Are electric dirt bikes street-legal in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin regulates a Sur-Ron-class electric dirt bike as an off-highway motorcycle (OHM), a category distinct from ATVs. To ride designated OHM trails, public OHM areas, and signed OHM road routes, Wisconsin residents need a DNR OHM public-use registration ($30 first-time or renewal, valid for a two-year registration period) or nonresidents need a $35 OHM trail pass. Street use is separate: WisDOT titles and registers motorcycles for highway use, but these bikes are not street-legal as sold and would need a full conversion the DOT may not accept.

Wisconsin OHM law requires operators and passengers under 18 to wear protective headgear when operating on an off-highway motorcycle route or corridor, with the chin strap properly fastened. Eye protection is also required on OHM corridors and routes unless the vehicle has a windshield.

A driver's license is not required for normal off-highway OHM trail operation, but operators born after January 1, 1998 must carry a valid OHM safety certificate when operating off highways. Younger riders and public-road crossings/routes have additional supervision and age limits, so check the DNR OHM rules before youth riding.

Riding without the required OHM registration/trail pass, ignoring OHM route/corridor rules, failing required under-18 headgear or safety-certificate rules, or operating where OHMs are closed can bring citations and forfeitures. False statements on OHM registration paperwork carry a stated maximum forfeiture of $452.50.