CARB ?

[fastguy]

http://www.bikesfactory.com/carb-products.html

http://www.bikesfactory.com/carb-dir...cc-enduro.html

is it realy carb aproved ?

[culcune]

Some of these companies like to "bait and switch" the customer. While the bike is CARB legal, it is not legal for on-road, but would qualify for a green or a red sticker off-road.

There are 4 ways that I have figured out how to get a street-legal Chinese bike in Calif--1) buy an existing bike off of Craigslist that someone managed to license. 2) try to license your own CARB legal bike--more likelier up north in rural-ish towns. 3) Buy a UM (United Motors) enduro 4) go through a dealer who has been getting them registered i.e. TXX Motorsports of Orange County, or JP Motorsports of San Diego.

[fastguy]

Originally Posted by culcune

3) Buy a UM (United Motors) enduro .

any info on that?

[culcune]

We have a UM dealer in town. Sat on the bike--great and all, but the dealer has $2999 (UM's MSRP $2799) plus freight, assembly, tax, etc. here in Yuma--$3600 OTD! Excellent warranty which on paper is even better than pretty much every brand out there, Skyteam-built in China even though the dealer insists its Korean (says Skyteam on the info plate on the bike and made in China); UM is the exclusive distributor of Skyteam which I found out when I emailed Skyteam. However, as far as I know, they are the only Chinese enduro street legal in Calif.

What happened with the Qlink, or did you get scared of me because they only had one orange bike left ? Anthony insists that they get the Qlinks registered for the road in Calif.

[fastguy]

no
unfourtinately i had to do something

well im going on monday of course

[SamM]

Last March, I purchased a Jialing Viva VX200SX that was CARB legal. It looked exactly like that bike. It had all the smog equipment and a CARB sticker. Check with the company to be sure but I'd say yes, it's CARB legal. Only they will know for sure.

SamM

[culcune]

SamM, the problem with CARB legal is that most of these bikes are Calif. legal for off-road use only. Some bikes aren't even legal for off-road in Calif., such as the Lifan GY-2 and GY-5 model; and those are 48 or 49 state legal for the road!

[fastguy]

its crazy here everything is illegal here

[katoranger]

Move to another state like West Virginia where everything is legal.

[culcune]

Originally Posted by katoranger

Move to another state like West Virginia where everything is legal.

We can legalize quads, off-road buggies, any bike with the necessary street equipment, etc. in AZ. It's just too bad that the state is oftentimes clueless on other matters! :roll:

[fastguy]

2 stroke bikes ?

[katoranger]

Probably ok in AZ with turn signals.

GA is getting tough too. Use to be able to dual sport XRs and KDXs by sticking the proper equipment on.

Allen

[culcune]

Originally Posted by fastguy

2 stroke bikes ?

Why not? I do remember seeing a CR250 in Santa Barbara with a Calif. plate in the mid-90's going down the road (full street equipment).

A friend of mine in the 90's bought a CR250 that hadn't been registered for several years. He went to the DMV, and he could either pay over $400 to get its off-road registration uop to date, or something like $80 to get it street registered, which he did (he never did get it on the road, however).

I think Calif. started cracking down in the late 90's. I do understand the 2-strokes, but I would think with all the traffic jams, a 4-stroke dual sport cutting through traffic (lane splitting is legal) would help solve the traffic and pollution issues.