Chapter 12-12 Converted Off-Road Motorcycle to Street Legal Required Equipment for Motorcycles Being Converted from Off-Road Use (Applicable to two or three wheeled motorcycles and limited use motorcycles) 1. Registration of Converted "Off-Road" Motorcycles: The Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles may register a two or three wheeled vehicle as a "motorcycle" as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 90, s. 1, that was originally designed and built for "off-road use" only. 2. Ownership Documentation and Motorcycle Inspection Required: The Registrar will only authorize such registration if he/she is satisfied that: * the applicant is the owner of the vehicle (acceptable documentation must be produced), and * the vehicle has been converted to such an extent that it meets acceptable safety standards for use on public ways in Massachusetts as set forth in 540 CMR 4.06 (Procedures for Inspection of Motorcycles- See full regulation in Appendix C). 3. Preliminary and Formal Inspection Required: Massachusetts law requires inspection of a motor vehicle after it is registered. However, as indicated above, the Registrar will not authorize a converted "off-road" motorcycle to be registered unless he/she is satisfied that it can pass an inspection for motorcycles registered for "on-road" use. Consequently, a converted "off-road" motorcycle must: * undergo a preliminary examination by a Registry Inspector who will determine if the converted motorcycle appears equipped as required by law and is likely to pass a motorcycle inspection at a licensed Massachusetts Motorcycle Inspection Station after the vehicle is allowed to be registered; and * if the applicant is required to bring the converted "off-road" motorcycle to a specific site where the RMV inspector can examine the vehicle, it must be transported there on a trailer or on a truck. 10/12 12:28