Hawk registered /South Carolina

79elco · 03-28-2016, 02:11 PM

No Issues in South Carolina! 10 min. Out the door.

Sport Rider · 03-28-2016, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 79elco

No Issues in South Carolina! 10 min. Out the door.

you beat me. I'm still waiting to hear from the DMV for an appointment with them to research my bike.

79elco · 03-28-2016, 03:03 PM

Sorry to hear. No research needed in SC. Just tax, tax again, title fee, tag fee. $130.00 later....

79elco · 03-28-2016, 09:18 PM

Green Hawk...now known as "jolly"( as in Green Giant) registered first...Black bike later in the day cruised thru the registration process without a hitch....Good luck everyone who is waiting.!

SpudRider · 03-29-2016, 01:48 AM

Congratulations!

ben2go · 10-02-2016, 11:38 PM

Where did you reg at in SC?I have had hell reg jap bikes from outside SC.I'm scared to do a Hawk and Magician.I'm in Spartanburg BTW.

Oengus · 10-03-2016, 08:23 AM

Those motorcycles both have EPA certificates for Off Road use, seems that there are allot of states that do not check or care about the federal regulations? They likely just check the VIN on the bike against the VIN on the MSO, they typically have a list of documents, proof of personal identification and a form to fill out, most are more interested in the taxes than anything else.
Insurance companies do not check either.
The bikes all have horns, turn signals and proper lights. Their emissions are probably not remarkably different then the certified street legal versions.
That does not mean that you can always get them registered with a street plate. If they say NO you have an off road only vehicle.
Some states may allow conversions of off-road to street bikes, they check for a horn turn signal headlight…
http://www.motosport.com/blog/how-to...e-street-legal
the article simply choses to ignore emission limits, there are two categories off and on highway.
Manufactures apply a decal to the frame typically, it states the vehicle meets or exceeds the FMVSS. There are other things they need to do, to meet the NHSTA administrations regulations none seem that arduous or expensive to abide by. Others are meeting the regulations.
The emissions are just a different track, why send what is obviously a dual sport through OFF road only? Add some cheap emissions controls and tune them to the limits, many of the people just remove the controls and tune the bikes however some do not bother.
Somebody is going to get stuck with a street bike they cannot ride on the road, that is not nice is it!
If that happens it seem that Vermont may be willing to offer a work around?

03-28-2016, 02:11 PM	#1
79elco Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dark Corner, South Carolina Posts: 78	Hawk registered /South Carolina No Issues in South Carolina! 10 min. Out the door.
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03-28-2016, 09:18 PM	#4
79elco Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dark Corner, South Carolina Posts: 78	Registaration x2! SC Green Hawk...now known as "jolly"( as in Green Giant) registered first...Black bike later in the day cruised thru the registration process without a hitch....Good luck everyone who is waiting.!
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03-29-2016, 01:48 AM	#5
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Congratulations! __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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03-28-2016, 03:03 PM	#3
79elco Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dark Corner, South Carolina Posts: 78	Sorry to hear. No research needed in SC. Just tax, tax again, title fee, tag fee. $130.00 later....
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10-02-2016, 11:38 PM	#6
ben2go Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,335	Where did you reg at in SC?I have had hell reg jap bikes from outside SC.I'm scared to do a Hawk and Magician.I'm in Spartanburg BTW.
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10-03-2016, 08:23 AM	#7
Oengus Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 826	Those motorcycles both have EPA certificates for Off Road use, seems that there are allot of states that do not check or care about the federal regulations? They likely just check the VIN on the bike against the VIN on the MSO, they typically have a list of documents, proof of personal identification and a form to fill out, most are more interested in the taxes than anything else. Insurance companies do not check either. The bikes all have horns, turn signals and proper lights. Their emissions are probably not remarkably different then the certified street legal versions. That does not mean that you can always get them registered with a street plate. If they say NO you have an off road only vehicle. Some states may allow conversions of off-road to street bikes, they check for a horn turn signal headlight… http://www.motosport.com/blog/how-to...e-street-legal the article simply choses to ignore emission limits, there are two categories off and on highway. Manufactures apply a decal to the frame typically, it states the vehicle meets or exceeds the FMVSS. There are other things they need to do, to meet the NHSTA administrations regulations none seem that arduous or expensive to abide by. Others are meeting the regulations. The emissions are just a different track, why send what is obviously a dual sport through OFF road only? Add some cheap emissions controls and tune them to the limits, many of the people just remove the controls and tune the bikes however some do not bother. Somebody is going to get stuck with a street bike they cannot ride on the road, that is not nice is it! If that happens it seem that Vermont may be willing to offer a work around?
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