| When determining whether your pocket bike is street | | | | your bike. |
| legal or not, there are a few considerations that need | | | | Most standard pocket bikes can only reach speeds of |
| to be taken into account.Firstly, you need to be aware | | | | up to 40 kilometers an hour. For open road riding, this is |
| of the modifications that can be made to your pocket | | | | simply not fast enough. It can be just as dangerous |
| bike to ensure it reaches the minimum requirements, | | | | driving on the road too slow as it can be driving in |
| you also need to know what the top speed of your | | | | excess of the speed limit. You will also be at risk of |
| bike is, and you need to take into consideration what | | | | road rage if you are holding up traffic, and it simply is |
| the laws are in your particular area. If you want to | | | | not worth the risks. |
| make sure that your bike can be ridden on the road, | | | | Finally, you need to be aware of what your local road |
| follow these simple steps... | | | | laws are. Road laws can vary greatly from one state |
| To be street legal, your pocket bike will need to be | | | | to the other, so even if you have done your research |
| fitted out with blinkers, headlights, and a working horn. If | | | | to ensure that your bike is legal in your state, if you |
| you do not have these things on your bike, then there | | | | happen to cross the border, you may find yourself in a |
| is no way that the local law enforcement is going to | | | | lot of trouble when the police from another area pull |
| give you the go ahead to ride your bike on the road. | | | | you over and inform you that you do not meet the |
| Another thing you need to consider is the speed of | | | | necessary guidelines for riding on their roads. |