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Originally Posted by Vekenti
Hey there,
I finally settled down, bought a truck, and am ready to get a bike now! I used to go dirt biking every weekend with my dad, but when I moved out a few years ago he decided to sell my bike from under me. Been dreaming of being on a dirtbike since then. I love wrenching on stuff, and it seems if care is taken on assembly, the Templar X is pretty good.
I am 5'7" and 200 lbs which seems to be pretty close to what the suspension on the TX can handle max. I am working to get down to 160-170 which the bike's stock suspension would hopefully handle pretty decent.
From what I've read so far there are mixed results on getting a FL title for this bike. It would not be the end of the world if I can't get it street-legal. Most of its life will be on trails and OHV areas anyway, but it would be really neat if I could get it legalized for the road. I heard the MCO comes with "offroad only" but some seem to have success with contacting the seller to get an amended "motorcycle" MCO. I plan on sending an email in after I place my order to request the motorcycle MCO.
I'm planning on ordering from PowerSportsMax as this seems the best deal for me. Mixed reviews on their customer service. Seems half have great experience and the other half can't even get a response from them.
TLDR;
Anyone here who was able to get a "motorcycle" MCO and register the Templar X for onroad in Florida? Should I buy from PowerSportsMax, would ordering directly from XPRO USA be better, or maybe even Amazon?
Thanks,
Vek.
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Your question may have been answered, but I thought i'd share my experience. I ordered 2 bikes from PowerSportsMax, I received the MCO with "offroad motorcycle". I reached out to them stating that title/MCO received needed to be updated to "motorcycle". I'm located in Arkansas and not Florida, but if you need to get the MCO re-issued you may have similar luck with PSM.
The first response from PSM was "We provide paperwork for you to get registration but we don't guarantee it can be registered as road legal. You need to check with your local DMV".
I politely responded that I had spoken with my local DMV and they that had informed me that if the MCO has the designation "Off Road Motorcycles" then the bike can not be licensed. I also mentioned that I was aware of others that purchased these same bikes (thanks Chinariders!) and that they were able to have them registered in my state and they shared similar experiences and the necessity to have the MCO re-issued correctly for on road use. Once this was changed they were able to license the motorcycle with no problem.. I then asked if they could please direct me to someone that could assist with having the MCO on the two bikes I purchased changed from "Off Road Motorcycle" to "Motorcycle".
My next response was from PSM verifying the address where I wanted the MSO to be sent and then later a USPS tracking number.
I'm watching for the updated MCO to arrive any day now.
It did take a few days to get an initial response from PSM but I was very pleased with their willingness to assist.