Planning motorcycle trip to Mike's. 2-3 motos, side-by-side and f350 4x4. I am concerned that the motos and side-by-side are greensticker only, no
license plate. Is this going to be a problem? We will start in Ensenada unless there is a hotel in Santo Thomas.
I have not been to Mike's in twenty years. We plan on going down the coast to Colonet and taking the old road to Mike,s (not Meling's) Next day,
Mike's to Valle Trinidad to San Vicente, Erendira and back to Sto. Tomas. Advice?
Mexico has no idea what a green sticker or a red sticker is.
We've ridden our dirt bikes all over small towns in Baja and Sonora and the police have never said a word. La Paz as well, but never a big place like
Ensenada though.
As a side note, our KTM's are red stickers and my kid got a pretty big fine for ridding his at an OHV place here. F'ing CA park rangers.
Mexico has no idea what a green sticker or a red sticker is.
We've ridden our dirt bikes all over small towns in Baja and Sonora and the police have never said a word. La Paz as well, but never a big place like
Ensenada though.
As a side note, our KTM's are red stickers and my kid got a pretty big fine for ridding his at an OHV place here. F'ing CA park rangers.
F’ing rangers?
More like f’ing dumb kid got an expensive schooling in reading the f’ing posted rules
The world is full of ignoramuses that disobey the rules, tha’ts job security for the good guys!
Woke!
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There is a small hotel/restaurant/bar at the N end of Santo Tomas. The El Palomar, never stayed in the hotel only camped across the street but the
restaurant and bar are nice enough.
I live in Baja full time Drive race truck all dirt bikes If they have plates I have removed them. Driven on Hwy 1. Zero problems for last over 40
years. If you pass my place stop say hi or ride. Send PM
Thanks for all of the replies. I figured as much, but it never hurts to be cautious. We are planing our trip for late may prior to the Baja 500.
Can anyone tell me if the road from Mike's to Simpson ranch and on to VDT is still possible (F350 4x4)?
It was pretty bad in my jeep last May. I would send the truck straight to the highway and meet him at the ElRancho for the best tacos in Baja. Lots
of new fences with locked gates all over that area now.
Forgive my ignorance - I have not lived in the USA since 1989 and only five years ago returned to the Western Hemisphere - but... what are red and
green stickers? I ride a Honda dual sport on and off road in Baja, and might want to in the States sometime in California and/or Arizona. Apparently
I could be in for a fine without the relevant sticker? What kind do I need? Where/how do I get them? I looked them up, but apparently not very
well. What's the diff between a red and green? Is this only for California? No problem in Arizona? My bike has a regular MC plate.
Stickers are for non-street legal bikes and ATVs. The fee is supposed to pay for the cost of off highway vehicle recreational parks, like Ocotillo
Wells. I once had green stickers for a dune buggy and ATC 110.
Yes David the fee is supposed to pay to keep off road open, It is not it is used to close land. Proud to say I never paid for one I just plate all
toys. pee on them.
Proud to say I never paid for one I just plate all toys. pee on them.
It makes sense that you are proud to take and never pay your share to society.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Forgive my ignorance - I have not lived in the USA since 1989 and only five years ago returned to the Western Hemisphere - but... what are red and
green stickers? I ride a Honda dual sport on and off road in Baja, and might want to in the States sometime in California and/or Arizona. Apparently
I could be in for a fine without the relevant sticker? What kind do I need? Where/how do I get them? I looked them up, but apparently not very
well. What's the diff between a red and green? Is this only for California? No problem in Arizona? My bike has a regular MC plate.
Shed a little light on this one for me, please?
California thing. All 2 strokes and some 4 strokes are red sticker. Most 4 strokes are green sticker.
In California at some of the OHV areas you can only ride red sticker bikes 6 months of the year, basically the warmer months are a no go some places
on 2 strokes.
The sticker is essentially a license plate, you wrap it around your forks and is 5-6 letters, numbers. It has either a red or green band.
Dumb as f#ck, btw. Luckily the main place we ride up here doesn't have park ranger N-zis.
Video from our spot where the kids learned to ride before hitting Baja.
I ride a Honda dual sport on and off road in Baja, and might want to in the States sometime in California and/or Arizona. Apparently I could be in
for a fine without the relevant sticker?
As far as I know, my friend's dual sport is legal off road in CA and AZ, as long as he has the regular CA license plates needed for on road operation.
He rides offroad all the time and has never had a problem with his "plated" bike.
666: I believe bajatrailrider means all his "plated" toys have regular plates, not red or green OHV stickers. So, he's paid his fees. That may be a
biker (or, knuckledragger, as you so affectionately call us) term you are unfamiliar with.
A small portion of highway plated vehicle's registration as well as highway gas tax goes into the state OHV fund. The state calculates what
percentage (infinitesimal) highway vehicles spend offroad and how much "highway" fuel is burned off-road.
My son and I headed South for the Baja 1k and I had the same concern with him riding. Was told by several that it would be fine on the Highway. Of
course, as with many things, if your anything less than respectful on the roads then trouble can be expected. I dropped the bike for him at
CowPatty’s and he got some epic riding (highway and off-road) to Gonzaga. Even went through the Military CP and they waved him on.
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