Road legal go-kart

[rossw46]

Any takers?

Road legal go-kart

I was looking for road legal enduro bikes when this appeared.

"this fun vehicle can be driven in any road any speed"

Edited by rossw46 on Wednesday 14th March 18:52

[anonymous-user]

Road legal? Why's it parked on the pavement in all the pics then?,

[busta]

10hp and a 60mph top speed? My experience from tuning up lawnmowers tells me thats very optimistic!

I've always fancied the idea of a road legal go-kart, but in my mind it would need to be properly quick. Much quicker than the typical twin-engined jobbies you get at karting centres, for example. This would be very slow in comparison.

ETA Is it 10hp or 10kw? The add says both in different places. Even so, I don't think 10kw would be enough for 60mph.

Edited by busta on Wednesday 14th March 19:05

[Timbuk2]

rossw46 said:

"this fun vehicle can be driven in any road any speed"

With 13.4bhp... I think not!

[Elsa]

It's showing on askmid :
Vehicle Make/Model: SMC F KART


Still you're probably likely to get run over by a truck

[busta]

Great promotional video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDrSSmfxdcA&fea...

[rossw46]

The video in the ad is pretty good too,real professionals

I can't see a safety belt (not that I think it'd really make much of a difference in this) but wouldn't it have been a requirement when getting it approved as road legal?

edit : sorry busta,was typing just as you posted.

[sday12]

God, I was thinking that would be dangerous because it'll be too quick.

It`ll be lethal because it's too slow!

[crocodile tears]

busta said:

Great promotional video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDrSSmfxdcA&fea...

oh lawd!

Shame they arent quicker and look so st

[Some Gump]

If you're going to make a road legal kart, at least base it on a decent chassis! IMO that thing on those tyres will make the handling really not worth the risk / comfort...

[0a]

Looks scary but more road-legal than the ones mentioned in the previous PH thread:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=105...

[Steffan]

0a said:

Looks scary but more road-legal than the ones mentioned in the previous PH thread:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=105...

You reminded me of my contributions earlier on that thread.

I think these lads are being economical with the truth.

At best.

I actually saw William Woollard of Tomorrows World at the Beeb (shows mt age) driving a Sinclair C5 on the Bristol Road by Pebble Mill in Birmingham in 1985.

The look of pure terror on his face foretold the failure of that device to me.

I think this is essentially a similar device in terms of terror induction.

This may (I doubt it) have passed MSVA in the UK.

But there are no mudguards, no seat belt, no roll bar and one headlight.

Would you accept it is street legal on UK roads? Not me.

Would you want to drive it in traffic and rain. Not me.

Would you expect to be pulled by the first traffic officer that`sees it?

I would!

Then there is the question of the reality of the performance.

It cannot be made more powerful legally under MSVA rules. It is seriously limited in power. It has no streamlining and appears to be offering a seat based on a washing up bowl.

How can that seat offer adequate support or safe driving? It cannot.

There is no way I would drive this in traffic. Nor on the road at all

It is inherently unsafe.

Like the C5 it is not fit for purpose.

[IanMorewood]

Wouldn't take that on the roads round here spinal injuries would occur within 2 miles thanks to the pot holes.

[Chicane-UK]

Only a matter of time before you end up going under the wheels of an articulated lorry. I think I'll pass!

[hairykrishna]

There's a cheap one on eBay at the moment. Might be my perfect commuting vehicle.

[_g_]

busta said:

10hp and a 60mph top speed? My experience from tuning up lawnmowers tells me thats very optimistic!

I'd expect a 10hp (at the rear wheels) bike to be doing around 65mph.

[Fort Jefferson]

sday12 said:

God, I was thinking that would be dangerous because it'll be too quick.

It`ll be lethal because it's too slow!

It'll be dangerous because it's to small, I don't care how fast or slow it is.

[Steffan]

Fort Jefferson said:

sday12 said:

God, I was thinking that would be dangerous because it'll be too quick.

It`ll be lethal because it's too slow!

It'll be dangerous because it's to small, I don't care how fast or slow it is.

I thoroughly enjoy oddball cars. kit cars and Specials and have done for over 40 years Istill run 12 Classic Minis, Kit Cars and Classics.

I would not run one of these. It would be suicidal IMO on main roads at speed.

Suicidal.

[tr7v8]

Steffan said:

0a said:

Looks scary but more road-legal than the ones mentioned in the previous PH thread:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=105...

You reminded me of my contributions earlier on that thread.

I think these lads are being economical with the truth.

At best.

I actually saw William Woollard of Tomorrows World at the Beeb (shows mt age) driving a Sinclair C5 on the Bristol Road by Pebble Mill in Birmingham in 1985.

The look of pure terror on his face foretold the failure of that device to me.

I think this is essentially a similar device in terms of terror induction.

This may (I doubt it) have passed MSVA in the UK.

But there are no mudguards, no seat belt, no roll bar and one headlight.

Would you accept it is street legal on UK roads? Not me.

Would you want to drive it in traffic and rain. Not me.

Would you expect to be pulled by the first traffic officer that`sees it?

I would!

Then there is the question of the reality of the performance.

It cannot be made more powerful legally under MSVA rules. It is seriously limited in power. It has no streamlining and appears to be offering a seat based on a washing up bowl.

How can that seat offer adequate support or safe driving? It cannot.

There is no way I would drive this in traffic. Nor on the road at all

It is inherently unsafe.

Like the C5 it is not fit for purpose.

Steffan you made yourself look a tt on the linked thread previously after repeating the "no mudguards" & here you are writing the same bks statements that you cannot back up.
Quads don't need rollbar, seat belts, & are allowed 1 headlight the same as a motorbike. As for streamlining I don't see that on quads or an Arial Atoms either. Washing up bowl for a seat, that is complete bks & you know it, it is obviously a moulded seat, similar to one on a ride on lawnmower or garden tractor.
Libeling a design based on your stupidity is not clever & if I owned the design I moght be having a serious discussion with you.

As for riding it on the road why not? City traffic doesn't move very fast 60MPH is much faster than a lot of twist n go scooters, mopeds etc.

[dm46]

I ride a powerfull motorbike, but wouldnt dream of driving that deathtrap on the road.