Considering a move to PR, big into power sports. Need to know if I will be required to title off road motor cycles, go karts, and mini bike. I am having a tough time getting any answers from the department of transportation.
Don't bother asking the government. You won't get the right answers. An entire private service industry has grown around the government inefficiencies.
Ask the enthusiasts. Seek them online. A quick google search reveals these websites:
Nice comeback. There are a lot of wide open spaces to have fun with off road recreational vehicles where you are from. Not so much in Puerto Rico. Adolfo is right. Trying to find out any information from the government is frustrating and time consuming at best, and that's if you are a native and live there. The problem is increased exponentially if you are gringo and live in the states. Keep trying and you will eventually find the info you are looking for. Another thing I might suggest is that you take a trip or two to the island and find out from the locals what their general attitude might be toward having a neighbor who is heavy into off-roading. Because the native PRs get a little touchy sometimes with gringos coming to their home and doing what they please. Then again you might be welcomed with open arms. Who knows?
That's hilarious... unless you really mean it. :-| I have to deal with an ATV club doing this at least twice a week at about 2 in the morning.
But if you do it outside of civilization you have my blessings. Motor sports in general is one of the few transcultural activities in the island outside of politics. You'll find jíbaros in 4WD hangouts knee deep in mud eating alcapurrias and drinking cheap beers. Cacos love their Banshees so much that they've written Reggaeton songs and made music videos about them. Motocross cross pollinates with the surf and skate cultures. And legal (and illegal) racing is the only event that brings the Guaynabichos with their European cars and the Cacos with their rice burners together.
But what about the Americans? Travis Pastrana's father is Puerto Rican. Because of this connection Travis has done a few local motocross exhibitions and was part of a Puerto Rico racing team at some international competitions. Tarah Gieger, a Puerto Rican of American (from the States) descent won the first woman's supercross event at the X Games. And Zach Osborne, an American that has no relation to Puerto Rico outside of his American citizenship, was part of the Puerto Rico team at an international Red Bull event. And there are a few tourist companies that do off road adventures.
There are many youtube videos of locals and not so locals getting dirty in the mountains. I thought about posting a few but there were too many to choose from and I got tired because of the lack of sleep caused by the ATVs at 2 AM. :-P
