While surfing one of our favorite websites, we came upon this little jewel. We can’t really tell if this is hack-worthy, or just a deathtrap, so to help decide…
Mechanics crawler + 80cc motor – safety concerns = deathtrap
It’s really that final “Brakes? Why would I need to stop?” that puts this project over the edge. Regardless, check out a video after the break. And please, do not try this at home.
The “Evel Knievel” art on the crash helmet is apropos.
Might make a good robotics platform… Or a way to win a free ride to a hospital (or morgue).
The fact that they end the vid with a slide that says “Death Cart V3 — yes it’s dangerous” would seem to indicate that they understand the hazard.
But the real prize goes to the fellow shown about halfway through who is riding it face-forward without a helmet.
More powah OHOHOHOH!!!
seriously bad ass build , congrats … now just don’t end up being in the next Darwin Awards® ,K?
Nice build and obviously some good skills. I would have made something not quite so death device like!
Maybe a bit wider and a bit more in terms of brakes :p
Mowcius
that looks like it would be fun in the service shop
Still much safer than the turbonique rocket karts
http://www.vintagekarts.com/Rockets/Rockets.htm#1050
http://www.vaiden.net/rocket_gokart.html
how does 1000lbs and 1500lbs of thrust hit you? how about a 6 second quarter mile with a 215mph trap speed?
It does have brakes, but they only work below 100mph, and both the kart and driver wear parachutes!
I love it, just add brakes (although it looks like these guys could just drive into the field and roll off it)
i like how there isn’t a chain guard on that thing.
Lets hope someone with long hair doesn’t ride it. or their pants or shirt get snagged in :-D
run it off a ramp
second the ramp idea, was thinking through the whole vid if it could take the impact.
A friend I had in grade 5 died from being thrown into a tree from a go kart without brakes (he was wearing a helmet) that some jackass built, same as this.
I love the part (1:40) where the wife and toddler are watching thier father trying to kill himself. What a great role model.
And my friend wasn’t the driver, either. It was a 2 seater
It’s like a present that you give to your enemies, still though, it clearly needs MORE POWER.
It’s like a luge board…
…that works in the summer…
…uphill.
this has been around for a while. get with it hackaday, stop posting old shit
Well, at least they are wearing a helmet, sometimes. Hey, natural selection, right?
would like to see this video recreated with a wheelchair instead. maybe after he gets run over at an intersection, he will mod his wheelchair :)
i would feel ok riding it with long sleeves, a full face helmet if im gonna ride on my belly because fuck sticks
“While surfing one of our favorite websites, we came upon this little jewel.”
Your favourite website contains shit like this? http://thereifixedit.com/2010/03/11/epic-kludge-photo-failure-to-adapt/
On Topic: this project looks appropriately dangerous; nice work.
Where would you drive it? My neighbors would complain about the noise and the police would be called. They would be here in about two minutes.
It would be more impressive if he was driving around in a cage to protect his body. I know a nurse who has to tend to motorcycle riders who need skin grafts because they fall off their bikes and slide on the ground until they don’t have any skin left.
I could easily go to Pepboys and buy a toy motorcycle and it might be safer than this creation. I think even a go kart with a bar would even be safer than this creation.
I’m pretty sure this is still safer than shoehorning a K20 into a late 80’s Honda civic hatch, and not changing anything else…Trends make me giggle…Props on the build tho, it makes me wanna break out the welder and see if I can make something even more dangerous. I’m thinking some thing one wheeled, with a samurai sword, and a rabie infested mongoose duct-taped to the front like a hood ornament…
Danger is relative to one’s current situation. An infantryman in Afghanistan would love the relative safety of this vehicle cruising around suburbs free of IED’s. How about an aviator ending his mission without a landing? We owe it to these brave men of the military to live life on the edge now and then and fight the powers that will conspire to foam-pad this great country.
His next project is going to be a laser etched plate in his skull, sexy!
@Mike D.
What country?
safety safety safety safety….. what wrong with you people, did you parents raise you in soft walls room like in mental institution
@Pete someone stuck 7 wires in a ps/2 port, 3 of them going to no connection. all the comments say 6 wires because ps/2 has 6 pins but they didnt look closely at the picture. so the 3 unused wires could theoretically be separating the others like 1x2x3x4 in the usb plug, but i’m pretty sure the person just did it for the pic and it didnt really work.
but stupid shit is often funny shit. ima have to explore their ‘favorite website’
“Don’t try this at home.” Lies! Heresy!
True, therian, very true. That’s what makes it fun, is the danger of it. Humans are pretty good at healing.
I’m going to cry myself to sleep tonight knowing that somewhere an adult is doing something unsafe in full knowledge of the consequences and possibly enjoying themselves in the process.
However, I’ll sleep a little easier knowing that there are commenters who care enough to conspire to protect a grown man from himself and his unsafe ideas.
And people said that I was crazy with my scooter?
http://www.jeromedemers.com/blog/category/electric-scooter/
I’m just about to make a start on designing my companies intranet, so this is a great post for me – thanks!
This is awesome built! How to build it or is there any way to buy it?