S.A.J
04-30-2009, 07:51 PM
I was bored so i went on paint and drew up a possible buggy design id like to make... Ive been talking about and dreaming about making a gokart/buggy type of thing with a streetbike motor for awhile now and i think itd be awesome!!!
The pic is a VERY rough example of what itd prolly look like...Id use sportquad tires and wheels and probably quad suspension too. Itd be a 2 seater,solid axle from a quad most likely and quad type a-arms id build myself but probably couple inches wider.The engine would prabably be a 600cc to 1000cc streetbike motor just baisicly whatever i can get my hands on for a good price.The frame would be around 2inch steel tubing,and id also build my own swing-arm and linkage unless i dont use a linkage system...
This whole thing would be built pretty compact and would have quad tires and wheels and suspension so i can go slap on some paddle tires and go to the dunes or mx tires to ride around in dirt or flat track tires to go drag racing so id have myself a multi purpose buggy baisicly.
Now for my questions,the way i drew the motor in the pic it sits abit above the axle instead of in front like on a quad or streetbike,would that change anything or like bother anything,itd still work good right?
Now for the big one,how easily could somthing like that be made street legal if it had brake lights,signal lights,headlights and of course DOT approved tires? Or like what all would be needed,or is it even possible?I would imagine that it would be because alot these other buggys and dune buggys seem to be made street legal so why not this if all the equiptment is there?
Soooo im sure some will prolly say im crazy/stupid/outa my mind and what not but im also pretty sure some will like it ALOT like i do...Feel free to add your ideas sugestions etc. whatever...
Thanks
Oh and please dont laugh or make fun of my scetch/drawing lol i spent alota time on it :p
The pic is a VERY rough example of what itd prolly look like...Id use sportquad tires and wheels and probably quad suspension too. Itd be a 2 seater,solid axle from a quad most likely and quad type a-arms id build myself but probably couple inches wider.The engine would prabably be a 600cc to 1000cc streetbike motor just baisicly whatever i can get my hands on for a good price.The frame would be around 2inch steel tubing,and id also build my own swing-arm and linkage unless i dont use a linkage system...
This whole thing would be built pretty compact and would have quad tires and wheels and suspension so i can go slap on some paddle tires and go to the dunes or mx tires to ride around in dirt or flat track tires to go drag racing so id have myself a multi purpose buggy baisicly.
Now for my questions,the way i drew the motor in the pic it sits abit above the axle instead of in front like on a quad or streetbike,would that change anything or like bother anything,itd still work good right?
Now for the big one,how easily could somthing like that be made street legal if it had brake lights,signal lights,headlights and of course DOT approved tires? Or like what all would be needed,or is it even possible?I would imagine that it would be because alot these other buggys and dune buggys seem to be made street legal so why not this if all the equiptment is there?
Soooo im sure some will prolly say im crazy/stupid/outa my mind and what not but im also pretty sure some will like it ALOT like i do...Feel free to add your ideas sugestions etc. whatever...
Thanks
Oh and please dont laugh or make fun of my scetch/drawing lol i spent alota time on it :p