Street legal Go karts

[airportparking]

Just spotted one sitting on Ealing broadway tonight, it's probably still there if and local PH ers want to see it, looked amazing bit very low and I would feel very vunreble

Had the website written on the side

http://streetkartz.com/e-commerce-solutions-catalo...


Anyone heard of one existing or is this the first of it's kind?

[vladcjelli]

No, but would love to see a race series of these around towns/areas of the UK.

Always thought small scale racers like this would be brilliant razzing round the one way system of my hometown.

Tiny Monaco grand prix for the win.

[airportparking]

The owner of the one I saw must be mad leaving it on a busy high street on a Saturday night

[IainZ]

These ought to be the only things allowed to drive into Central London - can you imagine the lark on the M4 during rush hour on a Monday Morning

[soad]

Sure looks fun!!

[Prof Prolapse]

Looks brilliant, don't know why this hasn't been considered before?

Website makes it look dodgey as fk though.

[Shaw Tarse]

Made me think of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1pWo0WZJE&fea...

[rottie102]

airportparking said:

Just spotted one sitting on Ealing broadway tonight, it's probably still there if and local PH ers want to see it, looked amazing bit very low and I would feel very vunreble

Had the website written on the side

http://streetkartz.com/e-commerce-solutions-catalo...


Anyone heard of one existing or is this the first of it's kind?

The owner lives/work there. You can spot it there very often.

[joe58]

You would be hooning around town doing your best Murray Walker impresions...

[D1bram]

170cc 4t sounds a bit wet though.

250cc 2t would be better

[paulrussell]

It's top speed would be around 70mph at a guess.

[Steffan]

This is interesting. But a word of caution. The car in the OP post is not and could not be driven on the UK roads legally. There are at least six obvious failures on registration requirements.

However it probably could be made legal with a bit of medium fettling.

Has anyone got a photo of a cart actually registered on a UK plate that is not very visibly illegal?

If so this would be very interesting and a real opportunity.

But does one actually exist registered within the construction and use regulations. That is the question.

[joe58]

The one in the slideshow has a number plate and on Free Car Check this is what it says:

Vehicle Identification

Manufacturer: Microcar
Model: M-go Sxi
Year: 2010
Colour: White
Fuel Type: Petrol
Engine Size (CC): 505
VIN: Not available
V5C Issued: Not available

Tax

Tax Status: Licence Not Due
Expiry Date: 01/02/2012
Registration Date: 03/08/2010
6 Month Cost: £71.50
12 Month Cost: £130.00

[Steffan]

joe58 said:

The one in the slideshow has a number plate and on Free Car Check this is what it says:

Vehicle Identification

Manufacturer: Microcar
Model: M-go Sxi
Year: 2010
Colour: White
Fuel Type: Petrol
Engine Size (CC): 505
VIN: Not available
V5C Issued: Not available

Tax

Tax Status: Licence Not Due
Expiry Date: 01/02/2012
Registration Date: 03/08/2010
6 Month Cost: £71.50
12 Month Cost: £130.00

If you are referring to the slide show on the website in the OP it is definitely NOT a UK legal car. Take this on the road and you would be pulled by the first traffic officer who sees it.

I have been building and registering road legal Kit Cars for 40 years.

It is not uncommon to see futuristic cars that are showing legal plates but do not actually comply with the regulations which is what I think is happening here.

I an not trying to be obstructive but there is no point kidding ourselves the construction and use regulations must be met and they are not in these photos.

If you can get some good clear accessible photos I will happily list the failures I can see. There may well be others not visible.

[Alex@POD]

Why the hell would anyone want to take a go kart on an open road? That is asking to be run over at the first sign of traffic! I used to go karting a lot at uni, and once was on track (in a kart), following the track's owner (in his car), and the size of the car from that perspective was scary...

[Steffan]

Alex@POD said:

Why the hell would anyone want to take a go kart on an open road? That is asking to be run over at the first sign of traffic! I used to go karting a lot at uni, and once was on track (in a kart), following the track's owner (in his car), and the size of the car from that perspective was scary...

Good question. But the OP post says Street legal Go Karts.

And the website attached purports to show one.

It is not actually street legal hence my concern.

If there are any real ones I would be very interested indeed.

[John_S4x4]

So what DOT legal tyres does this use ?

I presume it legal due to being in the underpowered/invalid carriage rules, whatever they are ?

[Steffan]

John_S4x4 said:

So what DOT legal tyres does this use ?

I presume it legal due to being in the underpowered/invalid carriage rules, whatever they are ?

Without wishing to be proscriptive it is NOT legal as show in the photos

[dazco]

Steffan said:

Without wishing to be proscriptive it is NOT legal as show in the photos

Proscriptive? Thank you, I am 45 and have learned a new word. Seems to fit as well.

On the subject of other peoples posts, disabled regs allow 4mph and 8mph scooters.

I suspect it may do more than 8mph.



I saw the OP and told the missus I am getting one, no matter what. Seems not to be

[Dale19]

My many wasted hours in the classifieds has turned up something that may be of interest

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3081825.htm