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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
...Considering that some folks have successfully turned dirt-bikes into street-legal ones there in the U.S. by fitting lights, an instrument cluster and mirrors, and that the XR 150 uses an engine that is already EPA-certified, are you sure it would be totally impossible to get one as a grey-import?
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I had a street-legal CR-500 I titled and plated back in the early 90's. At least in Indiana it was fairly easy back then. I've also owned an XR-200R/XR-250R, KDX-200 and still have a Gas-Gas Pampera that were all titled and plated. KTM's were the easiest up until recently because their C of O didn't say anything about "for off road use only" and were listed on the Indiana excise tax list as street bikes.
Every now and again you hear of a fresh conversion but the Feds started coming down on the States who allowed this sort of thing and it's greatly slowed down.
Could a person title and license a non-EPA/DOT bike? It wouldn't be easy. According to a recent article in
Cycle World exotics like street-legal two strokes can be imported legally after they're 25 years old.
I'm not sure I want a 25 year old smallbore after the typical use it gets...
I told my friend who lives in Mexico to always bring back a new Wave whenever he comes home but so far he's not done it for me yet.
One avenue for licensing something like a Wave might be Indiana's "Motor Driven Cycle" plates which don't require a title, at least for the 49cc versions. With a little creative fudging I'm sure the authorities would never know that the Wave is double the displacement of a legal "moped".