Is the WR250R 50 State Legal

Hi,

I'm looking at a WR250R in CA that's registered and titled in Oregon. It will need to pass a CA emissions inspection, or at least have the right stuff on the bike, to pass and be registered in California.

Does anyone know if a non-CA RR is CA legal? Is there a specific digit on the VIN I should look for? Smog canister or something?

Thanks in advance!

Rich

I'm not sure if you have to have all the smog equipment that would have come stock on a CA bike but you will have to show DMV the sticker on the bike that shows it conforms to all the smog laws. My Uncle bought a used 08 KTM 530 EXCR out of New Mexico and the sticker was under the fuel tank on the frame, so he took the tank off then I had my father-in-law who is a cop see the sticker and then sign off on the inspection form from DMV. Not sure about the WR and if it has this sticker or not but maybe someone else knows more about this than I do.

NorCalWR wrote:

I'm not sure if you have to have all the smog equipment that would have come stock on a CA bike but you will have to show DMV the sticker on the bike that shows it conforms to all the smog laws. My Uncle bought a used 08 KTM 530 EXCR out of New Mexico and the sticker was under the fuel tank on the frame, so he took the tank off then I had my father-in-law who is a cop see the sticker and then sign off on the inspection form from DMV. Not sure about the WR and if it has this sticker or not but maybe someone else knows more about this than I do.

Thanks for your response. It turns out that the larger issue is that the bike has very low miles and you only able to "import" a bike into CA if it has over 7500mi. Or at least is crazy complicated and/or expensive. Not worth the time or expense, in this case.

I believe that the 7500mi thing is regarding the sales tax. If it has under that amount of mileage then you have to pay the full amount of sales tax as if it were a new bike. If it is over that amount the seller can write on the pink slip that they sold it to you for $500 and you would only end up paying around $30 is sales tax then the registration and license fees.