The maximum electric power that is legal to use on a bicycle is 250 watts ... in Australia and I believe the UK. So it is not legally a bicycle in those places, possibly legal in northern America ... but I think it may not be legal on public roads there either!
As it has no stop light it cannot be registered (never mind speedo, indicators, tested brakes) so it cannot be a legal motorcycle.
Shipping it by air may be hard - they are concerned about batteries now .. particularly large ones that may catch fire.
It has 7 speeds in the hub ... I have 3 bicycles - one with 22 speeds, 24 on the next and 27 for another. All of these have a greater range (from- bottom to top) than the 7 hub gears... meaning you probably will be walking up hill, and free wheeling down hill.
43kg of gear ... think one of mine is rated at 40kg.
It is a toy ... an interesting toy. But not one that is usable around the public world.
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