Im in the process of jumping through the States hoops to accomplish this; so far it has been pretty easy to do. If you are considering a DIY street legal conversion maybe this will be useful to you.
I checked around for options on getting my Polaris Hawkeye street legal and came up with 3:
1. The easy way is to have a dealer do it. Just drop it off and pick it up all ready to go with the state form filled out. That will run you about $500.
2. There are kits available that run about $200 +/-. They may have parts that you dont need, and/or may be missing parts that you do need.
3. Buy and install the parts that you need.
I went with option #3, figured out what I needed and ordered the parts off Ebay.
Step 1 - figure out what is needed:The state requirements are found here: -
http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/watv.html1. Make sure the vehicle has all the following equipment installed*:
o Head lamp used whenever the vehicle is in motion on a road. See RCW 46.37.030 and 46.37.040.
o Tail lamp, See RCW 46.37.525.
2 Tail lamps For utility-type vehicles. See RCW 46.37.070.
o Stop lamp. See RCW 46.37.200.
o Reflectors. See RCW 46.37.060.
o Turn signals. See RCW 46.37.200.
o Brakes in working order.
o Mirror on left or right handlebar.
2 Mirrors For utility-type vehicles. See RCW 46.37.400.
o Horn or warning device. See RCW 46.37.380.
o Spark arrester and muffling device. See RCW 46.09.470.
o Windshield. See RCW 46.37.430, unless the driver wears glasses, goggles, or a face shield of a type conforming to rules adopted by the state patrol. See WAC 204-10-026.
o Seatbelts For utility-type vehicles. See RCW 46.37.510.My ATV complied with these requirements:
Head lamp
Tail lamp
Stop lamp
Reflectors
Brakes
Spark arrester and muffling device
Windshield Ill need to wear eye protection
It did not comply with:
Turn signals
Horn
Mirror
So I needed to install a horn, mirror and turn signals.
Step 2 order the parts:I sketched up a diagram, checked around for what I had on hand, and made a list of what I needed. I had a couple of amber lights and a lot of wire left over from re-wiring a boat trailer. So I needed to buy:
1 horn - $3.75 (used motorcycle part)
2 lights - $7.95 (3/4 amber LED grommet mounted)
1 mirror - $6.30 (used motorcycle part)
1 flasher relay - $3.21 (New from China)
1 horn switch - .99’ (New from China)
1 turn signal switch - .99’ (New from China)
Everything totaled less than $25 including shipping to my mail box. The Chinese parts took awhile to arrive (about 2 weeks) but they seem to be just as good in quality as any others.
Step 3 Install the parts:Drilled a few holes, installed the lights, switches, flasher and horn, ran the wires, and mounted the mirror. Took about 2 hours. I used a few wire terminals, splices, zip ties, electrical tape, solder and flux. Just standard tools used, nothing special was needed.
Step 4 Inspection: Have a WA licensed WATV repair shop or dealer inspect the vehicle. Theyll complete Part 1 of the Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle Road Use Declaration form and sign it.
The repair shop charges $50 for this (price set by RCW)
I hope to get this done today - I'll let you know how it goes....
more to come ...
Step 5 Licensing:Take the Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle Road Use Declaration form, receipt of payment to the repair shop & the title a vehicle licensing office.