I see threads all the time from people all over the USA saying oh man I gotta get my red sticker or my green sticker or my super duper mvd dmv mega inspection. Are most states like this? Living in tucson Az sense ive been able to drive I guess im just spoiled. We have almost no inspetions for anything. No stickers for on or off road. If you want to register a bike all they do is compare the motor numbers to the frame numbers to make sure its not stolen. In and out of the dmv with a plate in 10 min. There sint even an inspection to make sure its street legal, they just leave that up to the rider, if we get pulled over thats our problem and we get a fix it ticket but most cops dont even care really.

lucky you.

Never experienced anything like that here in FL

you can make quads street legal in AZ, suffice to say, no one cares there. Many other states (especially blue ones) are real pains in the but about anything automotive related, especially california.

Here in Oregon you can't plate a bike unless it's EPA certified but as of now there is no testing. Plus I have to have an off road sticker on my DRZ to ride in the woods even though it is licensed to ride on the street. Years back the laws were more like they are in AZ but I think the California mentality has rubbed off on some of us.

Oregon isn't too bad in terms of off road bikes. I am not sure what all it actually takes to plate a bike. But, for off road, you just buy a yearly OHV permit and you can ride all over the place. Bikes don't even need to be registered unless you are plating them.

rubbersdown said:

Get ready, they will be coming soon. I heard we will lose fed funding if we don't fall in line with the "blue" states. We do, however have smog check in Phx every year. Long live my street legal yz 250!!!:ride:

jz

Virginia is pretty reasonable. With a little easy planning, even a bike with a 'Off Road Only" MSO can be titled and plated for little more than an already DOT certified one.

Oregon. It used to be a nice place to live, visit, and play but not anymore. The whole north cascade mtn. range is now fed protected as wilderness and you can only be on map marked "open" roads. We lost over 75% usage there. Your bike has to be plated if you are on any road that has been or could be used for commercial purposes. They only built the roads for logging and fire fighting in the first place. You now cannot hold any event in the wilderness areas that are termed or deemed a competition with a declared "winner". That made all of us losers.

The part that really frosted my flakes was to hear a local green queen telling people to go look at how torn up the mc riding areas are. Well no kidding! You put us all in one concentrated place and charge a use fee (aka tax) and then ask the riders to do up keep on trails for free. protect your public lands and riding areas.
Oregon is 52% public lands and today it is said to only 2-5% are accessable.

Ive lived in California, Arizona and now Texas. California is by far the worst and Arizona is for sure the easiest when it comes to ANYTHING motorcycle related.

gorgon said:

you guys have a smog check in phx? that sux. Here in Tucson, as of last year (or the year before, cant remember) we dont have any emissions what so ever on motorcycles of any kind. makes it pretty nice cuz we can run open pipes without having to worry about being tested.

rubbersdown said:

Guess you haven't been paying attention. Arizona passed a OHV sticker program last year and it has been in effect since January. You were supposed to go to MVD back then and pay $25 for your OHV sticker and mount an RV plate to your bike with the sticker on it. Although enforcement is lax, you are subject to a $500 fine for failure to display the OHV sticker on your plate.

rubbersdown said:

Whether you ride on state land or in the national forests, you are supposed to have a forest service approved spark arrester. Also, the new OHV law specifies pipes no louder than 96 dB.

harjp1959 said:

I second that!!!Yea, but if your gonna ride in the dirt now (2008), from a dirt/street conversion and enduro, you need a seperate sticker on your plate. You better check it because I have mine and Pima county sheriff stopped me recently up at Reddington Pass. I was informed about the change early this year.:foul:

rubbersdown said:

Hi, there!
i'am just curious, what for those stikers are?
if you have got an "off-road sticker" on bike, then you must not to show up on the public road, right?
and if you got "on-road sticker" then you cannot get off the road?
not in any case? :shocked:
is that so, or i'am not gettin it?

here n OK we dnt have stickers and it is fairly easy to get an off road veh. tagged, just a reciept for DOT kit and thats it, no inspection now or never and that goes for all vehicles

Lob said:

Well LOB, here in the US we have to get permits to ride in different locations like States and Federal lands for off road. If you ride on the highways, you will just need a plate. Some off road stickers are good for a year and other are good for 3 years. But they all vary, state to state.

Lob said:

OK, I must be really bored tonight to be explaining this. :)

There is no "on-road" sticker. There is a "street plate" (for on road) and a "recreational vehicle plate" (for off road). In addition, there is the "off road" or OHV (off highway vehicle) sticker.

Now, to ride on the street, you need to have a street plate. Just like a car or truck. The motorcycle street plate in Arizona has the letters "MC" on it. Here's a street plate:



If you have a dirt bike that you will ride offroad on public land but not on the street, you put the "Recreational Vehicle" or RV plate on your bike.



Whether you have a street (MC) plate or offroad (RV) plate, if you ride offroad you need to have the offroad or OHV sticker. Both the plates above have the OHV sticker on them.

So there you have it. If you ever move here to Arizona from Russia, you'll know just what you have to do! :ride:

Thanks, guys :)
it's pretty complicated and kinda "bureaucratic" :)
is this OHV stickers cost money or may be there is some inspections when gettin it?

i just still do not understand why to have those OHV stickers on vehicle that already have "RV plate" and cannot moving on public road :)

thanks anyway :)

Lob said:

So the State can collect the $25 the sticker costs!