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Strang0r

23rd June 2008, 14:09

skidMark

23rd June 2008, 14:12

br0 th4t 1s t3h fuxx1ng ub3r 1 w4nn4 b3 just like h1m.:rolleyes:

Colapop

23rd June 2008, 14:29

But why use a trolley (that he stole from Write Price)? He could have built a better frame himself.

CookMySock

23rd June 2008, 14:37

cool, so 3 wheels = "bike" ? And under 50cc = moped ? So no WOF required ?

Gawdammit I see a whole range of crazy shit being ridden on the road on this basis. Why not ?

What about a KB competition on the craziest road-legal moped ? Members vote for a winner..

DB

avgas

23rd June 2008, 14:40

the cops should slam him - it has too many wheels to be reg as a scoot.

Mikkel

23rd June 2008, 14:46

Guess it's good for going shopping and taking the groceries home in/on...

Crazy though.

PirateJafa

23rd June 2008, 16:01

Drive-thru supermarkets?

bungbung

23rd June 2008, 16:23

That's pretty cool. Can't be too hard to register this kind of thing, look at the nasty chinese scoots that can be road registered.

quallman1234

23rd June 2008, 16:35

That's pretty cool. Can't be too hard to register this kind of thing, look at the nasty chinese scoots that can be road registered.

Yeah apparently you walk in to ltnz, pay your fee and there you go.

GSVR

23rd June 2008, 16:54

Well if that heap of shit can be legal and the cops are ok with it then I have no further comment.

Edit I do have a comment: That is a serious injury waiting to happen.

munterk6

23rd June 2008, 18:09

CookMySock

23rd June 2008, 18:44

Yeah, its a piece of piss to get a "moped" registered, I walked into an AA office, completed an MR2B form, handed over $78 and walked out with a reg plate and label. No inspection no questions...go figure.hot damn I'm tempted to go build something!! something reeeeeely reeeeeely wrong!! Ooh with a watercooled pitbike engine in it!! only 39cc !! That would be a moped ay ? :drool:

DB

Pedrostt500

23rd June 2008, 19:40

yup I like it, all you have to do for a moped reg is have an engine number, a Chassie number, a make, and go pay your money, you can make up your own chassie number.

rat biker 08

23rd June 2008, 20:45

Its just wrong sooooo wrong i mite have a go at that .:niceone:
My son has an old trike .:eek:

skidMark

23rd June 2008, 20:49

Yeah apparently you walk in to ltnz, pay your fee and there you go.

yup

"Hi, i have a scooter but it has no frame number it's 49cc, apparently i can get a form for a errr vin exempt motor vehicle...

LTSA dsoodacky silly person: Sure here u go......

**fills it out...pays money**

LTSA nubin: Here is your plate...

**goes home and plonks it on his 90cc turbo pitbike with lights**

**engraves 49cc on the head**

I mean ummmm...

It was a while ago :P lol

CookMySock

23rd June 2008, 20:57

Its just wrong sooooo wrong i mite have a go at that .:niceone:shit yeah, this sounds like the ticket! :laugh:

DB

Steam

24th June 2008, 10:00

Oh I never realised it was so easy! I am going to make something! Freaking cool!

mowgli

24th June 2008, 10:08

Oh I never realised it was so easy! I am going to make something! Freaking cool!
How about a moped lazy boy? Hit the drive through on the way home from work and simply park yourself in front of the telly :yes:

scumdog

24th June 2008, 10:13

Duncan Ferguson is legally getting trolleyed on New Zealand roads.

The innovative 19-year-old mechanic has repeatedly baffled police by cruising around Palmerston North in his motorised shopping trolley,

Hmm, haven't read the article but what exactly has 'baffled' the cops??

Good on him - I wonder how much he paid the supermarket for the trolly itself??

(Goes away to read article)

PS: I'm amazed at the number that think "wow, cool, I might do something like that" - like none of 'em have any imagination, they've never had inclination to do something similar, hell, surely we've ALL thought of doing something like that before, right??

mowgli

24th June 2008, 10:23

hell, surely we've ALL thought of doing something like that before, right??

Yup, tried to fit an electric motor to my home built wooden cart when I was a nipper. Didn't have any balls tho so I ditched it.

