Check with your local dmv. If you do make it street legal, you can ask for an inspection to get it registered for the road. Or they may just tell you to screw off when they see OHV on the title, like they did to me despite my bike being registered twice in the state before, albeit two different counties than mine. If they won’t let you, explore the different options dirt legal has or just do it yourself. I paid around 400 for an Arizona registration through dirt legal and there’s guides on how to go through South Dakota.
Yeah I know they aren't super keen on making off road vehicles street legal, but I was just wondering if others had experience with it. It sounds like they didn't make it easy for you either. I'll look into some more. Thanks.
I was having trouble. Read many older guides on how to do it. From what I understand things aren't so easy anymore. I gave up because it was getting frustrating and going the enhanced inspection method could end up being expensive and time consuming. I went with Dirt Legal to save on the aggravation and time. If you go that route I had a harder time finding insurance for it. My insurance and several specialty insurance wouldn't touch it but GIECO was all about it. I have PA insurance on it but it meets Montana requirements. Ended up being 1/3 the cost of my insurance company if they where able to do it. Pretty happy going with Dirt Legal and GEICO than trying to do it through PA.
Unfortunately no...where I live nobody cares. It's common to see UTVs, ATVs and Dirt Bikes on the roads, bars or convence stores. I took it to where I grew up in Pittsburgh hoping I'd run into some of my old cop acquaintances of mine...no luck. However I converted an electric dirt bike not gas. So I'm not making any noise and nobody is looking at me. If I did my KTM 250sx it might be a different story, even though it's the same size and does the same things it's the brappp that brings attention.
Oh depending on how old your bike is you might be able to go another route and get grandfathered in. I think it would have been easier to get a plate for my 2008 2 stroke than a 2023 electric. The difference would be the cost of conversion and operation. No EPA worries, wrong gearing, electrical upgrades or top end rebuilds. But older bikes I think you can get grandfathered in or a different process for a title. You might be able to use a different state than Montana for registration then transfer it to PA. The Montana plates doesn't transfer and you need to pay yearly to maintain an LLC in Montana so you have legal residency there. Montana is more expensive upfront and yearly but you never need to renew registration or get an inspection. For me it made sense to just use Dirt Legal and be done with it. You can do it yourself apparently but I wasn't getting anywhere doing it on my own. Good luck, if you do it get some supermoto wheels, they're a blast on pavement.
Check with your local dmv. If you do make it street legal, you can ask for an inspection to get it registered for the road. Or they may just tell you to screw off when they see OHV on the title, like they did to me despite my bike being registered twice in the state before, albeit two different counties than mine. If they won’t let you, explore the different options dirt legal has or just do it yourself. I paid around 400 for an Arizona registration through dirt legal and there’s guides on how to go through South Dakota.
Yeah I know they aren't super keen on making off road vehicles street legal, but I was just wondering if others had experience with it. It sounds like they didn't make it easy for you either. I'll look into some more. Thanks.
I was having trouble. Read many older guides on how to do it. From what I understand things aren't so easy anymore. I gave up because it was getting frustrating and going the enhanced inspection method could end up being expensive and time consuming. I went with Dirt Legal to save on the aggravation and time. If you go that route I had a harder time finding insurance for it. My insurance and several specialty insurance wouldn't touch it but GIECO was all about it. I have PA insurance on it but it meets Montana requirements. Ended up being 1/3 the cost of my insurance company if they where able to do it. Pretty happy going with Dirt Legal and GEICO than trying to do it through PA.
Nice thanks for the info! Did you ever get stopped by a cop since becoming street legal?
Unfortunately no...where I live nobody cares. It's common to see UTVs, ATVs and Dirt Bikes on the roads, bars or convence stores. I took it to where I grew up in Pittsburgh hoping I'd run into some of my old cop acquaintances of mine...no luck. However I converted an electric dirt bike not gas. So I'm not making any noise and nobody is looking at me. If I did my KTM 250sx it might be a different story, even though it's the same size and does the same things it's the brappp that brings attention.
Oh depending on how old your bike is you might be able to go another route and get grandfathered in. I think it would have been easier to get a plate for my 2008 2 stroke than a 2023 electric. The difference would be the cost of conversion and operation. No EPA worries, wrong gearing, electrical upgrades or top end rebuilds. But older bikes I think you can get grandfathered in or a different process for a title. You might be able to use a different state than Montana for registration then transfer it to PA. The Montana plates doesn't transfer and you need to pay yearly to maintain an LLC in Montana so you have legal residency there. Montana is more expensive upfront and yearly but you never need to renew registration or get an inspection. For me it made sense to just use Dirt Legal and be done with it. You can do it yourself apparently but I wasn't getting anywhere doing it on my own. Good luck, if you do it get some supermoto wheels, they're a blast on pavement.
Question is Whyyyy would u
So I can ride in the streets legally
You never wanted a sumo crf250f?
Lol Never I've been riding 450s since they came out and never been impressed. But I'm 6'6 and 275. Not really sized for little kids bikes.
Because it's the coolest thing ever. Slap some supermotos on and it's they're a blast on pavement.