Riding guides
Most of the questions we get across the counter are the same four questions. Rather than answer them one at a time, we wrote them down. Every legal point below is linked to the Idaho statute or the state agency it comes from, so you can check us.
Start here The two that matter most
What the law actually says
The honest answer to "is this street legal?" is no, and the reason why is worth understanding before you buy rather than after. Registration is straightforward once you know it applies.
Are electric dirt bikes street legal in Idaho?
No, and they are not electric bicycles either. Where the line sits in Idaho Code, what an off-highway vehicle can and cannot do on a public road, and what a street-legal conversion really involves.
Read the guide RegistrationIdaho OHV registration for dirt bikes
Who needs a certificate of number, what the statutory fee is, where to buy the sticker, what the exemptions cover, and the things registration does not give you.
Read the guide Young ridersDirt bike rules for riders under 18 in Idaho
The helmet requirement and its exceptions, the safety certificate unlicensed riders under 16 need on national forest roads, and the 300-foot supervision rule.
Read the guide BuyingChoosing a youth electric dirt bike
Sizing by height rather than age, the flat-foot rule, why an adjustable speed limit matters more than top speed, and where electric genuinely beats gas for a first bike.
Read the guideAlso The shop
Two other pages worth a look
If you already know what you are after, the product pages cover what we stock and what we can order.
Electric dirt bikes
Arctic Leopard USA, 79Bike Electric and Rerode, assembled and checked over before they leave the building rather than handed to you in a crate.
See the bikes ShopTraxxas RC
Authorized Traxxas dealer. Trucks on the shelf, plus the replacement parts and batteries that keep one running after the first hard landing.
See the RC rangeA note on these guides
This is general information, not legal advice. Fees and rules change from session to session. Before you rely on anything here, check the current version with the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation or the Idaho Transportation Department. If something below has gone out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Still not sure what you need?
Call the shop and describe the rider, the terrain and the budget. We will tell you plainly whether we have something that fits.