Might be a state-by-state thing. In Illinois you technically do not have to carry the pass for motorcycles. If you have your plate registered to your device they will poll your account when the plate comes up in violation and no foul will be issued.Hey goo,
I have the "normal" one, and I was also worried it would be stolen, so, I painted it silver and put it on the windshield frame, so far it works, and you won't be able to see it right away.
Not sure the under seat idea will work, plus in most places in NY, there are few police officers just waiting to give you a ticket, if for some reason your pass is not detected, you will get a ticket if it's under the seat, or anywhere else besides out in the bike. (I got one for having it on my jacket)
the only difference is the "M" on the pass, it's the same size. ( at least here in NYC)I was looking at the NY state EZ Pass page (that is where I originally got mine, from the NYS Throughway Authority, and that's where my account is set up), and I saw something about a specific tag for motorcycles. It seemed to be a small one for bikes, and not like that mount mentioned before. Anyone have experience with one of these smaller motorcycle-style tags?
BTW, that under windshield mount looks pretty cool!
the only difference is the "M" on the pass, it's the same size. ( at least here in NYC)
hmm, i'll have to get one then!You can see it on my earlier picture. And you can enjoy special rates too
I just ordered a transponder for my bike from NY; hopefully it will be one of the small ones!Ez pass in NYC has come out with a new, smaller transponder for cars and for bikes; but you can't order one, specifically. They are given out randomly as old passes are replaced or new ones issued to new accounts. It's pretty much luck of the draw. I got one and lost it. I ordered a replacement and got one of the old ones. I asked that it be replaced with the small new one; but was told that they are can't be sure that I would get a small one if I returned the big one.
BTW- I now have mine mounted on the underside of the top part of my top case with the "m" facing up. it works perfectly.
I had originally ordered one of the exterior license plate mounted transponders and had it mounted between the front forks with zip ties like Goo has. It worked great and looked ok on my Classic. I got the idea from friends in New Jersey. Unfortunately, I quickly learned that ez pass NY will not give the motorcycle discount when these are mounted on bikes- they say they are for cars only. Ridiculous. NJ ez pass gives its bikers the discount. When I figured this out, I returned the exterior pass and got the small one that I lost as a replacement.
In Illinois for the iPass you can have as many vehicles you want assigned to an iPass. You just input a make, model and license # into an account form.You have to have a separate transponder for each vehicle. The transponder is linked to the license plate number. I suppose if you only wanted to use one transponder, you could go online every time and change the plate number associated with it, but that's a bit of a pain. I know that if you use a credit card to pay your tolls, the NYS Throughway Authority waives the $10 transponder fee.
Holly Crap!!I know that if you use a credit card to pay your tolls, the NYS Throughway Authority waives the $10 transponder fee.
LOL!!!
Don't know if it's more high-tech or not. ??? Just more expensive.
The motorcycle unit cost me $360 and mandatory installion at govt. authorized bike shop is another $300.
Cager 4-wheel units don't have to be water-proof. Mount on dash, inside windshield. Costs can be cheap as $100 unit plus $50 installation.