I'm planning to get those to be my beginner bike.
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What makes a motocross/offroad/dirt bike street legal?
- Thread starter Snorlex
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Nothing,
If it was designed and sold as an off road bike, it can't be made street legal.
There's a huge difference between Off-road bikes and Dual Sports/Supermotos/Enduros. One set are made purely for off road use, the other are built street legal but work off-road as well. You can't convert off-road to blue plated.
3 Biggest things: Kick start, illegal to be on the road. No lights built in, illegal. No metal gas tank, illegal.
3 Biggest things: Kick start, illegal to be on the road. No lights built in, illegal. No metal gas tank, illegal.
I guess so, as long as it looks like a dirt bike and street legal. What's the difference between dual sport and enduros bikes? They look the same.
Sabex
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It doesn't single them out completely, but since conversions from Off-road to on-road are no longer allowed it's a good rule of thumb. Unless I completely missed something and someone still manufactures street legal bikes that use a kick start.
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Sabex
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Ah, alright. Makes sense
vociferous
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???
there are lots of legal kickstarts. lights used be be able to be added with a kit. lots of bikes do not have metal gas tanks.
when bikes were allowed to be converted via a kit, they basically just added lights and horn.
SXE MX6
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yep I have to agree. I don't see how a plastic tank or kick start has anything to do with them not being allowed to be on the road.
skip
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I am pretty sure they are not giving out blue plates any more or allowing green's to be converted over to blue's.
bellofello
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If it has been green plated before, then no, you can not convert.
If you buy brand new however, all it takes is a checkmark on the NVIS form in the "on road, plates req." box.
I blue plated my '12 WR450F this summer without a hitch.
If you buy brand new however, all it takes is a checkmark on the NVIS form in the "on road, plates req." box.
I blue plated my '12 WR450F this summer without a hitch.
Interesting, I hadn't heard that was how they were doing the restriction. I take it back then.
bellofello
Active member
Yea it was pretty confusing when I was talking to the guy at the mto.
That's what I gathered anyways
The guy at the MTO made a mistake(this is common) your bike was not designed for road use from the manufacturer, as per Ontario law, it must not be plated for road use.
It CAN be done, but you're in a world of hurt if any insurance claim is made.
SXE MX6
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what if, you buy a bike used, that was never green plated?
And if you get it insured for the ROAD, and not as "dirt bike", then you'd be fine.
But, as I found out calling around, its hard getting a converted bike insured for road use as there obviously is no listing on them for road use.
Those that have insurance would have offroad insurance as reciprocity has said, and yes, if you were on the road with it, then your claim could be void. And that would be serious if you damaged a persons property, or hurt someone.
I never understood why people try to "get away" with things when it comes to insurance.
If anything happens, and they can void the claim, they will! There not your friend, and if they find out you were trying to screw them, they become even less of a friend.
And if you get it insured for the ROAD, and not as "dirt bike", then you'd be fine.
But, as I found out calling around, its hard getting a converted bike insured for road use as there obviously is no listing on them for road use.
Those that have insurance would have offroad insurance as reciprocity has said, and yes, if you were on the road with it, then your claim could be void. And that would be serious if you damaged a persons property, or hurt someone.
I never understood why people try to "get away" with things when it comes to insurance.
If anything happens, and they can void the claim, they will! There not your friend, and if they find out you were trying to screw them, they become even less of a friend.
I'm curious how he even managed to get street insurance for the VIN
VIN is.... 6.. 7.. W.. Q... 4.. Niner.. G
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