hi ,i am looking for a road registered 50cc trials bike,eg beta rev/medium wheel or equivilent,has anyone ever road registered a 50cc trials bike,thanks

Could be a headache as it won't be built to comply with the Regs hence won't have the paperwork to convince the authorities.

several people (inc my sister) have done LDT on 50cc trail bikes, but taking a existing 50cc trials bike would be an SVA (single vehicle approval) ???

Only the Yamaha TY50P comes to mind as being road capable.

I recall Paul Edmondson riding the Scottish, on a TLM50 I think, in the '80s

I recall Paul Edmondson riding the Scottish, on a TLM50 I think, in the '80s

I almost said that, then I thought it could have been an 80cc.

All revs and clutch.

Edited January 18, 201313 yr by b40rt

Surely SVA would not apply to a 50cc trials bike any more than it would a 250?

If you can get a certificate of newness of an appropriate dating letter, it wouldn't be any different to registering anything else.

I almost said that, then I thought it could have been an 80cc.

All revs and clutch.

Yes, it could well have been an 80

I have a TLM 50 road registered,that and the fantic 50 would come out the factory lighted up.

I would imagine you would need to find some road legal tyres to put on and then get onto the right people to get it registered.

If the chinks can get there bikes they send us road registered i would imagine you could get anything reg'd.

My mate had ty 50 on the road back in the late 70's, that had lights fitted, bit hard to find one now though.

Lights are an irrelevance and a speedo is easily fitted (I think a 50 now could need one, unlike a few years ago) but you need to get the paperwork from the importer? I reckon it won't exist as there is probably no intention for these to be registered, unlike the 125s and up. Best bet is to speak to the importer of whatever you are thinking of. As I recall the TLM 50, in typical Honda manner, was equipped more for road use than for schoolboy trials so would have had the necessary docs.

Oh yes, the Paul Edmondson bike was a 50, officially a moped as he was only 16. Someone else (I think Steve Colley) rode a Gas Gas 50, as I recall, the same year for the same reason. But I'm happy to be corrected if someone else has a better memory, or a programme.

Edited January 19, 201313 yr by 2stroke4stroke

As I know and have done so, 50cc and 80 cc bikes where often registrated in Germany as Moped or light weight motorcycles. I had a 50cc Italjet which was also road registered as a moped.

If this wasn't so commen in the U.K. you might consider to get a bike from France, Benelux or Germany as there 50 and 80cc bikes show regulary up with road registration papers. When a bike was registrated once in the EU you have the right to get it registrated in your homecountry too. Still some paperwork to do, (in own experience as I have self imported two bikes from Italy), but less paperwork and hassle then trying to get a "paperless" bike road registrated.

I think here is information about the self import and roadregistration of vehicles in the UK: http://www.justlanded.com/english/UK/Articles/Visas-Permits/Vehicles

thanks everyone for your help on this topic,i will continue to look for one...