My atv has all the requirements a motorcycle needs from the high and low headlights to the thread limited tires need and hamlet. Why isn‘t it legal to ride on the streets in Ohio?
Since it has four wheels, it does not meet the definition of a motorcycle, so motorcycle requirements are NOT relevant. It would have to meet all the requirements of an automobile: emissions, windshield, wipers, mirrors, marker lights and reflectors, seat-belts, air-bags, crush zones, collapsible steering column, rollover protection, turn-signals, back-up lights, side doors with crash protection.
Unlike a motorcycle, your ATV isn't designed to be driven at freeway speeds. Most ATV's have very soft suspensions to absorb the bumps of off-road riding. Soft suspensions become unstable at high speeds which means a small pothole on the freeway is a lot more likely to get you killed than if you're riding a motorcycle with a suspension that is tuned for high speed stability.
Since it has four wheels, it does not meet the definition of a motorcycle, so motorcycle requirements are NOT relevant. It would have to meet all the requirements of an automobile: emissions, windshield, wipers, mirrors, marker lights and reflectors, seat-belts, air-bags, crush zones, collapsible steering column, rollover protection, turn-signals, back-up lights, side doors with crash protection.
Adding to the other answers - the tires are not street legal. They may have written on the sidewalls - not intended for highway use.
Unlike a motorcycle, your ATV isn't designed to be driven at freeway speeds. Most ATV's have very soft suspensions to absorb the bumps of off-road riding. Soft suspensions become unstable at high speeds which means a small pothole on the freeway is a lot more likely to get you killed than if you're riding a motorcycle with a suspension that is tuned for high speed stability.
Adding to the other answers - the tires are not street legal. They may have written on the sidewalls - not intended for highway use.
