MA Street Legal Dirt Bikes

[nick5446]

Hey guys,

How's Mass about street legal dirt bikes? I'm mostly interested in small displacement and vintage stuff. I saw a TTR-225 that was RI plated which would be perfect for me in the winter and my wife in the summer. How hard would something like that be to get street legal here?

Thanks!

[Point37]

2015 Yamaha TW200 Home, information

been around since 87

[Chippertheripper]

If it has a ri title, ma shouldn't blink an eye.

[nick5446]

If it has a ri title, ma shouldn't blink an eye.

Cool, that's what I was looking to hear. How about the other NE states?

TW200 is actually what I really want, they're just hard to come by. No way I'd buy a new one.

[breakdirt916]

in MA, the only tricky thing about street registering a dirt bike, is bringing a title (that proves ownership) with you to get your RMV-1...

1.) if you have a title from ANY state that doesn't say "off-road only", then you bring that to the insurance agency to get an RMV-1 stamped, take that to the DMV and get your plate

2.) if alternatively only have a bill of sale AND previous street registration from ANY state; that is also sufficient to getting that RMV-1 stamped and brought to the DMV

3.) if you only have a bill of sale, you can't technically prove ownership. Sell it to someone in NH (who will issue a title IIRC) or using the VT loophole.

4.) When it's all done, bring it to a MA moto inspection station to get checked for lights, horn, brake lights, plate light, chain guard, signals, and DOT tires. Jimmy up the cheapest shit you can put on there to pass inspection...dunno how that TTR is setup (because it's not an OEM street legal vehicle), but it will need the whole lighting system (head/tail light, signals, brake lights) on with the engine off to pass inspection.

[Point37]

TW200 is actually what I really want, they're just hard to come by. No way I'd buy a new one.

yea there aren't many on CL right now...i may be selling my tw200 come spring time...key words being may be, i'm still on the fence cause i love the bike cause it's a blast to rip around on

2013 Yamaha tw200
Yamaha tw 200 enduro street bike

2005 yamaha TT-R 250 street legal clean title in hand
2013 Honda CRF 250 L
1980 Honda XL500s enduro

[nick5446]

in MA, the only tricky thing about street registering a dirt bike, is bringing a title (that proves ownership) with you to get your RMV-1...

1.) if you have a title from ANY state that doesn't say "off-road only", then you bring that to the insurance agency to get an RMV-1 stamped, take that to the DMV and get your plate

2.) if alternatively only have a bill of sale AND previous street registration from ANY state; that is also sufficient to getting that RMV-1 stamped and brought to the DMV

3.) if you only have a bill of sale, you can't technically prove ownership. Sell it to someone in NH (who will issue a title IIRC) or using the VT loophole.

4.) When it's all done, bring it to a MA moto inspection station to get checked for lights, horn, brake lights, plate light, chain guard, signals, and DOT tires. Jimmy up the cheapest shit you can put on there to pass inspection...dunno how that TTR is setup (because it's not an OEM street legal vehicle), but it will need the whole lighting system (head/tail light, signals, brake lights) on with the engine off to pass inspection.

Ok, that's cool. Thanks a lot.

Yeah, the lights on/bike off thing could be tricky, but I could just rig something jenky up for that easily enough.

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yea there aren't many on CL right now...i may be selling my tw200 come spring time...key words being may be, i'm still on the fence cause i love the bike cause it's a blast to rip around on

2013 Yamaha tw200
Yamaha tw 200 enduro street bike

2005 yamaha TT-R 250 street legal clean title in hand
2013 Honda CRF 250 L

Cool, well let me know. I'm not in a rush for anything at all, so may still be looking if you're selling.

Hadn't seen that Maine one...not bad at all!

[Point37]

Cool, well let me know. I'm not in a rush for anything at all, so may still be looking if you're selling.

Hadn't seen that Maine one...not bad at all!

will do...use search tempest or the iphone craigslist app...both of them search better than craigslist...the app is the best of the 3 options though

[breakdirt916]

Or setup an rss feed for the local craigslist ads...your broswer will search it for you automatically search for it and let you know when an ad pops up

[Pigman]

NH, VT are real easy to get anything plated even a Razor....I have a plated WR450 and love it. But in MA try and find a allready titled bike and not a Certificate of Origin title Bike.

[gamorg02]

Cool, that's what I was looking to hear. How about the other NE states?

TW200 is actually what I really want, they're just hard to come by. No way I'd buy a new one.

they're a blast!

[breakdirt916]

Dang dude...you went full size xr250 to tw200?

I remember you as a big dude!

[gamorg02]

Dang dude...you went full size xr250 to tw200?

I remember you as a big dude!

unfortunately haven't gotten any smaller. i sold the xr few years ago when i had my first kiddo. i sold the vmax and got a tw, quite the change, but you know the adage - more fun to ride a slow bike fast!

the tw is a hoot, its just a goofy bike, super capable for what it is.

[Point37]

- more fun to ride a slow bike fast!

the tw is a hoot, its just a goofy bike, super capable for what it is.

Exactly