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I'm in the not strictly 100% legal from a lighting perspective as the only proper lighting part is the headlight. The taillight and signals are not DOT. I don't ride a lot of pavement and so far it's not been an issue. The option of being able to hit the road is a really nice thing after a crash injury or just being plain tuckered out from the ride. I have been considering a second bike like a light weight two stroke, but I'll always have a plated bike if I can.

Since the factory signals are sure to be gonners, remove them and put them in a box to be temporally reinstalled in the event of a fix it ticket.

Another con of a plated bike is the costs associated with registration and insurance, but I'm willing to pay that price.

One thing to consider is the cost of a OHV on the road ticket(s). You can mitigate that a lot if you get liability insurance as that is the most expensive thing you can get hit with other than an impoundment. If you don't and the cop writes up everything and impounds your bike, it could cost $2k to even over over $3k. That's pretty crazy.

<blockquote data-quote="cleonard" data-source="post: 65829" data-attributes="member: 21">I'm in the not strictly 100% legal from a lighting perspective as the only proper lighting part is the headlight.&nbsp; The taillight and signals are not DOT.&nbsp; I don't ride a lot of pavement and so far it's not been an issue.&nbsp; The option of being able to hit the road is a really nice thing after a crash injury or just being plain tuckered out from the ride.&nbsp; I have been considering a second bike like a light weight two stroke, but I'll always have a plated bike if I can.Since the factory signals are sure to be gonners, remove them and put them in a box to be temporally reinstalled in the event of a fix it ticket.Another con of a plated bike is the costs associated with registration and insurance, but I'm willing to pay that price.&nbsp; One thing to consider is the cost of a OHV on the road ticket(s).&nbsp; You can mitigate that a lot if you get liability insurance as that is the most expensive thing you can get hit with other than an impoundment.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you don't and the cop writes up everything and impounds your bike, it could cost $2k to even over over $3k.&nbsp; That's pretty crazy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cleonard, post: 65829, member: 21"] I'm in the not strictly 100% legal from a lighting perspective as the only proper lighting part is the headlight. The taillight and signals are not DOT. I don't ride a lot of pavement and so far it's not been an issue. The option of being able to hit the road is a really nice thing after a crash injury or just being plain tuckered out from the ride. I have been considering a second bike like a light weight two stroke, but I'll always have a plated bike if I can. Since the factory signals are sure to be gonners, remove them and put them in a box to be temporally reinstalled in the event of a fix it ticket. Another con of a plated bike is the costs associated with registration and insurance, but I'm willing to pay that price. One thing to consider is the cost of a OHV on the road ticket(s). You can mitigate that a lot if you get liability insurance as that is the most expensive thing you can get hit with other than an impoundment. If you don't and the cop writes up everything and impounds your bike, it could cost $2k to even over over $3k. That's pretty crazy. [/QUOTE]

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