Need some advice.

My dad gave me my old 1983 xr200r that I grew up on after I grew out of my xr70 and then xl100(hated that bike). He has been the only owner and because he is a part of a motorcycle club and one of the members owned a Honda Dealership is was registered as a street legal bike. It has never had a green sticker, always a plate.

He eventually non-oped it because we have all grown into bigger bike and toys. When I got it, I just stored it. Well, my sister wants to go ride with her kids, and she asked me if she could use the bike. I cleaned out the carb and got it running again, but I need to deal with the non-op issue.

I want to keep the plate even though it does not have all the street legal running gear.

Here are my choices:

1. Take the title my dad signed to me and go to AAA/DMV and have the title transferred to me and pay registration and hope they don't catch the problem.
2. Just have my dad go to AAA and pay registration to remove it from non-op and get a new sticker for the plate.

What are the chances I'll get snagged and lose the plate if I change the title to my name and remove it from non-op status?

Whats the problem? Cause it dont have all the street legal stuff anymore?

It never did.

But it is not a street legal bike. XR's never were. If I go to the DMV/AAA to change the title is that going to be caught?

OH...not sure man. I know lots of plates are being taken away. Might have better chance keeping the plate if you dont change names on the title but thats just me guessin.

Worse case they give you green sticker and your sis can still have fun on it.