Is this the next wave?

[jkomp316]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-250CC-BIG-SIZE-DIRT-BIKE-ELECTRIC-START-5-SPEED_W0QQitemZ230130529085QQihZ013QQcategoryZ6719 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

decent price, everything looks updated, i wonder who's making these...

[czowner]

It always makes me laugh when I see the specs for these Chinese bikes, I don't have my calculator to hand but the quoted bore and stroke won't give you 250cc, and 85mph wow!! I might be very wrong but I think ths GS motor is a V twin out of the cruiser.

Jonathan.

[Penguini66]

Yea, a 63.5x 49.8 BorexStroke works out to around 158cc?

Maximum Power (kw/r/min): 13.5/8000

And doesn't that seem a little low for a 250?

[30-Arider]

Regardless of whate advertised nore, stroke and power is,,,,,, if it is a true was 250cc and could be registered street legal...I would consider it. I will have to keep my eyes open and listen for reports on it.

[czowner]

Regardless of whate advertised nore, stroke and power is,,,,,, if it is a true was 250cc and could be registered street legal...I would consider it. I will have to keep my eyes open and listen for reports on it.

I think that it's a great pity that you guys in the States can't make the 250 Dirt Bike road legal (you can here in the UK). I'm over the moon with mine. If the dealers could get their hands on a road legal 250 like mine they'd have a winner on their hands.

[red2003]

We could certainly make the 250 street legal here in Vermont. If it can be inspected; lights, muffler, mirrors, etc, it IS road legal. I got a couple guys in town riding Yamaha YZ450F's and a guy with a KTM 520 all registered. They just slap on aftermarket light kits and viola, road bike!

[SamM]

I think that it's a great pity that you guys in the States can't make the 250 Dirt Bike road legal (you can here in the UK). I'm over the moon with mine. If the dealers could get their hands on a road legal 250 like mine they'd have a winner on their hands.

Who said we couldn't plate the 250cc bikes? Easily done here in WV. I'm getting ready to plate my 2005 Yamaha TT-R250T now. Just added new folding mirrors a couple of days ago. The TT-R has Hi-Low bulbs and is even set up for passenger pegs. I'll need to buy them though. The mirror mounts were already on the bike too! Just an add on wiring harness for the turnsignals, a headlight/turnsignal/horn switch, horn, flasher, and some brake switches and it's streetlegal. DOT tires later. They probably won't look at those. The china bikes would be no different here.

Yamaha has plans to make the WR250F and maybe the 450F streetlegal in 2008. I believe they will call it the WR250R. Both the KTM 450 and 525EXC are already streetlegal for 2007. Other manufacturers are sure to follow. Husqvarna has been doing it for a few years now. We have many options. The Husky TE250 is a great little streetlegal bike. One of the better bikes is the Husqvarna TE610. I almost bought one. It's a true 50/50 street/enduro bike.

It's just a matter of time before the chinese will produce bigger and better streetlegal models.

[30-Arider]

Not an option here in Florida. If it was Id have a 4 stroke MX bike street legal right now...probably take a pig of an XR600 and make it street legal.

If it says on title/MSO "For off Road use" it can not be convertet to street regardless of how good your light kit is and even if it runds clean as a bicycle.

[red2003]

My Roketa came with a "For off-road use only" sticker right on the back fender. I requested the MCO state "Motorcycle" under TYPE. No issues to register here at all. I suspect as more and more of these bikes show up on the street, the DMV will becore a little more strict on their requirements. My Roketa isn't EPA or DOT certified, but they never even asked or questioned it.