Totegote Model 303 Collegiate - Was it street legal?
All states are different, in Georgia small scooter 50cc ( yeah those chinese things) don't need tags or a motorcycle license to operate on the street think same in Florida so those Collegiate may be legal best to check with your stateDMV. Also here you can apply for a VIN # on a item homemade. No matter what if I saw one available in Ga I snatch it in a second if the price is right as they are Veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy Cool. 
Street Legal
The term Street Legal, means different things to different States or municipalities.
I was a dealer and a Notary for years; and saw many weird things. I'll will just stick with Pennsylvania (as I don't know the laws of other states, and even PA laws can be interpreted in strange ways).
In Pa you first need a title or even before that a MSO (Manufacturers Statement of Origin). For instance a new motorcycle comes to a dealer from say Yamaha; with a MSO. The dealer then applies for a title when the bike is sold, he doesn't have to, if the owner is never going to title it or ever put it on the road. This is where it gets touchy: The sales tax has to be paid. So a title should be applied for.
But not always :
This can only happen if the buyer is a dealer and just buys it for stock, or just keeps it for his own . That bike may never get a title, if it is never sold to a consumer. Years may pass, maybe decades, no title.
Now just the opposite scenario. And probably years ago, before the computer age. Any bike or I guess a mini, that came in with a MSO could get a title, if the buyer wanted to pay the extra title fee. Nobody ever wanted to pay more.
With that title, technically you could get a license plate, maybe. I have seen it done. I actually saw titles and license plates on a Tote Gote (w/lights), several vintage motocross bikes that had a lighting kit installed. Were they Street Legal; NO Way.
Yes they had a title, but would never pass motor vehicle code. This does NOT apply to all States, so Is It Street Legal' Maybe Yes-Maybe NO
The term Street Legal, means different things to different States or municipalities.
I was a dealer and a Notary for years; and saw many weird things. I'll will just stick with Pennsylvania (as I don't know the laws of other states, and even PA laws can be interpreted in strange ways).
In Pa you first need a title or even before that a MSO (Manufacturers Statement of Origin). For instance a new motorcycle comes to a dealer from say Yamaha; with a MSO. The dealer then applies for a title when the bike is sold, he doesn't have to, if the owner is never going to title it or ever put it on the road. This is where it gets touchy: The sales tax has to be paid. So a title should be applied for.
But not always :
This can only happen if the buyer is a dealer and just buys it for stock, or just keeps it for his own . That bike may never get a title, if it is never sold to a consumer. Years may pass, maybe decades, no title.
Now just the opposite scenario. And probably years ago, before the computer age. Any bike or I guess a mini, that came in with a MSO could get a title, if the buyer wanted to pay the extra title fee. Nobody ever wanted to pay more.
With that title, technically you could get a license plate, maybe. I have seen it done. I actually saw titles and license plates on a Tote Gote (w/lights), several vintage motocross bikes that had a lighting kit installed. Were they Street Legal; NO Way.
Yes they had a title, but would never pass motor vehicle code. This does NOT apply to all States, so Is It Street Legal' Maybe Yes-Maybe NO