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Best way to buy road legal motocross bike or enduro?

  • 17-04-2017 12:01pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 4


    Hello I'm 28 . I have my Lerner permit for the A license. And wanted to know what's the best way of finding a motor cross bike or enduro that's road legal , lookin for 125 or 250 cc max. Tried all donedeal and adverts , no luck. Any help would be appreciated .


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  • Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭katkev


    Have a look at the Honda CRF250L on the UK sites.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,030 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Hello I'm 28 . I have my Lerner permit for the A license. And wanted to know what's the best way of finding a motor cross bike or enduro that's road legal , lookin for 125 or 250 cc max. Tried all donedeal and adverts , no luck. Any help would be appreciated .

    Doubt you'll find a road legal motocross bike as they aren't designed for road use, no lights and most likely no loom so it would have to be a bigish job to get legal. All enduros should be road legal as they could have road sections.

    Getting insured could be difficult.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭two wheels good


    Yamaha WR250 would be worth a look.
    4-stroke - I mention that because a DoneDeal link above has a WR 2-stroke which I didn't know existed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Yamaha WR250 would be worth a look.
    4-stroke - I mention that because a DoneDeal link above has a WR 2-stroke which I didn't know existed.

    The WR two strokes came out long before the 4t versions.
    The gearbox from a WR450 fitted the YZ250 to give the wide range needed for an enduro machine.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,782 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Road legal one are rare as hen's teeth: I sold mine last year, after 6 years, for more than I paid for it.............

    No-one is buying them new, that's the problem, and I'm not surprised considering the prices involved...........

    Be very careful of buying a 'road legal' UK bike: they have a system of 'daylight MOT' which allows a range of off road stuff to be registered - competition bikes etc.

    Unless the bike has an actual V5C, number plate and instruments - especially an odometer - you won't be able to register it here at all, no matter what plate is on the back of it.

    I have seen people caught on this, so very caveat, very emptor.

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