How do you make a go cart street legal?

Answer 1

First of all, Dont bother. It will be extremely expensive and will probably never make it to the roads.

But if you did want to make one, this is how i'd go about it.

It is advisable to start with a chassis with front brakes to avoid having to add these.

I would start with 4 poles, welded vertically, from beside the kingpin for the stub axles, at the front of the kart, and between the seat mounts and the rear axle on either side, possibly welded along the front of the axle bearings for strength and support, then, i would add lights to these, of course according to the types required by your country of residence's requirements. These will have to be at the correct height, again according to your country of residence's regulations.

Between these rear posts, i would run a horizontal bar, for structural support of the rear posts, and to run a horizontal centre brake light, again the height of these is subject to regulations.

For easy access, and to avoid having to have wires moving throughout usage i would suggest placing the ignition, indicators and hazard light switches on a plate on or just above the fuel tank mount (assuming that it is in a standard kart set up with the fuel tank beneath the legs)

Also slick tyres are not road legal, so you will have to find tyres that are road legal, which may be difficult for a vehicle of that size.

This is just scratching the surface as there are far more things to consider than this, which is why i said, "Don't bother".

I hope this helps a little,

Matt :)