Baldy

At the homecoming of one of the colleges in Tallahassee, the streets pack solid with cars, many of which have blingin' rims, tv's in headrests, and other neato goodies. I saw a 4-wheeler on a trailer with 20" rims on it. If motorcycles can ride on the street, can we have street-legal 4-wheelers? That would be kinda cool.

UniqueTII

Could "they" make a 4 wheeler stable enough for highway driving?

Baldy

I talk to people that many times drive theirs 60+ mph...and would it be much worse than scooters? maybe they could be made, but not allowed on highways

DJ Rotor

They race quads on tarmac in the UK apparently. Of course the nuttiness factor is a bit high there. Too much rain I think.



J

Baldy

indeed

teknics

there are streetlegal conversion kits which add:



license plate mounts

turn signals

rear view mirrors

need street tires

brake light integration

upgraded head lights



some atv's require frame reconstruction or stronger supports to be put in. Some places also require a cab like area to be put onto the atv, while others simply call for a helmet.



You then have to go through i believe a motorcycle registration which you must get special approval for IIRC, and then convince your insurance company thats you arent asking to get rear-ended and smashed into bits, then it's all good.



I've seen them before, and no the street legals ones i've seen dont roll on 22"s and ****...that is just dumb ****.



kevin.

furiousrex

There is no way you could get a quad street legal in New Jersey and even if you could im not sure if i woulod want to with all the assinine drivers in this state. BTW my brother turbo'ed his banshee last winter so im pretty sure it could keep up with traffic

teknics

ive only seen street legal ones in british columbia and a few in new york state, i know there is a special ATV registration in NJ though, and I also know my current insurance provider will provide insuranc eon the ATV's i own if i ask for it. So i can see it happenning around here.



I had a full race-ready three wheeler, lightened/rebuilt frame, bored out engine, new hi-perf. everything, then i nailed one of those giant ant-hill mounds during a race in NY on a straightaway portion of a rather large race-track. Upon hitting the mound with my right-rear tire it proceeded to launch me straight off the bike, throw it a good 20 feet or more in the air while flipping over, it then eventually came down right on my left arm and luckily for me managed to bounce away from crushing my body. I hit the mound at full throttle, down hill, in 5th gear. If you've ever seen a race-ready ATC, you know the front forks are strong...well this was such a severe crash i managed to completely snap my front fork of the bike. I wish i still had that 3-wheeler now i got 2 crappy 4 wheelers...they're so boring lol.



kevin.

Baldy

aren't 3-wheelers illegal now? I thought it was something about them FLIPPING and KILLING PEOPLE...j/k

teknics

illegal to manufacture as of like 87 or something...my ATC was a 84 model. You can buy used ones though, and the aftermarket is still very much alive for 3-wheelers cause of them being lightweight. You have to know how to handle them though, for a split-second i lost focus and thats when i macked the mound. Other then that i used to have full control i could drive around on two wheels (ANY two wheels, one front and one rear or both rears). They've also been trying to push on legislation to allow 3-wheelers back into the industry...but with 650cc+ size engines i dont think they'll be allowing 3-wheelers anywhere near that kind of power lol my stock engine was 250cc's and it would throw the front wheel up almost effortlesslly like a dirt bike.



kevin.