Like GSXR1000s y'mean. Quite a few of them get taken off road. Not always too easy putting them back to road legal status afterward, either, even if you manage to get all the bits out of the ditch.Originally Posted by Motu
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Like GSXR1000s y'mean. Quite a few of them get taken off road. Not always too easy putting them back to road legal status afterward, either, even if you manage to get all the bits out of the ditch.
wheelchair rookie
There used to be a few places in Aust that converted MX bikes to road legal. Used to be my dream to have one as a teenager until I got my arse onto the rd250lc. I imagine with all the rules and restrictions put in place for road legal bikes that it could be a nightmare doing it these days...
Mate, after owning a slightly pepped up drz400e and considering I could have done a hell of alot more to it, it might be the better option. The crf450 is a good bike, but the rebuild period sucks and it would have been too expensive.
I know that there is nothing like a 2 smoker and its powerband. I had a 97 cr125r that was worked and it was my snot bike, It also was what I was riding when I wiped out and broke my back. Bike was fine after hitting a bloody bug rock at top speed in 6th. But to be honest the drz put a bigger smile on my face and Ive ridden a blue printed offroad model and it was farkn awesome. I was told that my bike could be modded the same. Onlt thing might have been that it needed a quieter exhaust than a preformance one to get a warrent. Not that it takes much to put it on for the wof then change it back once home.
Those who insist on perfect safety, don't have the balls to live in the real world.
Here for the arcade.
Gosh, what an old thread. Mind you, still keen on the idea. Though I've set my sights on an XR650R instead.
I'm studying Auto Refinishing so hopefully I'll learn about getting modded and home built cars onto the road. Hopefully bikes will be just as difficult, not more (what a depressingly realistic comment).
My tutor was almost dismissive about the whole thing when I asked if it was possible.
L-Plate Rider
Im really keen to road register my 2004 sxf 450.
Before I go and spend money on a dual sport kit and tyres ect, is there anything I should check first?
Should I do that thing someone else mentioned about taking the frame number to ltsa and seeing if it has a record?
Is there a chance that even if I get my bike to conform with all the requirements, it might still be denied the VIN??
btw, Ive looked through the Vechile Inspection Requirements Manual and it doesnt mention a chain guard, so I dont think thats required. Can anyone confirm this to be right or wrong??
Cheers
L-Plate Rider
Also, what is the cost of VIN'ing? Ive been told $350 but would like to hear from the experts
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......when you were born. If you're 70-80 years old anything 30 years old is modern isn't it.
L-Plate Rider
would be good to hear from someone that has done it
Hardcore Biker
What about all these STUPID little chinese mini choppers with rego etc on them how the hell are they doing it
Even on the old ones if you dont race serious and you wanna just go do the odd club day and smoke everyone on a big old 5hundy it great and if you get beaten you have a handful of excuses
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they are doing it illagally though the moped law, you are ment to be under 50cc, under 2 kw and have a maximum speed of 60km/h
but you do not have to take the bike in to get this moped registration so the law is not being inforced, and the cops do not seem to want to inforce is, as most of them are over all three rules,
and since mopeds do not need a warrant, they get away with it
Hardcore Biker
I see.............I think the cops should be taking them of the road there just stupid and dangerous to boot
Even on the old ones if you dont race serious and you wanna just go do the odd club day and smoke everyone on a big old 5hundy it great and if you get beaten you have a handful of excuses
Ex Pat Dargavillening
i had a mini chopper, lasted about 1 month then i sold it, as i was over it (fixing it).
it was a 110cc and i regestered it as a moped.
it went about 75kph.
and bits would always fall off the thing.
had the stupidest gear box ever!!
start in first (no clutch) then up to 2nd, up to 3rd, up to 4th, up again and your back in 1st.
Broke the chain changing into 1st from 4th (twice).
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Ah yes -- rotary gearbox -- like the old Bridgestone motorcycles. I think a few of the OHC Honda singles, the 50s 70s 90s etc had those too.
Not bad if you're commuting; blast up through the gears away from the lights, then just tap it back into neutral again 200m later at the next red light, instead of having to change all the way back down.
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