Poppy
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STREET LEGAL BUMPER CARS
It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especially in times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally, a bright light of awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that.
Yes, you read that right; these little beasties are street legal. Either Kawasaki or Honda motorcycle engines for power and retired vintage bumper car bodies - transformed into the most awesome form of mini-car we've ever seen.
There are seven of these little monsters floating around California, and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a gyro-gear loose builder on the outskirts of San Diego who figured the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike amusement park needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally powered by Harley engines but rattled like heck and Tom replaced them with Honda or Kawasaki 750's... and a couple have been 'measured' [not run at] theoretically as capable of 160 MPH which is terrifyingly fast in machines with such a short wheelbase. Doesn't mean we wouldn't totally rock one should the opportunity present itself. In fact, we now have only one burning desire, to see these things running on a go kart track with a clown in the drivers’ seat.
It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especially in times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally, a bright light of awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that.
Yes, you read that right; these little beasties are street legal. Either Kawasaki or Honda motorcycle engines for power and retired vintage bumper car bodies - transformed into the most awesome form of mini-car we've ever seen.
There are seven of these little monsters floating around California, and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a gyro-gear loose builder on the outskirts of San Diego who figured the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike amusement park needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally powered by Harley engines but rattled like heck and Tom replaced them with Honda or Kawasaki 750's... and a couple have been 'measured' [not run at] theoretically as capable of 160 MPH which is terrifyingly fast in machines with such a short wheelbase. Doesn't mean we wouldn't totally rock one should the opportunity present itself. In fact, we now have only one burning desire, to see these things running on a go kart track with a clown in the drivers’ seat.
