Can a 2016 Honda crf 230 be registered and made street legal?

My daughter is looking to buy a 2016 or 2017 Honda crf 230 enduro motorcycle. She was told she has to buy at least a crf 250 or higher to make have it street legal. She wants it mainly for off road use, but would like to it street legal and registered so she could legally drive it on the street when needed. The dealer told her that she would have to buy the crf 250 or larger to have it street legal. Is that correct?

My daughter is looking to buy a 2016 or 2017 Honda crf 230 enduro motorcycle. She was told she has to buy at least a crf 250 or higher to make have it street legal. She wants it mainly for off road use, but would like to it street legal and registered so she could legally drive it on the street when needed. The dealer told her that she would have to buy the crf 250 or larger to have it street legal. Is that correct? The CRF230 is a dirt only motorcycle, federal tag on the bike says it is off-pavement.
The CRF250 is a dirt only motorcycle, federal tag on the bike says it is off-pavement.
The CRF250L is a dual-sport street legal dirt and pavement motorcycle.
The CRF250L is not a CRF250 modified for the street -- it has different frame, different engine, 70 pounds heavier.

She can get the Suzuki DR200S, which is street and freeway legal.
She can get the Yamaha TW200, which is street and freeway legal, and those fat tires is better on sand. No Anything is able to put a plate on if you know the right people, there are people with plated two strokes Find a new dealer… Hi so why not investigate this yourself at a motorcycle dealer without your daughter being present as sure as god made little green apples she will throw a moody. Yes. In MOST states, it has to come from the factory with everything already installed to be "Street Legal". If you want a street legal dirt bike from Honda, you'll have to get a "Dual Sport" bike like the CRF 250L.

Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki also make "Dual Sport" dirt bikes that are legal to operate on the street. Shop around a bit. You may find something you like better than Honda. Instead of looking to buy a crf230, buy a crf 250L Depends on actual state laws in actual state or province-- highly unlikely with that model but possible in Illinois with a 'Campaign Contribution' to Demoncrat party. Federal law has a 150cc break for riding on interstate system- Illinois and California have license plates for light and heavy motorcycles along with drivers license for the light cycles, heavy cycles- mostly light cycle restriction for new riders. A 250 limit by state law? Maybe, Texas has a break at 250cc, Ohio had a 15 hp restriction also for main highways. Main thing is the federal VIN tag that says off road use only usually means it.

Anything is able to put a plate on if you know the right people, there are people with plated two strokes

Find a new dealer…

Hi so why not investigate this yourself at a motorcycle dealer without your daughter being present as sure as god made little green apples she will throw a moody.

Yes. In MOST states, it has to come from the factory with everything already installed to be "Street Legal". If you want a street legal dirt bike from Honda, you'll have to get a "Dual Sport" bike like the CRF 250L.

Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki also make "Dual Sport" dirt bikes that are legal to operate on the street. Shop around a bit. You may find something you like better than Honda.

Instead of looking to buy a crf230, buy a crf 250L

Depends on actual state laws in actual state or province-- highly unlikely with that model but possible in Illinois with a 'Campaign Contribution' to Demoncrat party. Federal law has a 150cc break for riding on interstate system- Illinois and California have license plates for light and heavy motorcycles along with drivers license for the light cycles, heavy cycles- mostly light cycle restriction for new riders. A 250 limit by state law? Maybe, Texas has a break at 250cc, Ohio had a 15 hp restriction also for main highways. Main thing is the federal VIN tag that says off road use only usually means it.