflective surface mounted at least 11 inches
outward of the longitudinal centerline of the motorcycle. The mirror
shall be adjustable by tilting in both the horizontal and vertical
directions.

FMVSS No. 116, MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE FLUIDS. 
A motorcycle/motor-driven cycle manufacturer, using a container of
brake fluid marked with the DOT symbol by the brake fluid
manufacturer, may carry through that certification.

FMVSS No. 119, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS. 
A tire manufacturer shall ensure that a listing of the rims that may
be used with each tire that it produces, is provided to the public.
The motorcycle/motor-driven cycle manufacturer should procure this
information from its tire distributor, or from a standards association
like the Tire and Rim Association. The tire must carry the tire
manufacturer?s certification in the form of the DOT symbol, and
subsequent identifying characters.

FMVSS No. 120, TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN
PASSENGER CARS.
A motorcycle/motor-driven cycle manufacturer must equip its vehicle
with new tires that are of adequate size and load rating. The rim must
be marked with the DOT symbol, a designation indicating the source of
the rim?s published nominal dimensions; (typically ?T? for the Tire
and Rim Association), the rim manufacturer?s designation, and the
month, day, and year or month and year of manufacture of the rim. The
motorcycle/motor-driven cycle manufacturer is required to record this
information, with GVWR, GAWR, and tire, rim, and cold inflation
pressure, on a label affixed to the motorcycle as described under 49
CFR 571.120. This information may be combined with the certification
label required by 49 CFR Part 567, Certification. An example of a
motorcycle/motor-driven cycle manufacturer certification/FMVSS 120
label can be found in the Certification section of this package.

FMVSS No. 122, MOTORCYCLE BRAKE SYSTEM. 
This standard applies to motorcycles and motor driven cycles. The
standard contains different stopping performance criteria based on the
classification of a vehicle as a motorcycle, or as a motor-driven
cycle. The vehicle must also comply with requirements such as parking
brake performance, volume of brake fluid reservoir and other
requirements as listed in the standard.

FMVSS No. 123, MOTORCYCLE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS. 
The standard specifies requirements for the location, operation,
identification, and illumination of motorcycle/motor-driven cycle
controls and displays and requirements for side stands and footrests.

FMVSS No. 205, GLAZING MATERIALS. 
Windscreens used on motorcycles/motor-driven cycles must meet certain
performance requirements and be properly marked.

These are of course only summaries and one would need to refer to the
regulations themselves in order to find out what they say and how they
pertain to the vehicles in question.

TITLE 49 C.F.R.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=200349
Type ?MOTORCYCLE? and alternatively ?LIMITED SPEED MOTORCYCLE? in the
SEARCH box and you?ll get all returns from all of the above mentioned
FMVSS Regulations as well as other passing ?mentions? of motorcycles
and limited speed motorcycles.


The complete text of all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and
other NHTSA regulations can be found in Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 49 of the CFR is published in seven
volumes, the fifth volume (Parts 400-999) is where these regulations
can be found. Copies of this volume can be obtained for a cost from:

U. S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Mail Stop: SSOP
Washington, DC 20402-9328




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INFORMATION SOURCES

REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURERS
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/maninfo/mcpkg002.pdf

FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/FMVSS/

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