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2004400exa
03-26-2005, 09:30 PM
my friends have atvs and they ride down the streets in town and get chased by cops all the time and i was wondering is there a way to make a quad street legal
400Rider022
03-27-2005, 07:27 AM
not that i no of but thats the fun of it:devil:
blaster_rider68
03-27-2005, 08:24 AM
im not sure but.......i dont think you can make any quad street legal
250rAL
03-27-2005, 09:12 AM
It's been done but it would depend on individual state laws. You're going to need DOT approved tires, turn signals, mirrors, brake lights, insurance, registration and possibly a smog test. And at least in my state, if it's legal for the street, it's not for off road.
450 Racer R
03-28-2005, 08:12 AM
you gotta get rid of the solid axle in the rear. That's the main reason why they're not street legal. There was a raptor in ATV sport a few months back and they only had one wheel in the rear.
nwaatvrc
03-28-2005, 11:26 AM
Get with the DMV in Arizona. We were down there a few years back , going down the interstate coming into Pheonix , and got passed by a street legal 660 Raptor. So Yes some states allow it..
nwaatvrc
03-28-2005, 12:49 PM
I just got off the phone with the Arizona DMV (1-800-251-5866 e-0). To make it street legal in AZ. you needon your ATV:

Horn
Muffler
Brakes front & back
Fuel Cap
License Plate Light
Tail light Head light
Stop Light Rear view Mirror.

They said after you pass a safety inspection with the above items. Then you can tag it....

Gee Wish Arkansas would be that way....
red2004 TRX450R
03-29-2005, 12:25 PM
your in ohio. it cant be to hard there.
they will let most any thing on the road!!

:D
call the DOT and see
SandAddict_pred
03-29-2005, 01:37 PM
yea you cna make em street legal msot places..t heres 2 guys in this state that dim it supposedly... but statee patrol sdays its illegal.. so i smell bs..
duke416ex
03-30-2005, 02:39 PM
Call the dmv, you can make them legal, and you don't have to change the back axle, its more the horn, lights, bumpers, and tires that make them illegal.
TM426
03-30-2005, 08:44 PM
Originally posted by duke416ex
Call the dmv, you can make them legal, and you don't have to change the back axle, its more the horn, lights, bumpers, and tires that make them illegal.

It all depends on what state you live in. Some states require the cycle to be built into a trike (3 wheels^). Dirt wheels had an article on how they made a raptor street legal. They had to fab a swing anrm for it.
2004exrider
05-02-2005, 07:56 PM
why do they have to have 3 wheels? whats wrong with a solid axle?
smr
05-03-2005, 07:07 AM
Originally posted by 2004exrider
why do they have to have 3 wheels? whats wrong with a solid axle?

It has to do with seat belt laws and motorcycles.

anything with 2 or 3 wheels is considered a motorcycle and can be ridin as such. Anything with 4 or more is considered a vehicle.