Hello all I'm new to this site and have lived in Washington a year, moved here from Pensacola Florida.
I'm very excited to ride the trail systems you have here!

Okay so I'm jumping on board with making my WR450f street legal. I have installed the Tusk kit and everything else to make it street legal except..........brake lines that say DOT on them. Yes folks per the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
Motorcycle Equipment has to have their blessing on it. Now I know and y'all know that the lines on our bikes are better then the DOT lines but your suppose to have them. Well this is what a mechanic told me when I had it inspected at Cycle barn of Lynnwood. Here's the website http://www.dol.wa.go...FMVSSLabels.pdf

So this is where it gets good!! After allot of searching and calling I found a place that would make custom brake lines for my WR. Western fluid components in Everett took care of me and made me the lines I needed. So four days later I had my bike ready for inspection and get the paper to get my plate end of story right!! No I called Cycle barn and told them that I had done what they asked and was ready the nice lady in service told me that the General manager changed his mind and the would not be inspecting any longer. I expressed that I had spent over $60 on brake lines, gas and wasted allot of time doing business with them. She said that was because they were worried about liabilities ( Chicken $hit ) needless to say I will do no more business them.

So now I have to find someone else that will inspect my bike.
If anyone has questions on what they need for their bike to get it legal I can answer it!

Edited by FloridaSwamper, 23 February 2012 - 05:54 PM.

Why would you have to make your bike FMVSS compliant?

Do you have access to the thousands of pages of SAE documents referenced in 49CFR571?

If your bike complies with RCW46.61.705 you should be able to find a shop to inspect it.
There are a few in the north sound area.

why isn't the 59 or 60 pages of SB5800 a sticky?

How was the task kit? DO you have a picture of it on your WR?

hodgkins, on 18 February 2012 - 09:53 AM, said:

yeah at least some kind of faq for sure

I would try coyote offroad, they have been at the front of converting bikes and it looks like they have it sorted out.

Coyote or Skagit Power Sports, who ever is closer.
Cycle Barn sucks the underside of dirty goat nads.

Edited by guns_equal_freedom, 18 February 2012 - 06:02 PM.

hodgkins, on 18 February 2012 - 09:53 AM, said:

+1

guns_equal_freedom, on 18 February 2012 - 06:02 PM, said:

Yup, gave up them many years ago. I tried, but the Lynnwood store and dirt bikes is an oxymoron.

For readers in the South sound, South Sound Honda did my inspection very professionally, and without hassle.
Olympia Yamaha/KTM told me they were not going to do the inspections, and so, despite a previous great relationship, I told them they weren't getting any more of my money. Same with Tacoma Motorsports.
These guys have been telling us for years that we need to ignore cheaper prices on the web, and shop their shops "so that when you need us, we'll be there for you". Guess what, I needed them, and they turned me away. Let them go broke. I'm giving my money to the guys who really are there for me.
Sorry to rant/hijack the thread, but it's relative.
PS: My bike passed without any fancy brake hoses.

Zamo, on 19 February 2012 - 05:02 PM, said:

Gotta ask.

Did they test  the performance of the brakes to demonstrate compliance with RCW46.37.351?

tod701, on 19 February 2012 - 07:18 PM, said:

Of course they did. Duh.

(I dropped the bike off in the morning, and picked it up in the afternoon. Not entirely sure what they did, really).

Edited by Zamo, 19 February 2012 - 08:16 PM.

Go to Skagit Powersports... they know what they are doing... I bought my WR450F on friday... got a plate the next day.

I spent some time on the phone with the CoyoteOffroad guys, but they were too stuck up to get my business.

I have a post on the PNW of ADVRIDER.COM with details on SB5800 requirements.. check that out too

http://www.advrider....ad.php?t=764290

Edited by n16ht5, 20 February 2012 - 01:41 AM.

Thanks for the replies guys I'll be calling Skagit in the morning. I'll take some pics and post them and a walk around.

I'll be heading to Skagit tomorrow for my inspection
Wish me luck!!

good luck. post back how it goes, and if they do a brake test

n16ht5, on 19 February 2012 - 09:21 PM, said:

Bummer.

They have been polite and professional with me.

Passed inspection now I need plates
Thanks Skagit

FloridaSwamper, on 24 February 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:

kewl. now take all the dot stuff off and hooligan the hell around town. J.K. sorta......

have fun!

Bike looks great is that you stock headlight how much is that kit you got u install it.  I got a 2007 and lookn to do the same thing and also did the Skagit place care at all about the brake lines.