Want to get a 2010 FE450 street legal in California

Shortly and simply, no.

AFAIK, if a bike model was never available as a CARB certified street model in California, then there's no way to get it registered as a street legal vehicle. Also, once it is registered as an Off-road vehicle, that's all it can ever be.

There are many examples of people using questionable means to obtain a plate in CA, and while you may have a plate on the bike when riding around, it's still not "legal". In face the DMV has been known to "notice" their mistakes and issue a request for the return of an erroneously registered plate.

There's also the questionable legal state, that if you were ever to claim on [street] insurance, the insurance company could turn around and deny the claim if they found the vehicle was not 100% legal (I know, slim chance, but still - we live in a land of lawyers).

Some info here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623555

and here: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227849

BoTown said:

Are there any tricks and tweaks out there to pass this bike

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There is one "trick", I believe.

As long as the bike has all the emissions equipment as it was delivered from the factory (might not be applicable), you can pay CARB about $20k to certify that make/model/year as compliant. *Then* you can register it

It can be done. I know cause I have one plated in my garage.

It all hinges on this form: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/reg/reg31.pdf
Reg 31 Verification of Vehicle.

If you go to the DMV to register it as a street legal vehicle, you'll get many forms including Reg 31. Section 6 and 8 are the two most important sections.

6 refers to the FMVSS status (lights, reflectors, horn, etc). This can be worked around with a Brake and Lamp certificate from a licensed dealer.
8 refers to the emissions status and usually the most troublesome since the FE's emission sticker does not certify it for on-road use.

The DMV or CHP can do the inspection. I've heard that DMV's are getting lax about the inspection since they'd rather have your money than be CARB's lackeys. The DMV got a couple hundred bucks out of me that they would not have gotten if they had turned me down.

All that said, you need a Reg 31 that is filled out appropriately to allow the DMV to give you a plate. That's it. Everything else is noise. That form + insurance + reg fees = plate.

The fact that you have an Arizona plate does not simply the process at all. The only thing it may save you is from the brake and lamp check. Maybe

Official DMV page about dual-reg: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/reg_hdbk/ch15/ch15_15.htm Scroll down to "On-Highway Registration—The requirements are:"

Good luck.

bogeyman said:

There are many examples of people using questionable means to obtain a plate in CA, and while you may have a plate on the bike when riding around, it's still not "legal". In face the DMV has been known to "notice" their mistakes and issue a request for the return of an erroneously registered plate.

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I did nothing questionable at all. I added the proper lights and horn to my FE450 and had it inspected by a police officer. No bribes, blackmail, buddy hookups or altered or fraudulent decals. I did it 100% by the book like the DMV wants.

Having over 7,500 miles on the odometer will greatly increase your chance of getting a plate.

I have a Ca legal fe 2010 450

Bought in new and avoided a chp inspection.

Had to register dual, first then plated. it is how you have to do it for a new bike or they wont let it go.




You have to have 7500 on the bike. if you do not, and try to register it, they will permanantly red flag you due to your out of state plate.

Why not just leave it AZ plated?

If you have an AZ address you can get GEICO insurance really cheap for the AZ address and you are good to go!

If you get stopped and the FUZZ give you a hard time about having a PRK drivers license (CA), you just tell them you have a vacation home at the address listed on the AZ registration and you brought the bike out here for a short while.

Your registration will be way cheaper and you won't need to deal with the PRK's BS.

Just converted the title and plated a 2010 fe450 in California.

There is an executive order for the 2010 fe450 for carb so it's ok for emissions. You just have to get all indicators, horn, and what not with brakes and lamp inspection, vin / engines code verification, turn in forms abs pay fees. Also have to get insurance in cali if you do convert it.

Carb is an acronym for California Air Resources Board

Yes it is.... and they (CARB, the state gov entity) are the jerks that make it impossible to convert MOST any dirt bike in CALIFORNIA.

Also the reason for the myth that absolutely NO dirt bike can be converted.... is endlessly repeated. It's actually not to far off from the truth.

You'll notice, OP was asking about converting a 2010 FE450 Husaberg in CALIFORNIA.

You may (probably will) have to get the executive order printed out with the .gov url to show the DMV that CARB gave this bike a pass, thanks to it's KTM engine. Don't expect DMV employees to know nor care...

Hopefully the info is clear and easy for Californian's to find now. Was NOT that easy for me to figure out, but the executive order was easy to find once I knew to look for it and why.

Cheers, enjoy the bureaucracy

Slythehand said:

Yes it is.... and they (CARB, the state gov entity) are the jerks that make it impossible to convert MOST any dirt bike in CALIFORNIA.

Also the reason for the myth that absolutely NO dirt bike can be converted.... is endlessly repeated. It's actually not to far off from the truth.

You'll notice, OP was asking about converting a 2010 FE450 Husaberg in CALIFORNIA.

You may (probably will) have to get the executive order printed out with the .gov url to show the DMV that CARB gave this bike a pass, thanks to it's KTM engine. Don't expect DMV employees to know nor care...

Hopefully the info is clear and easy for Californian's to find now. Was NOT that easy for me to figure out, but the executive order was easy to find once I knew to look for it and why.

Cheers, enjoy the bureaucracy ��

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is this the Carb exec. order you used to plate your fe450?

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/classic//msprog/onroad/cert/ofhrv/ofmcatv_comply/2010/ktm_ofmc_um0110022_393-449-566.pdf

Hey, sorry for late reply, didn't get an update.

Yes. That is the correct the executive order that i had to look up and find.

You need the one for your exact year. This 2010 one would be no good for a 2009 or 2011 berg for example.