JamesD

My XR400 is currently equipped with an Idaho Restricted plate. The below website indicates "restricted vehicles can operate on county roads, paved or otherwise". And also "Restricted vehicles cannot operate on any state highway, on any interstate highway, or on any controlled access roadway."

Where do city streets fall into this?

I'm aware of other requirements, such as a brake light, review mirror, etc. And there is probably a specific reason this is allowed, such as farmers needing to run their 4 wheelers on roads or whatever. And it is probably just as easy to convert to use the red, white and blue plate. However, what I want to know is how much can I take advantage of this? Is this enough to ride down Fairview or Cole? Or is it as simple as inside city limits becomes city streets and different rules apply?

http://www.itd.idaho.gov/dmv/vehicle...ehiclefaqs.htm

alanj490

From what I understand these plates are only good for county roads that are part of a riding area not normal public road use. I'm sure the local leo would be glad to explain that to you as he hands out a ticket.

ConradM

A buddy of mine was looking into this and as far as I understood he thought would be ok to ride around town. Maybe I can get him to chime in.

CafeMotard

#7 Where CAN I operate my restricted vehicle?
Answer - As of January 1, 2009, restricted vehicles can operate on county roads, paved or otherwise, unless a political subdivision (county, city, highway district, etc, or a state or federal land manager), takes action to prohibit the operation of these vehicles on specific roads or sections of roads within their jurisdiction. Signs are to be posted on any section of county road way where operation is prohibited.

If you were to read the red section, then I would say yes you can ride in town because I have never seen one of these signs... According to this off of the ID DOT site, a "motorbike" can be ridden with a regular drivers license and insurance on roads other than state highways that are "open to such use." So it's hard to say for sure wether they are open to such use. I haven't had a chance to get to the DMV and ask the question. Although, I'm pretty sure they will be very blunt and just say NO w/o giving it a second thought.

https://itd.idaho.gov/dmv/vehicleser...DChart23WV.pdf

"†† Motorbikes and ATVs with black and white restricted vehicle plates cannot be operated on roads that are a part of the state highway system. They can be operated on city, county, or highway district roads open to such use."

lil_schmitty

Also note insurance and DOT approved tires are required to ride on most (all?) paved roads.

JamesD

Thanks for the reponses.

Since most everything (or all) about the motorcycle needs to be street legal. The only advantage I can think of for not getting the red, white, blue plate is not having to pay for tags every year and not having to have the motorcycle inspected. This late in the year, I'm going to wait though.

CafeMotard

The inspection is the one thing that I'm worried about...they dont bring out the db meter to check how loud they are, do they? 'Cause 2-stroke 500 kinda loud