I had my TLR200 Street legal for a while as a back up for my Ninja. Then my Sherco died and I had to ride trials with something, My wife said I had to take off all the lights so I did not destroy them. I am moving away from riding on the road and have decided I want to set up my TLR200 Reflex for trials competition.
My impressions of the TLR200 on the street.
Is so much easier to balance at stop signs and traffic signals than my Ninja. (ya know trials riders like to keep their feet on the pegs)
I got really strange looks when it was 32degrees F out and everyone is scraping their windshields while I scrape off my seat.
Never used 1st gear on the street just too low, took off in 2nd all the time,
Top speed was 50MPH. (with a tail wind and going down hill )
Seat not very comfortable for more than about 15 miles.
Really tough to resist the urge to ride over rocks and in ditches that I saw on the side of the road on my way to and from work.
I think I have a 10 tooth front sprocket so that may have reduced the top speed, I think stock is 11 tooth.
The ride itself is actually rather smooth.
Don't know about the different plates you mentioned, what advantage would their be going with the ATV plate?
I think alot depends on which knee replacement surgery you get.
There is the basic "rebuild" which is where a metal cap is put on the end of one bone and a teflon like pad is put on the end of the other.
The other type is what my dad had done which is much more severe, The old flesh and bone knee is cut away, think sawzall through the bone a few inches above and below the knee. A new Knee (hinge basically) is then put in place of the original. There is a barbed metal spike that is POUNDED into the center of the bones into the marrow that holds it in place. I believe the possibility of riding again after that is greatly reduced.
I have Osteo-arthritis in one of my knees and the Doc says I will have a knee replacement in the future, I am doing all I can to keep it from happening before age 65 or 70 or 80 LOL, but I don't want to wait too long and end up with the second type of replacement. The rebuild type I believe they can easily replace the "Teflon" pad. But hey I could be wrong on a few of these things.
I was talking about the EPA and DOT certification. I was told that the EPA cert was $10K + a bike to test, and a mountain of paperwork. . Not sure about the other paperwork that Motofire was referring to - God forbid the bike has any lead in it! .... In any case, I believe the US importer is the responsible party to make sure this happen - so it may be awhile (ever?) before we see a bike in the US. (Isn't that why there aren't any Xispa bikes in the US??)
The lead is only a problem if the bike is manufactured directly to children...........they don't care if us adults chew on the frame and get lead poisoning. Stupid overboard use of the law. Really how many kids are gonna chew on the frame or remove the protective covers on the ones with batteries and take a lick.
The Montesa rim sounds great, but I'm sure out of my budget.
Hope to have this baby rolling for Vermontville.
And there are many of us that miss seeing Super Sherco Sam!!!
As far as budget goes just convince the little woman that this is a matter of utmost importance and that your life would be greatly enriched by the purchase of a new rear wheel. Yep I should have been either in advertising or a lawyer.
Thanks for the pole. I think this will say how many use what tyre, but I'm still interested in views of say the Michlin X11 and X-lite compared to the IRC and Dunlop.
Dont get me started on the x light ive had 2 and split them both open, i think they are just to thin.
Marketing scheme??? No real advantage, just playing on the perception that lighter is always better for trials??
Now that I changed the Timing belt my fun little street legal go kart is running again (better than ever now)
I placed the Sherco on the car, with the rear tire on the trunk and the front tire on the roof. Seemed like WAY too much stress and pressure would be on my roof. Especially because I have a sun roof, that glass just would not take it.
Thanks for that link, now I know there are some made specific for that car.
I will have to scrap the funny looking bike on top of car idea and go with a more conventional trailer hitch. Will be checking out the MR2 Board for more tips info.
Stupid overboard use of the law. Really how many kids are gonna chew on the frame or remove the protective covers on the ones with batteries and take a lick. 
'Aint that real close to a stress point? 
Keeping The Tlr200 Street Legal
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I had my TLR200 Street legal for a while as a back up for my Ninja. Then my Sherco died and I had to ride trials with something, My wife said I had to take off all the lights so I did not destroy them. I am moving away from riding on the road and have decided I want to set up my TLR200 Reflex for trials competition.
My impressions of the TLR200 on the street.
Is so much easier to balance at stop signs and traffic signals than my Ninja. (ya know trials riders like to keep their feet on the pegs)
I got really strange looks when it was 32degrees F out and everyone is scraping their windshields while I scrape off my seat.
Never used 1st gear on the street just too low, took off in 2nd all the time,
Top speed was 50MPH. (with a tail wind and going down hill
)
Seat not very comfortable for more than about 15 miles.
Really tough to resist the urge to ride over rocks and in ditches that I saw on the side of the road on my way to and from work.
I think I have a 10 tooth front sprocket so that may have reduced the top speed, I think stock is 11 tooth.
The ride itself is actually rather smooth.
Don't know about the different plates you mentioned, what advantage would their be going with the ATV plate?