
Impervious to lightning and blue shells.
Stephen Cameron looks like he’s been having more fun than a barrel of Donkey Kongs building and riding his cyclekart.
Per cyclekarts.com, “Cyclekarts are small, lightweight, nimble machines made by their drivers for the pursuit of motoring sport. They’re not serious speed-machines or status-generating show cars. They’re purely for the gritty fun and satisfaction of tearing around in a machine you’ve built yourself.”
Steve’s cyclekart is a plywood-bodied, adult-sized go-kart fitted with 17-inch

My other car is a kart.
motorcycle wheels and powered by a 6.5 HP Honda 4-stroke engine
driving a single rear wheel through a torque converter and chained
sprocket. A single rear disc brake connected to one wheel provides
the stopping power.
You can see a video of Steve’s cyclekart in action here.
For more info and to get in touch with the builder, email stephenmcameron [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Stephen Cameron looks like he's been having more fun than a barrel of Donkey Kongs building and riding his cyclekart.
Per cyclekarts.com, "Cyclekarts are small, lightweight, nimble machines made by their drivers for the pursuit of motoring sport. They're not serious speed-machines or status-generating show cars. They're purely for the gritty fun and satisfaction of tearing around in a machine you've built yourself."
Steve's cyclekart is a plywood-bodied, adult-sized go-kart fitted with 17-inch
[caption id="attachment_1567" align="alignright" width="240" caption="My other car is a kart."][/caption]
motorcycle wheels and powered by a 6.5 HP Honda 4-stroke engine
driving a single rear wheel through a torque converter and chained
sprocket. A single rear disc brake connected to one wheel provides
the stopping power.
You can see a video of Steve's cyclekart in action here.
For more info and to get in touch with the builder, email stephenmcameron [at] gmail [dot] com.
3 comments
My cyclekart featured on Tx/Rx labs website « Scary Reasoner says:
Dec 5, 2011
[...] Dec 5, 2011 – My cyclekart is featured on the website of Houston’s hackerspace, Tx/Rx labs. [...]
Niels R. says:
Dec 7, 2011
Very nice!
Have you any idea what (safe) speed you get with your creation?
Niels R.
SteveC says:
Dec 7, 2011
I haven’t measured, but I’d guess it will go somewhere between 25 and 30 mph. The kart is inherently somewhat dangerous, just as automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles are.
More cyclekart links to get you excited about building one:
http://cyclekarts.com
http://gittrevillegp.com/www.gittrevillegp.com/Welcome.html
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/cyclekart/
http://cyclekart.wikispaces.com/
http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/tag/cyclekart