STREET LEGAL BUMPER CARS
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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's 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. THANK LEO FOR THE COOL PICS !!
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