Converting dirt bike to street-legal
 

Has anyone done this? I saw an early 90's KTM 300 EXC real cheap and wondered how difficult is it to get it registered if it never was before? It has a headlight and tail light, so I guess the stator can charge the battery. It may need a mirror and horn. But what about getting a two-stroke registered if it was not EPA-certified before? I would just like to take it out on some old mining roads. I have an SUV, not a pick-up.

trust me, if you wanna get to old mining roads with your bike in an suv, you just need another friend to help load it. myself and a buddy have done this with a "compact" suv before, works wonderfully.

but honestly, I dont think you're gona get that bike registered to ride on the street. converting dirt to road legal is a LOT of headaches.

And for the cost of the conversion and inspections and everything else you would have to go through you could get a street legal dirt bike for the same price or possible cheaper

Really depends on the laws of your state. In CA, forget it. In TX, you can tag just about anything w/ 2 wheels and lights.

What he said ^. It varies wildly by state. Here in Oregon it has gotten all but impossible to tag anything for the street that was not specifically sold that way from the dealer. In some cases they have even issued plates to guys and then revoked them not long after.

It may have a headlight and taillight, but in most states those have to be changed. Most require a high beam and a low beam. Your state may also require a DOT approved headlight lens. A lot of the non street legal dual sports have a running light in back, but there is no brake light build in. You may need to replace it with another light as well as add a pressure switch to your brakes to trigger it. Add in DOT tires, turn signals if required, a horn, mirrors, etc. and it adds up pretty quick.

Thanks everyone. I was just curious. I rode a friend's V-Strom and I thought I could make something better.

here's my tip. find a Honda XR650L, they're pretty much street legal dirtbikes.

Yeah but that is the classic dualsport, doesn't do anything well.

get away with out light , lidercators, even use a beer can for a front mud gard i did annd it pass because the law dose not state any dimensions for it