Rotten kids have been back to school for one whole week and they have already brought me a virus home and let me have it. Rotten kids!
Meanwhile, I have been looking at old Ford Model A’s on the classified site and decided that getting one would be awfully expensive and would not necessarily get me much in the way of returns on the money put into it. I think it could be great advertising, don’t get me wrong. But while I was looking around, something came to my attention that would be a ton cheaper, and looks really fun.
CycleKart.
What is a CycleKart? It is a vintage inspired race cart that one has to build for themselves from the ground up. Good reason to learn welding! Once all the parts are sourced for the rolling frame, the cost should be around $2,000. The engine is limited to 200CC and the weight also limited to 250#. This should produce a vehicle that tops out around 45MPH, and due to its wheel and frame requirements, should resemble something you would have seen racing in the 1920’s. They can be raced. But honestly, they just look like a hell of a lot of fun. And it has style.
See the Gallery Page here.
As a vintage stlye sport, there are rules to keep it a bit of a gentleman’s sport as well. That is welcome in this world right now. Plus, I have a field, so why not? Maybe I can see some of the people around here get interested if I do one. There are lots of people in my area that are the type. Perhaps they just don’t know about the possibility. Either way, it looks like a fun alternative to a GoKart. It fits my love of the vintage. It could help me learn some skills I need to pick up. I cannot think up one good damned reason not to. So there’s that.
I ordered a set of frame plans off Etsy from the guy who manages the Arizona CycleKart Club. I can get a better assesment from there. It is after I examine those plans that I will decide if this is the thing for me. I know where to source just about everything else I need.