Go Kart From Electric Scooter

How to make your own go kart with a scooter and a dolly.

Step 1: Get Parts

You're gonna need:
An electric/motor-scooter (I used Razor E100)
A dolly (those things you see people hauling refrigerators and big boxes around with)
LOTS of Duck Tape (the thick silver kind)
Boxes and a cushion

Comments

[punk91903]

punk

[GofishRC007]

Here's a pic.Good ible tried it out with my e300s.

[punk91903]

you suck

[jcksparr0w]

cute idea but seems a bit wasteful. like er0401 said, i can make a go cart pretty cheap. I currently have a off-road frame thats a bit rusty, but only cost me 20 bucks. i could get an engine for it for 50. 100 if i wanted say an 8 or a 10hp, but its sufficient anyway.

[Billgun]

GOOD THING I LIVE WERE I DO I GOT EXTRA DOLLYS SOMEWHERE I"M SURE

[er0401]

honestly? wow all u who want to build this, dont! I am going to make a true go kart and it will probably cost a little more than this, or less. a dolly costs $40+ and a good scooter costs $100+. go to a re-store(or hardware store) and gets supplies.then salvage an old 6hp motor(or go to craigslist for one). build it, and your done

[MariaWilliams]

Great Idea and very innovative.Hey the scooter has been extended and became very large.  I never tried this for my electric scooter. Am interested in this and will try to make my own scooter for moving to my school having a bag seater attached to it.

[RelientOwl]

Nice I like the idea its simple but have you ever picked up a screwdriver or a hammer because you could make it look a lot nicer than that pretty sweet besides that

 

[sonicx059]

I am actually happy you took the time to draw a picture. Great instructable, but I am more of a bike person.

[granonan]

 couldnt you just ride the scooter...?

[poobajones]

 Where's the fun in that?

[ProfessorJWN]

Hey, I'm sure Red would be approve.

Nice to see he didn't waste time finding a seat, or welding (that gives off CO2 anyway), and it might burn the duct tape.

This is a true eco friendly design.

And when it rains, it is recyclable, unless the cardboard is water proofed, so the parts can be reused.

this is quick, fun, and a good I dea (I walk past a hand truck at work every day, and everytime, I try to think oof some vehicle I could use the tube frame for.

I think dollys are underrated as basis for light vehicles.  They are strong, cheap and durable.

No suspension, but you cant have everything.  Just put balloon tires on it.

Good job!!

[IdahoDavid]

You have been watching too much Red Green Show. Seriously, I like the concept, but I think I would lean more toward learning to weld.

[Hycro]

Lol...I Jerry-rig all sorts of things, like 2/3 of my computer's sound system, but anyways, I would have used either pipe clamps or muffler clamps in some sort of over-complicated setup that would probably be flexible (the unwanted kind, the joints that were supposed to be solid would be bending) and would be marginally stronger than several rolls of duct tape. Though, I've had the glue on duct tape dry out on me before, and just plain fall apart and wouldn't hold whatever I wanted it to hold. Like patching holes in a screen, but now I've figured up a new way for that: sewing a piece of screen material over the hole, kinda like patching a pair of jeans.

[_Scratch_]

And, even better. It doesn't require you to gut the 100$ scooter. so you can easily un-duct tape it to ride again.

[cambigfoot]

I would call it a ghetto kart!! lol great idea! :)

[bassclarinet23]

Can't wait to try it. Is it leagal to ride in the street?

[a918bmxr]

NOOO IT IS ILLEGAL me and a friend got pulled over for riding dirt bikes on the road. if it is in a neighborhood its kay

[ReCreate]

why wouldn't it be legal?

[Richie15]

Like any other motorised vehicle, if it were registered, taxed and insured it would be perfectly legal, but these things rarely are. Also, the driver / rider would need a licence for whatever category of vehicle your relevant licencing authority would class it as. I think in Europe it'd be considered category M (motorcycles under 50cc and not capable of over 45km/h). Now, having said that, the fact that the dolly is just stuck on with duck tape would probably have an effect on the legality and, more importantly, the safety - use common sense in this case, if it doesn't feel safe, get off and push it.

[ReCreate]

Whats the fun of that. :P No pain No gain >_<

[bassclarinet23]

Because it's illegal to ride go karts/electric scooters in the street. (at least where I live).

[ReCreate]

no offense but that's just plain stupid I've been riding my electric motorcycle on the streets for a long time and have had no police pester me its like a bicycle except you can go further

[tyty100]

the tires wear 2x faster on street

[bassclarinet23]

Yea, a friend of mine had a diesel go cart and an electric scooter...the police won't let him ride it in the street.

[ReCreate]

dopey police they're always ruining the fun,aren't they ?

[bassclarinet23]

It's their job I guess.

[dombeef]

florida lol

[Coffee bean]

lets start simple. do you think its a good idea to ride it on the street?

[poobajones]

Well I rode it around the neighborhood until my scooter snapped a wire and broke :( (The go-kart wasn't the cause, don't worry)

[Coffee bean]

ok well im pretty it isn't legal almost everywhere but more importantly unless you live in a rural area it isn't a good idea

[rollo37]

how fast?

[poobajones]

A little slower than the normal speed of the scooter.

[agdollison]

this is ghetto

[ReCreate]

ive seen someone make a similar thing they covered it with a whole frame and it looked very nice

[CapnTac]

At least he actually has Instructables posted. I think that this is a good use of resources.

[Coffee bean]

sweet good start

[bob the builder #1]

real gokartI would make it more sturdy but decent overall

[Coffee bean]

don't spam

[EnigmaMax]

I don't have a dolly...