havent been on here in awhile but this is my old account cause i cant remember my other one. anyways just like the topic says..what WOULD it take to make it really legal? I know lights and blinkers are a must but what about insurance? Im going to be riding it to work and back and dont want to get a ticket by the police. I know they will try to give me **** but if im legit then i should be good to go. I also searched around alot and on fiddylife but i still havent seen any answers im looking for. help!!!

 

This is exactly how I got my off road bikes street legal in Texas. I just did this with my YZ450 and a pitster pro 2 months ago. If you have any questions let me know and I will try to help you out.

1. You need a headlight with a high/low beam, tail light, brake light, license plate light, one mirror, horn and DOT approved tires. You don't need blinkers in Texas.

2. Get insurance. I was quoted $31 a year through State Farm on an 08 crf50.

3. Take your bike and get a state inspection. You will have to show them proof of insurance and most bike shops do inspections.

4. Take the title, proof of insurance, and the receipt from the state inspection to the county tax office.

5. They will issue you plates and change your title to a street title.

 

were would i get a high beam low beam light? also i know i can get a brake light but a running taillight? were could i get that? another thing how would i hook this up to the fiddy to make it work? Im not the best with electronics and wiring. lol

 

Most acerbis lights have a high/low beam and then just get a switch for the bars. Baja designs has a ton of stuff including a complete kit to make your bike street legal. There headlight is really ugly though. If you don't use the baja kit then you will need a lighting stator to power your lights. If you search on planet minis you should be able to find a lot more info.

https://www.bajadesigns.com/NET/P-12...%2c+Xr%2fcrf50

This is what I used to make my YZ street legal

50watt lighting stator
Baja Designs LED tail light with built in plate light
acerbis dhh headlight
DS handlebar switch from motostrano.com
crg mirror
generic horn ran off a 9volt battery
switches for the brake lights

 

man that stuff is so ugly and $$$$ i think im better off just getting insurance and seeing what happens. I still plan to stunt my 50 like i did my old one.

 

Are we talking some sort of limited access legal? Like a scooter, moped type thing?

Not to poo poo your idea but I sure hope you cant get out on an interstate or a major highway on a 2' tall bike with a top speed of around 35mph.

****! Talk about getting sucked under an 18 wheeler.

I'd love to sport it around town. Legally that is. I do it from time to time(not legally) but you really have to pay attention. Cars run up on you hauling *** and act as if you're a stupid lil' kid in the road on a bicycle that needs to get the hell outta the way. I was pegged out in a long 2nd gear peg stander and had an ******* redneck in a big duely truck come up behind me and blast his horn and almost run over me...then gave me the finger and yelled some ****.

Pfffft! People are just douche bags!

 

You can make any bike regardless of size, completely street legal in Texas following the steps that I posted. I have a friend in Austin with a street legal crf50 and here is my street legal pitster pro that I ride all over the place including quick trips on the highway. When you make it street legal you can ride it wherever you want. It's not like a moped, it's titled the exact same as a sport bike.

 

Thats so cool! So whats the top speed of your bike? I just cant imagine a stocker being enough to get out on a busy highway and hang with traffic. People run up on you and over you. I've almost been hit a couple of times just in a busy lot at Sams club.

It's almost as if they get their jollies hauling *** up on you then acting pissed that you are in their almighty way holding up their progress doing something fun.

I thought I was going to have to beat the **** outta of a douche bag the other night. When he realized I was'nt some punk teenager, he bitched out and said he was sorry and burned off.haha!

 

scoot please tell me you dont actually take that on the highways around here

 

It will cruise 65mph easily with the motard wheels and gearing but the bike is so light that you get blown around a lot. I would never take a stock 50 out on the highway. The only place I would go on a stock 50 would be 35mph zones or less.



I take it on 183 and mopac all the time. A couple weeks ago I put on my leathers and rode it out to lime creek from my house. The look on peoples faces when you are sitting next to them at a light decked out in full leathers while riding a pit bike is hilarious.

The funniest was this douche at cycle gear pulled up on an sv650 and walked up to me and said "maybe one day you will be able to own a real bike like mine". I nearly fell on the ground laughing.

 

damn that thing does 65???

you should have split his wig

 

I got it up to 78mph but it was really sketchy. 65mph is cruises along just fine. The motor is 160cc with around 15 horsepower and the bike only weighs 140 pounds. So it's pretty quick for what it is. It will smoke my little drz motard.

For a chinese bike I am extremely impressed with pitster pro. I changed all the shitty chinese fluids out to high quality stuff before I ever rode the bike, changed out a lot of the chinese bolts for quality hardware, put loctite on everything, adjusted the valves, put a mikuni vm26 carb on it, and greased all the bearings. I ride this bike hard and it is holding up great. The only bad thing is that it is loud. With the fmf exhaust it is louder than my 450.

 

scott, you said i need a 50watt lighting stator. Im assuming thats the source were i plug up all the wires to? Im not good with wiring with lights and such. Any advice how i would do this and install, or maybe a website that has a break down?

Thanks

oh btw im diggin that pister.

 

I had one on order with the 187 kit and gearing but it turns out they are too loud for NJ. Hopefully they will figure something out or I have been looking into the new lxr 14/14 with a 250 engine. I don't know if either will happen anytime soon though.

To the OP hit up Pitster for their lighting kit its only like $180:
http://shop.pitsterpro.com/lightingkit.aspx

 

wow thanks man thats pretty cheap. it says "Lighting coil is not included"
would that be the main source i hook up all the light to? if so do you know how i would hook that up to the crf50?

 

I used a 50watt stator on my yz because that was the only thing available. Buy the highest wattage stator that you can for the 50 so that your lights will be bright. What pitster meant about the lighting coil is your stator. The stator has a power and ground coming out of it that you hook to a voltage regulator and then to your lights. Installing the stator is simple. I would recommend getting a repair manual for step by step instructions.

I really like my pitster but the gpx160 motor is way to loud. Even with the stock exhaust it sounded like I was riding a chopper.

 

Man I knew they were out there but didn't know it was so cheap to set one up.

I might just have make my baby girl a lil' brother.

Think I'll save the highway riding for big sis though.

 

thanks for the info. i think once i make it street legal im going to get a 82 big bore kit. just the basic and kill the streets

 

where in texas? your profile says BALTIMORE. I kill the streets all the time in houston. Are you related to "tripplekingcrew"?

 

yeah i used to live in baltimore but im just to lazy to change it. Im living in katy tx right now.