Super Moto's

my bud had a vor motard. It was wicked fun!! dont compare to rocket. its a dirt bike on the street. if you look at it that way it is soooo much fun. jumpin sidewalks and speed humps. they handle sweet and there is nothin like a big throaty 4 stroke pullin up next to people in traffic. you can scare old ladies on accident.

my dad has a drz400, and he lets me ride it cause i dont have a bike i can ride on the road. but he loves it, customized with a different air intake and put an fmf pipe on it too. also reasonably nimble with enough torque to have fun

this is exactally why I want one haha, just hop off the road and into the woods. My dad has a XR650 but with the onroad offroad tires so its not the most comfortable/smooth ride on the road.

I really don't think you'll regret going the suermoto route- It'll be way lighter and more agile than a crotch rocket on the twisty roads and more fun in the city. Not as fun for ripping up the highway, but neither are massive tickets that come with doing that. The thing you will regret is getting a dual sport (Drz,) like I did. They're old-school technology... Yes, they'll last forever, but so will most other bikes given proper maintenance. The Drz's are top heavy, heavy in general, slow, and are lacking in the suspension department. These things can be improved on with aftermarket parts and mods, but I don't feel like it's worth it. Some people will disagree with that- the Drz's definitely have a bit of a cult following.  Another thing- I'd go with road slicks like in the picture you posted. The dual sport tires that can go on/off road are not very good at anything in general. In my experience, they were terrible for even light off-road use, and downright scary on the streets if you wanted to have a bit of fun. This was the main reason I sold my DR. To do it right, I'd pick one or the other. Either get a dirt bike with knobbies, or get a supermoto bike with slicks, street tuned suspension and larger brake rotors. If you have the funds, something like a KTM 450 or 525 would be amazing.

Depending on where you live, you can plate them quite easily. This guy lives in Georgia and from what I can see, he doesn't even have rear blinkers. I wouldn't recommend that, but that just shows that it's unlikely that you'll have to jump through hoops to make the Katooms street legal.

Anyways, that's just my 2 cents with the riding experience that I have... 12 years of dirt bike riding/racing experience, 2 years spent on a DR400, and a bunch of time spent in the last couple years on a VFR800 that my dad owns.