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[QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1350374, member: 68872"] Here is an official website providing information on the California Red/Green sticker issue: [url]http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/ohvredgreen.htm[/url] If you are riding on a private track then the sticker is not as issue. If you want to ride on any public land, including the desert, then you are legally required to have the appropriate sticker. You can often get away with riding in the desert without the proper sticker but if you have any intentions of riding in a OHV "park" where there is a ranger kiosk you won't even get the bike in without the sticker and spark arrestor. Most of the bikes that are sold as "MX" bikes will be red sticker bikes. The disadvantage of a red sticker is that they close the riding areas to red stickers for most of the summer. Bikes that are year 2002 and older are grandfathered into green stickers and newer four stroke bikes that meet the emissions requirements get the more desirable green sticker. With Honda and Yamaha there are an "off road" models that is very similar to the MX version but with a few features added (lights, electric start, kick stand, etc). The newer models meet the emissions requirements and thus are green sticker eligible. For example, the Yamaha YZ-450F is a MX red sticker bike while the WR450F is essentially the same bike with electric start headlight and a green sticker. Honda CRF450R is a red sticker MX bike, CRF450X is green. When buying used bikes be aware that there are a few years of the WR450F and CRF450x that are red sticker! It took a couple of years for the bike manufacturers to get the emissions requirements met so a 2003 WR450 is red sticker while 2005 WR450 is green. Also when buying used consider the fact that having the bike properly registered is worth some $$$. You will find a lot of used bikes that have no sticker / title at all. It is possible to properly register such a bike, I have done it twice recently, but it is a real PITA. It will require several trips to DMV and at least one to CHP, with the bike. Rod You will find a lot of used bikes being sold [/QUOTE]
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