Plating (license, not chrome) Thread

[twowheels]

Jeff: There seems to be a ton of interest (in countless forums and threads) about plating bikes, MSOs, etc.

Perhaps we can collate these to a single, central thread.

That being said, it seems like riders need to do as much work on their state legislatures as the guys in Michigan did - we can ride most of the non-state designated roads with only a headlight, taillight, and a $16.25 ORV tag.

 

[flybars]

I'll second that. Very important here in Wa. State too.

 

[jefgil123]

Yeah- Nevada taking away the right to plate a dirt bike is rediculous!

Ever see a satelite picture of central Nevada ? ---Nothing ---

 

[roostafish]

I am a total outlaw, but I don't want to ride my bike on the street anyway. I have the GG turn signals, tail light, headlight. The turn signals aren't even hooked up, not that they'd blink, I don't have a control center on the bars. For a while I ran a power pole tag (work @ electric utility, have access to millions). Recently I got a plate for a 1994 Montesa Cota 349 and thought.... Hmmm. I bolted it on my Gasser. I'm never going to ride it to the store, but when I'm out on the trail, it looks the part humming down a gravel road. They don't care if we ride gravel roads with no plate, but some of the places I go may raise an eyebrow of the Law enforcement folks without a plate. I've already had a conversation with the local sheriff who didn't give a second look to the plate. He wanted my off road sticker and my Oregon off road motorcycle license.

 

[T.Low]

Here's a sample of what we're going thru over here in Wa.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585919

 

[Ud_luz]

Here's a sample of what we're going thru over here in Wa.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585919

In all honesty you guys aren't really going through anything, the bikes were never street legal because they didn't meet federal emissions standards. Everybody knew, or should have, that they risked losing their plates. Some states are grandfathering, some aren't.

My EC300 is plated along with my old 400exc. I picked up an 07 525 because it IS street legal just in case.

 

[Hellcat]

My state of Louisiana would not allow any Gasgas to be street legal . State computer kept kicking it out as offered only was new with mso that said nothing about off-road only .

 

[ziamannhd]

The MSO for my 2024 Rieju Ranger 300 read 'motorcycle' instead of 'off-highway vehicle', so once the NM state MVD added Rieju to their system, they gave me a street plate for it. I have a Husky FE350s for dual sport work, but when the MVD asks if you want a street license plate, you don't say no

*Edit* The state notified me they will not honor the street plate, and I have to go back in to get the title converted to OHV. Oh well, it was a nice thought.

 

[MxPhlipper]

My state of Louisiana would not allow any Gasgas to be street legal . State computer kept kicking it out as offered only was new with mso that said nothing about off-road only .

There's a process for this. I researched (via https://expresslane.dps.louisiana.gov/) when I purchased a 2008 KLX450R in AR. Put the min. street legalities on, brought it to Troop G, had it inspected, went to DMV next door, walked out with a plate. Will be testing the same process with the AJP PR7 I purchased.

 

[Hellcat]

There's a process for this. I researched (via https://expresslane.dps.louisiana.gov/) when I purchased a 2008 KLX450R in AR. Put the min. street legalities on, brought it to Troop G, had it inspected, went to DMV next door, walked out with a plate. Will be testing the same process with the AJP PR7 I purchased.

That’s how it used to be in Louisiana . Used to be . I did plate a xr650r while back but it already had a out of state road title so they did not know any better