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that thing looks like it would never, ever get boring to own

Until you attempted to do some real awkward crawling with it, since it obviously has decent articulation, and fell off it, then it rolled over on you. At that point, the average person would curse it out, then sell it.

I think I'd keep it, though.

I'd use that as an excuse to put a 25cc subaru motor on it Golden Eagle Bike Engines, Geared Belt Drive Bicycle Engines / Motors for Mountain Bikes & More

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Haha - not for $600 I WON'T!

I could get a 32cc chainsaw engine and have the same effect with 2-stroke HP and lighter weight... and I could run it on synthetic fuels!

Why are ecomodders so anxious to burn some gas in a vehicle the burns none??

I never said anything about burning gas, my friend.

I could see getting bored w/it, gimmie a dirt bike if those fat a$$ tires need a motor and I'll just wait for you at the end of the trail http://forum.ecomodder.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif.

I have to agree that this thing would be way cooler with some sort of self powered system be it electric or flaming hydrocarbons.

I can't see the point. Anything you could do on this thing, you could do with less effort on a mountain bike - 2 wheels instead of 4, with skinnier tires, so much less friction, no?

go 0.5mph ? ride on sand or snow? :D

there's clearly a market for motorized quads when motorized bikes can fit down skinnier trails.. it's just a different experience.

I'd love to get one of these things, but I fear it's probably well outside my budget for such things. :cool:

There are already motorized toys by the Hummer-load. I just fail to see the reasoning in motorizing something that's built to be human powered.

I guess I'm just old.

my angle is it's kinda like how I'd rather drive an econo car around town than a 4x4, regardless of fuel price. it's lagom car.

A full-on quad, (ignoring the kiddie ones whose dimensions prevent adults comfortably riding) is fairly bulky, powerful, loud, suited to the adrenaline sports for which they're bought. a micro-motor assisted pedal vehicle gives you the pedaling experience, but you can go for hours longer. I owned (but have since sold) a 25cc bike engine and it was definitely bicycling, not scootering or moped'ing. I just could see 80 miles of terrain while getting 20 miles of exercise... much less boring than just riding around my neighborhood. That's how I feel about the idea of motorizing this trailcart - it's lagom power and exercise, enough but not too much of either. :thumbup:

I'm waiting to see Frank Lee's eco-friendly "redneck" version. :rolleyes:

LOL, it's already been done :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSwig...layer_embedded

That pedal powered car, the Buick was seen by the court system as being classified as a bicycle, that is the same advantage that the gocart style pedal car has, it is a bike by leagle definition, in my state you can put an electric motor on it, hit 30mph and it is still a bicycle, build a full body, faring, skinny tires, whole nine yards and it is still a bicycle that only needs a $3 bicycle license, is covered by your home owners insurance... yep I want to build one.