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[Pumaxcs]

Just as I started to think I got jew'd by the best of them all Dicky comes out with a high quality video. Thanks for reminding me why I funded you D.

[KTM57]

Too bad the song is pretty much the weakest one he's ever put out.

[aaronr5]

Too bad the song is pretty much the weakest one he's ever put out.

I'm not a big fan of this song either. My favorite LD songs still have to be Lemme Freak and White Dude.

[dylan22]

That young Coty Schock kid that flies on a YZ250 had 2 big bikes and 2 pit bikes flogged.

Here we might say..."...kid that flogs his YZ250...". Fortunately, I studied Aussie slang in college.

Haha. Looking back on it, that's even hard for me to understand. I'm so sleep deprived.

[T-RIDER]

Is that exactly what the KTM's look like? (obviously with different graphics)

[On The Pipe]

At least Husky routes the gas cap vent and throttle cables correctly. How KTM routes them always bothered me looks terrible. Not a fan of the new Husky look I think the 2015's looked better.

[Boblob801]

Apparently R34 Skyline's are illegal in the states, is this true?

[Atom6246]

This is true^

[On The Pipe]

Apparently R34 Skyline's are illegal in the states, is this true?

Yep. Found online

"To give you the serious answer:

Any car manufactured 25 years ago today or older is basically free range to import. However, I assume that you mean an R32 or newer.

You will not be able to get a new Skyline Federally street legalized. To do so, you would need an RI (registered importer) to do all the required changes for a 96-98 to pass EPA/NHTSA/DOT requirements. In the past Motorex crash tested those years inclusively but lied saying that 90-?? were "significantly similar" and now all years but 96-98 have been revoked. However, there has been a number of 32,33, and 34s that have been legalized and in the states. Those are realisticall your best bet. It will be a simple transaction.

Second way, is to have it strictly be a track/show car. These are not allowed on public roads, however (with the occassional exceptions of easement usage, but that is a local issue). You will still need to go through an RI for this, however. But don't think that you can bring it in as track car and eventually legalize it. That is more headaches than trying to fabircate every piece yourself.

Third way is to have it brought in in pieces and registered in an easy state as a kit car. Seemingly the easiest states to do this in are Florida and Georgia. However make sure that you can transfer a kit car into your state without additional tests. So if you live in California, don't even consider this method.

Final way is to do the kit car process yourself. Whether or not you can do this depends on your state. I live in Washington state, and for me to be able to do it as a class 1 vehicle, I would have to get DOT certified glazed windshield, SAE certified bumpers (front and rear) and conver the speedometer from KMH to MPH. Your state may be easier or harder than that.

Long story short, don't try to federally legalize a new one unless you have $100K + sitting around to do the crash testing, get the custom made parts, etc."

Unless you have deep pockets or are attached to the older skylines much easier to buy an R35 probably will drive circles around the old ones anyways.

[Boblob801]

Gosh, it's almost like they're restricting your freedom to buy a car.

[On The Pipe]

Gosh, it's almost like they're restricting your freedom to buy a car.

The US is very strict when it comes to what cars they allow on the roads especially imported grey market cars.

[Boblob801]

Gosh, it's almost like they're restricting your freedom to buy a car.

The US is very strict when it comes to what cars they allow on the roads especially imported grey market cars.

It's funny you should say that, isn't it a lot easier to get a car road legal in the states than in other countries?

[yzmxer608]

"...and for me to be able to do it as a class 1 vehicle, I would have to get DOT certified glazed windshield, SAE certified bumpers (front and rear) and conver the speedometer from KMH to MPH. Your state may be easier or harder than that."

I didn't think bumpers were that serious, I know a lot of people who have DD offroad vehicles make their own bumpers (granted they're a LOT stronger than stock, they still don't have any certification). Unless different rules apply to that or something.

[Phathry25]

Envious much?

[On The Pipe]

Gosh, it's almost like they're restricting your freedom to buy a car.

The US is very strict when it comes to what cars they allow on the roads especially imported grey market cars.

It's funny you should say that, isn't it a lot easier to get a car road legal in the states than in other countries?

Depends varies from state to state. You have registration, title, emissions, and insurance. As long as the car was made for the US market you should not have much trouble getting her on the road. Real issue comes into play when the car does not meet crash test ratings and emissions. As far as the R32-R34 skylines good luck getting the car titled and registered in you state for driving on public roads. Not to mention finding a company who will insure your vehicle. Then comes the issue of finding someone to work on the car and the parts needed to fix her when she breaks. One of the biggest issues with the skyline is OBD-II. Any vehicle made in 1996 in the US has OBD-II so you would have to fit the skyline with OBD-II I hope you have a lot of money for that.

I know pulse has fixed a lot of older cars he could chime in.

@yzmxer608 I'm not entirely sure on the bumpers and windshields. I just know a lot of people have looked into importing skylines and have encountered tons of issues whether they are real or just getting bsed.