Dirt bike to road bike conversion

Note that this is *not* to convert to a *street* bike; it's for track use only. They are trying to get this established as a new race series for people more-or-less beginning their roadracing careers, to replace current smallbore 2-stroke classes. If they succeed in getting the series started, then this will be how you build a bike to race in it. If not, then this is essentially a useless object.

PhilB

Bpro said:

I don't know about useless, depending on what state you live in it can be fairly easy to plate a dirt bike. My 97 YZ250 supermoto is plated in KY and the bike has been since new. I know several guys who have plated CRF's, and YZ/WR's in both KY and OH.

One of those conversions might be a lot of fun.

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Fun, sure. But for the cost of the bike + the kit, that's a lot of dosh. And then you'd still have to fit it with lights and road equipment, and wrestle with your DMV to put it on the road. Or just have a very expensive medium-fast track bike.

You could convert the dirtbike to a street-legal supermotard for a lot less money and have just as much fun in the twisties, or you could trick out an SV650 for a lot less for track usage, or buy a full sportbike and have a lot more performance.

Without the racing series, I just don't see this as being worth it to very many people.

PhilB