g350 Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 need information on making banshee street legal if possible, has anyone ever done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetshee4312 Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 its not possible banshee will never pass emissions it just impossible, just ride the road and if u see a cop hit the trails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBrian Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 I dont know what your location is but if your from europe or someplace maybe we can help.If your from one of the fifty states, forget it.I have seen in done.There is a member who lives in Italy that commutes on his banshee daily.Poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frocashmoney24 Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 im pretty sure ive seen some street legal shee's in the good ol usa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnarlyBanshee Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 BansheeBrian is correct, if your from Europe you can register it as a "tractor" believe it or not. If your in the US, there's only 1 way I know of to get the Banshee street legal... Suzuki GSXR or similar engine. Try something like a Hyabusa engine in your Shee & lemme know how it works out for ya. If your gonna do something, do it BIG. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2004LEBanshee Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 We dont have any smog checks here where I live. So why couldn't I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTBIKEZ Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Street Legal Banshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J..J. Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Don't know 'bout USA legislation, but it certainly is possible here in South Africa. Registered as a "quadrucycle" when I bought it new from the dealer. I had the dealer fit a relay for the direction indicator lights, (not too sure about the wiring, but I can check when I get home). Fitted enduro bike indicator lights whith quick connectors, a 12V horn, cheap-ass rear view mirror from a mountain bike shop and that was it. The indicators would barely flash at idle, but rev it up a bit and they flash nicely. Cops were all over me the first week that I had it back in 2000, but now they leave me alone. It is not strictly roadworthy, the 2000 didn't come with the brake light, but none of the cops ever picked it up. Since then I've removed the indicators, horn and mirror and the cops don't bother me much. I ride quietly (if such a thing is at all possible on a Shee) by short shifting as much as possible until I get to the trail. Since then the registration plate has snapped off a dozen times and I subsequently replaced it with a reflective decal that I stuck inside the left rear fender. Not really visible from behind when you're on the bike. HeHe I don't commute with it or use it as transport much, but tyres don't last long, Shredders, Razr's, Holeshots tried them all. Most of the pavement riding is done just to go for a quick spin around my favourate trail, other than that the bike is hauled to where I'm going. g350, I'm not anywhere close to my bike for at least another week, but if you're keen I can check on the wiring if you wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp559 Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Emission aren't the problem, remember the banshee motor came from a street bike. The best thing todo is talk to an offical in your state to see what has to be on the bike like signals, speedometer, mirrors, metal gas tank etc. All states are different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 I had a motorcyle in El Paso Tx... they did emissions test on cars, but never on my motorcycle. Why would this be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetshee Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 emmisions are exactly the problem.the athorities want to phase em out,2007 sees the end of the two stroke as we know it,no more alowed to be street regd over here,dont matter,i got mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebloker Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 It is not impossible to do in the US. Actually in Arizona, it is quite easy. High/low beams, a horn, rear view mirror, turn signals (I think), brake lights, and register it in any but 2 of the countys here because they require an emmissions test. However, if you do this you would be a complete jackass. Just because you have a street legal Banshee does not mean that you are going to be able to ride it on the road. If you think for one second that the cops are not going to harrass the shit out of you, you have got another thing comming. Every cop that saw you would pull you over, write you as many tickets as possible, and now you have to go to court. Then you have to show the judge that the cop was in the wrong which takes a huge ammount of tie and money. Now get used to this happening on a regual basis. Even though something can be done in a perfectally legal manner, that does not mean that the cops aren't going to make it the biggest pain in the ass, and not even worth you time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 I see guys riding quads around town every once in a while. It seems to be more common lately. I've seen a few raptors and utility quads doing it. Can't be that big of a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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