Street Legal ATV in NY?
 

Just curious what it would take to make an atv street legal here in NY?
I have searched around a little and people have done it in other states, but is it possible to do in NY?
Just curious, I am thinking of starting a project. . :D

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LOL...
Most states require fenders, lights and bumpers.

not sure about NY... but some states have exemptions for experimentals

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I'm not talking about stuff like dot tires, proper low/high beams, turn signals, mirrors, etc etc
I am thinking what would it take in terms of paper work and stuff like that, is it even possible?

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Well part of the equation IS to make the vehicle legal from a mechanical stand point... PRIOR to any paperwork being filled. Even in California, one can register off road vehicle IF one knows how to do it. I don't live in NY, but I would think most rules that apply are somewhat universal, California being the strictest by far. Imagine if you will a sliding scale downward from where California is perched

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Some states it is possible. I know Nevada is one and one of the fly over states like Missouri/Minnesota/one of the "M" states its also possible. There was a "street legal" Banshee in NY with an R1 motor, he had a website years ago. Some how he got it to pass but it might have just been luck. The shitty thing with ATV's are that they are a 4-wheeled vehicle so most states consider them cars instead of motorcycles so you need seatbelts and all that other good stuff making them virtually impossible to get them street legal.

A company used to sell a conversion kit that would adapt a motorcycle swingarm to a quad making it a reverse trike putting it into the motorcycle category so it could be made street legal. The irony of having to make something less safe to get it street legal.

All I know is in PA there is absolutely no way to legally get an ATV street legal when it has 4 wheels. If someone can prove otherwise I'll paypal them $500.00 becuase I've been researching this for years and its always been a dream of mine.

Good luck

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same as in canada, no way to legalize an atv for onroad use. something about any on road vehicle with 4 wheels must have a door/windshield etc

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well put a door and a windshield on it.

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ariel atom and cars such as that? okay so basically instead of other states requirements, im looking for NY only. anyone have any real world experience? when i googled the r1 banshee i found the site, but he does not discuss any detail on how he went about registering it in ny.

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happy b-day homo. Its not possible to register a vehicle with an offroad title in newyork. i was gonna buy a supermoto and convert it but.... however you can take it to vermont and register it there. apparently its really easy too.

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To get around that you need to get it retitled. You don't tell the DMV it was originally an offroad bike and say its a custom. It may not be "legal" to do but it's the only way to get it street legal

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Okay so that could work in new york. how do i get the bike re-titled?

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Good luck

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i believe this is the only way, convert it to a trike and you can get past it. ive seen where a guy did this to a 660 craptor, used +4 a arms, a swaybar and dot tires, along with the other stuff needed like lights and turn signals, good thing is most newer quads come with a working brake light.

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yeah i have my sights set on a raptor 660...the 700's are too expensive. i'll probably just build a turbo kit for the 660 :D

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Out here in socal I was driving on the 91 freeway and I got passed up by a guy on a quad, I didnt see if it was tagged or not but he did have a working brake lite, full-face helmet and a big ass orange flag in the back!

funny as all hell cause he was in the #2 lane. I would so do something like this, look out for my helmet cam video of me on the freeway soon! J/P