Could I do this

[EXC-Rider]

Ok cut it short i dont want a car and my dad cant take me to the motocross track often. so

would i be able to drive there on my CRF450 if I get if registered for the road would I be able to have it a bog slandered crosser ? e.g no lights no mirrors, nothing . just the number plate on my backpack .

its not to bad as the track is a 15 minute drive from my house .
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[totalllama82]

I guess we need more info on your situation.

To legally ride on the road, no matter the distance to the track, you need

Tax
Insurance
MOT
Driving License Full A or Restricted A (provided the CRF450 puts out less than 33bhp).

There are loopholes in the MOT where you can present a bike with no lights etc however, im not sure how they would pass a crosser designed for off road use.

It's a big risk riding without all of the above as the slightest incident could cause the police, insurance etc over you like a rash.
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[Raffles]

How are you going to get it back home if you bend it?
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[devojunior]

right iv looked into this a few times and tbh hones you will hear loads of different things but these are facts.

for the mot it will need (E) marked tyres or road legal tyres.

a rear number plate.

and i was told different by different mot testers that it does or does not need a rear brake light.

it does need a 2 tone electric horn.

thats it oh sorry a reflector on your plate.

in terms of rejistering you rbike on the road iv heard and im sure alot will tell you it needs a few awkward forms for dvla and some other shizzle.

if you have a bog standard crf450 nothing fancy then i would suggest selling it then buying a road legal crf 450 that is either registered for the road or has been rejisted and if you can find one in supermoto trim at a good price id grab it then sell all the road kit i.e big brake kit big wheels tyre as these do good money then buy soem dirt wheels and tyres as these go cheap.

what im getting at is dont do the registering your self just buy one that is.

and when its done show us pics or gtfo
thanks adam.

[EXC-Rider]

yeah it will be taxed and i would be able to get it MOT'd ( i know a guy )

i think insurance will be a issue but i hear some company's dont ask for the restriction (my bike is 52hp i think)
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[WannaBeDude]

Put an ad at the track asking to cadge a lift on someones trailer, with willing to pay petrol etc ?
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[Ted]

[EXC-Rider]

[Frost]

Is it not the case that for serious off roading you want true off road tyres, which aren't road legal?

[J4mes]

Do you race in the winter and do any of your meetings finish after 4pm?

worth considering for the daytime MOT!

[SuzukiTom]

i think you should get a quote for that CRF first, they might class it as a copetition bike!

thing is mate, if you bin it - how are you gonna get home - you only need to snap a clutch lever and youve had it on a bike like that.

how are you gonna run MX tyres on the road?

What about jerry cans, and all that jazz

better to get a car, i know it sucks but a lightweight trailer and a nissan micra could do the trick and be cheap, plus its safer, more reliable and legal! tyres are going to be a problem! if it rains and your out on tarmac on MX rubber, itll be like ice skating and youll go through tyres quicker too, itll cost you there alone, those fronts go really quick on tarmac

[EXC-Rider]

i know that its not the most practical way but i love racing and dont want to give it up because i just cant get there or cant afford a car, but might have to wait it out if my idea doesn't work . sucks really
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[andy_uk]

[G]

You could easily make a throttle restricter which could be removed when you got to the track. Make it so you can't remove it while actually riding and it should be fine. Probably good for the bike to not be thrashed on the road too.

[L-Jam]

Riding without restriction is easy to pull off (I did it for two years, one of which was spent on a 100bhp bike) aslong as you blend in. Now, me on a CBR600F in generic black kit and a rucksack means I look like 50 other bikers the cops have seen that day. You, in full off road kit with a loud as fuck hooligan bike, no lights and a plate on your back will mean they will pull you every two seconds.
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[EXC-Rider]

i know the police will pull me over just by looking at it but the track is not far at all so not much of a pain as if i was going more out my way
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[devojunior]

just to add there is no such thing as a daytime mot its a normal mot but you get an advisory saying ligts not fiited at time of test.

[Gazdaman]

https://www.gaz-racing.co.uk/content.php?page=viewarticle.php&article_id=97

Read that post.

There's nothing to stop you getting a fully blown MX bike road legal, I think it just needs a number plate, rear reflector and a horn, possibly a brake light, I forget.
Whether it's a good idea or not is another matter. Insurance would probably be more expensive than you think it's going to be, and it'll make a horrible road bike.

You'd be better off making friends with someone with a van.

Gaz

[Ted]

[EXC-Rider]

[Ted]

Thats fair enough, just wondered if you had actually looked into it. When I bought my first car (Nissan Sunny 1.4 ), my first quote was about £2,500, knocked it down to £1,400 in the end. Still steep, but really I should have picked a non-jap 1.1 or something!

Is there nobody else that races with you that could give you a lift?

[Redoko]