New South Wales Police have been given expanded powers to seize and crush illegal electric motorbikes from the state's roads and paths.
Under the new legislation, New South Wales Police will be able to seize throttle-only, high-powered e-motorbikes masquerading as e-bikes.
So-called 'fat bikes' and other similarly souped up e-motorbikes are not legal e-bikes under New South Wales law and have been fuelling anti-social behaviour, community frustration and serious injuries for months.
The state government is also investing in a number of 'dyno units' that measure whether an e-bike's power output is beyond the legal maximum of 250 watts and whether an e-bike's power assistance cuts out at 25km/h in line with the current state law.
If an e-bike is found to be non-compliant, police will have powers to crush the bike to ensure it does not return to the road.
The new development simplifies current seizure laws, which were designed to address high-powered cars and motorbikes and require a lengthy, resource-intensive court process to remove vehicles permanently from the road.
The new legislation follows in the footsteps of similar recent developments in Western Australia.
Police in Western Australia have seized and crushed dozens of illegal bikes in 2026.
Operation Moorhead, launched in Perth in early January, saw police seize 36 e-rideables and charge 25 juveniles aged between 11 and 16, along with four adults, with traffic-related offences including 'no authority to drive' and 'use of unlicensed vehicle on a road'.
New South Wales Police will be looking to crack down similarly.
Minister for Transport, John Graham, said: "We've heard loud and clear the concern in the community about souped-up e-bikes and the anti-social behaviour that seems to go hand-in-hand with them.
"Riders and owners of illegal e-bikes should now hear us loud and clear: If you are breaking the rules, and your bike does not meet the very clear specifications of a pedal-assisted e-bike, expect it to be removed from your possession and crushed.
"Illegal bikes will end up as a twisted wreck so they can't rejoin the road. We will ensure e-bikes behave as bicycles not motorbikes."
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