I wouldn't put too much stock in Manawatu reporting at the moment. They reported the upcoming rescue helicopter charity ride as a "race". Perhaps by "baffled" they mean "cracked up". That's what I did when I saw it last Friday.

_Shrek_

24th June 2008, 10:56

hell, surely we've ALL thought of doing something like that before, right??

yep put lawn mower motor on our trollys :woohoo:
it got out of hand when lawn mowers started to go missing around the neighbour hood :innocent:

Mrs Shrek

24th June 2008, 13:23

PS: I'm amazed at the number that think "wow, cool, I might do something like that" - like none of 'em have any imagination, they've never had inclination to do something similar, hell, surely we've ALL thought of doing something like that before, right??

Sure. They were called go-carts and the prototype was trialed out by the little sister :doctor:

BMW_RACER

24th June 2008, 16:23

....................................

Jdogg

25th June 2008, 15:40

Good on the youg fulla:scooter:, beats causing trouble on the streets anyday...:rockon:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatustandard/4596493a6003.html

Strang0r

25th June 2008, 16:47

Haha Awesome! :banana:

gijoe1313

25th June 2008, 18:39

.... with great power comes great responsibility .... go get 'em! Look! In the carpark! Is that Trolley Boy? :clap:

dwnundabkr

25th June 2008, 21:31

bmp bmp bmp bmp

betti

25th June 2008, 22:07

plenty more here...

http://www.cummfybanana.com/cars/cars_homepage.htm

I especially like the bush.....

sunhuntin

26th June 2008, 08:57

hes turned an old write price trolley into a motorised vehicle. 49cc, registered as a moped, complete with l plate. he said it has to be up to a warrentable standard. now tell me, do mopeds not need to have at least one mirror and indicators? what about tail light? cos i sure as heck didnt see those on the trolley.
he can reach a whole 45k. looks dangerous as fuck too. but, it costs $6/week to run.

RC1

26th June 2008, 09:00

was on the news last night ,he keeps on getting pulled over by the cops (who think it should be illegal )but theres nothing they can do, good on him IMHO :scooter:

Romeo

26th June 2008, 09:10

<img src="http://www.stuff.co.nz/images/733018.jpg" alt="wtf" />

The innovative 19-year-old mechanic has repeatedly baffled police by cruising around Palmerston North in his motorised shopping trolley, which he built "for the hell of it".

Equipped with a 50cc moped engine, the Write Price cage can hit speeds of 45kmh atop wheels taken from a ride-on lawnmower.

It costs $6 to fill up - petrol which lasts the week - though the lack of wiring means his arms get plenty of exercise as indicators.

But no matter how many times he is pulled over, the police can find no legal fault with it.

Mr Ferguson said he was in a "motorising phase" when he constructed it about a year ago. "I worked at Write Price in Feilding and just looked at a trolley one day and was like 'why not?'," he said.

"It's all legal, I made sure of that and the police have checked quite a few times. I take it out and cruise round The Square on Friday and Saturday nights. I get a few looks."

His joy-riding is somewhat lonely though, as he can't legally take passengers.

But he is getting set to make modifications, he said, so anything is possible yet.

I'm going to LOL when they're appealing for donations for his hospital bills.

CB ARGH

26th June 2008, 09:20

Fucking dickhead... who the fuck would build one of those!!!!

Well... I did. A lot of shaking heads when I went for a ride! :Punk:

BTW... mine was a 200cc, 6.5hp(ha) and could reach around 60-70km/h. Rested on a Wright Racing Kart Frame too, so it was sturdy!

No cop troubles. :2guns:

firefighter

26th June 2008, 09:22

I'm going to LOL when they're appealing for donations for his hospital bills.
Doesn't look too safe but I bet it's great fun!

Firefight

26th June 2008, 09:29

Fucken good on him !!!

Good to see young guys still do stuff like that

Better than fucken tagging some poor pricks fence or buisness

We have a good record of kiwi men and women building or inventing shit

Maybe one day that young fella will make us a few $zillon sending his ideas off shore..

Very refreshing to see this sort of thing

F/F

musicman

26th June 2008, 12:33