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Could be right. Kind of like how the feds set forth guidelines about commercial truck drivers needing CDL's but when the states passes state laws to comply with the federal minimums they made changes to the laws that made things tougher (like CA for example). Yeah, that's the ATHS. Great...

Sorry, forgot to touch on this one yesterday. I owe you an apology as I mis-read your comment. When you said "Unless you have an M818 class vehicle and put a 10,001 loaded trailer behind it sounds like you are safe" I read too much in to the "and" in the middle. I thought you were implying an...

[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Yes, with the commercial fifth wheel removed and a flatbed in its place then it would not need a CDL in Florida. But as far as the requirement for IFTA or IRP that is a whole other can of worms (as Pual and I have been talking about). As Paul has documented IFTA...

I filled one of those IFTA forms out years ago so believe me I'm well aware what they involve. And I agree. Common sense tells you it is clearly meant for a business, not a "POV". When NC nailed me for lack of IFTA I left the truck at the next Flying J's on I-95 and went back up to VA in a...

I read that one a long time ago (even have a couple of the Florida Trucking Manuals on my desktop) and I agree it looks to be plain as day that IFTA is all about vehicles used in commerce. Yet all the legal experts working with ATHS and both the main IFTA organization along with many states say...

Why? Well, first off I was talking about IFTA/CDL issues in general. Not just from a Florida point of view. Second, a large part of the questions were about tractor trailer trucks, not just cargo versions. For tractor trailer trucks a CDL is required, trailer or no trailer. Plus an M35 is under...

I agree with you 100%. Common sense tells you if it's not used in commerce then this should not be an issue The problem is is there is a difference in the wording of each state's IFTA requirements. Some states do exempt private use but not many. I tried to get the regs from the main IFTA...

After the $600 fine fron NC I learned not to trust even the word of a Commercial LEO. That's when I started doing the research myself. The last cross country trip I did with a semi truck and trailer was from Alaska to Florida when the Air Force PCS'd us to MacDill AFB 12 months ago. Trying to...

How about just rewiring the stands of lights to work right off of the DC voltage instead? A 50 bulb strand of Christmas lights uses 2.5 volt bulbs. All you have to do is cut the strand in to 5 sections of 10 lights and wire the 5 sections in parallel in order to run them off of 24 volts. Used to...

The trick is "unless called out by weight or axles". This is why you need to get a copy of the regulations and keep a copy in the vehicle with you at all times. Plus if the "goober in the tower" is unaware that you are exempt from stopping he will most likley send someone out after you anyhow...

Well, it's been a while since I've been to the SS forums as I've been busy with other stuff lately. But when the email hit my inbox that there was a new post to this thread I had to throw in my 2 cents on the subject. So here goes. No, but if you live in a state that doesn't require private...

They're great radios. I have an older version that I bought for my semi truck and it has taken a lot of abuse yet it's still going. If only they would make it water-proof and set up for 28 volts. :D Ruppster

Glad to hear you find someone that could use them. Hope your foot is okay. :) Correct, you're not the only one to do that. I've even seen mods here doing the same thing. The problem is if you read the rules you will see that posting items for sale in signatures is against the rules. And all...

Well, a military police bike from the late 80's would have been the KLR250 like I have. They sell parts to drop the suspension down for those that don't like the tall seat height. Plus the engine can be bumped up to a 370 for more power if you want to be able to cruise on the highway. I have...

Welcome Welcome to the group. Glad to see another member joining from Florida. I have a friend building a house up in Brooksville. I go up there every now and then to help him out. It's a nice area. Wouldn't mind buying a few acres up there myself. Are you in the main part of the city or out...

I recently bought a 1986 KLR250 that was used by the USMC. The military bought more of them around 1991 and called them a M1030. A few years later they upgraded to the KLR650 and called them a M1030B1. The bikes differ very little from their civilian counterparts so it wouldn't take much to...

Thanks guys. I came across that clip last week. It was cool to see the bikes in action. I've owned a couple of other thumpers in the past (one 500 and one 600, both Honda XL's) and while they have enough power to handle highway speeds the single cylinder leads to a lot of vibration. I had to...

Hi Dave, As DH mentioned plan for the worse. Some times it will go okay while other times it seems like what can go wrong will go wrong. And while you started off your question talking about CUCV's it is more about GL and there is a section in the forums for GL related stuff (as DH...

Now for part two of my early Christmas. A common mod for the KLR250's is to use the front fork setup from the bigger KLR650 (which was also used by the military later on). Last weekend I started talking to a guy that was parting out a KLR650 as I was interested in the forks. So this afternoon I...

Finally found a military vehicle I can afford. It's a 1986 KLR250 motorcycle built for the Marines. This is the early version from the 80's. The military bought a second batch of these bikes in 1991 and called them M1030's. There is little difference between the two bikes as very little changed...