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California Sticker Questions

Rob578

Rob578

Husqvarna
AA Class
Being a NOOB to California I visited the CARB website and the DMV and have come away extremely confused.

If I have a legal highway registration on my 2T WR300 from Virginia do I need a Red Sticker to ride off road?

The DMV plainly says that even if I have a street legal registration from another state the WR is still an OHV and cannot legally be ridden on the road. I don't want to ride down the streets of Oakland on it but I would like to use it on the NF roads like we did back East, is this something they vigorously enforce in the boonies?

This brings up another issue, if the Virginia registration is not seen as valid in Cali then do I need to register it as Off-Road vehicle?

Before I left I renewed my registration for 3 years on the WR, I hope it wasn't wasted.

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Thanks
 
Personally I wouldn't worry too much in northern California. Plead ignorance if it becomes an issue, then deal with it.

In addition the only places near you where a red vs green sticker would make a difference would be Carnegie & Hollister. Everywhere else the reds can be ridden all year - I *think*.
 
Agree with coffee. Carry your valid Virginia registration and ride. I'd just make sure it's "very DOT"... lights, blinkers, brake lights, etc., then plead dumb if questioned. When your registration is up, in three years, go to the CA DMV and ask to register your "motorcycle." Do not mention red/green anything. Do not mention "dirt bike." And...

Welkome to Kalifornia.
 
Do not register for 3 years. Get the $30 out of state tag. Red sticker at the end of three years or renew registration.
 
be prepared for different answers at every DMV you visit. i would sugget you join AAA and have them run the vin first, it is no longer an easy process in calif.. esp w out of state bikes...
 
It used to be the hot ticket to buy or bring an out of state plated dirt bike into Ca., but some time around 2006 or so, the laws changed to make it nearly impossible by any practical or cost effective means to to do this.

If you are running a three year registration on your vehicle, when you go to DMV to get it registered as a red sticker vehicle, be sure to tell them that the bike came into the state within 6 months, and not three years ago, or they could impose extra fees or fines on it.
 
answer seems to be C-1


A non-resident from the remaining 34 states need not purchase California's permit as long as they can provide valid proof that they have a current registration or their home state's equivalent for their OHV. If a nonresident cannot provide valid proof of possessing such a document, they must purchase the California Nonresident OHV Use Permit.
 
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