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RM125 go cart. There are worse ways to die.

Started by Monsterlover, December 27, 2018, 12:36:50 PM

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Monsterlover

December 27, 2018, 12:36:50 PM
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Speedbag

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December 27, 2018, 12:51:54 PM
Giggity.

Reminds me of a contraption a buddy built years ago and almost died piloting. Ported and polished Yamaha GPX 338 snowmobile engine with zoomie header, slapped onto a kart frame.

On its inaugural voyage on a deserted country blacktop, he took off. At a fairly high rate of speed the thing came into its powerband hard and wheelied, then blew over like you see on top fuel dragster footage. Luckily he was wearing a helmet (shocking, given our ages at the time) or he'd probably be dead, he had severe road rash from shoulder to wrist and got to wear long sleeve shirts for a good part of that summer.

It came apart and got squirreled away into the rafters after that, and there were no more suicide karts afterward.....
I tend to regard most of humanity as little more than walking talking dilated sphincters. - Rat

Monsterlover

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December 27, 2018, 12:53:13 PM
Some things have to be learned the hard way [laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Speedbag

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December 27, 2018, 01:01:23 PM
Yep.  [laugh]
I tend to regard most of humanity as little more than walking talking dilated sphincters. - Rat

Speeddog

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December 28, 2018, 12:36:23 PM
Poor guy, building it from scratch and piloting it for the video at great personal risk.

Everyone that watches the video only sees the dog.  [laugh]  [bang]
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