Comments on: The best Hondas are always the ones you can’t have

By: Steve Guzman

Steve Guzman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:57:36 +0000

OH! You got me there. You might stand a better chance of sneaking it out the back door at the Tokyo Motor Show. You’ve got ’til October to figure out your game plan. ;)

By: Vdubjer

Vdubjer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:46 +0000

Any chance thescooterscoop.com could fund the project? ; )

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:41:58 +0000

Using the windshield as a lid is a great idea. Need to remember that.

By: Steve Guzman

Steve Guzman — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:20:28 +0000

PLEASE DO! I will sing your name from the highest mountain (in Texas) if you built a DIY version of this.

By: Vdubjer

Vdubjer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:48:02 +0000

That’s it. I’m building one myself. Sick and tired of the concept teasers…

By: Honda 3R-C : 2strokebuzz

Honda 3R-C : 2strokebuzz — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:34:52 +0000

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By: Steve Guzman

Steve Guzman — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:36:26 +0000

Well, by “not for highway” I mean city use, not that useless 35 MPH maximum speed around the neighborhood crap. I’d would especially like to see some appropriately sized work vehicles… some small, clean diesel or electric powered trucks and vans (like the Ford Transit Connect). One of my major complaints is how difficult is is to get non-traditional 4-wheeled vehicles on the roads here. Sure, there’s a couple of states (like KY) where it isn’t a problem, but for most of the USA if you wanted to take a… go kart to the grocery store you’d get stopped faster than a naked model on a motorcycle doing 100 on the freeway. In France? No problem. If it’s got lights, mirrors and indicators you’re a “go”.

Why not let Go Karts on the streets (not highways)? Most have scooter engines, but they also have twice as many wheels as a scooter AND a roll cage!

By: RickRussellTX

RickRussellTX — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:10:59 +0000

When will we see relaxed safety standards for limited-use cars? Never in a million years. Really, even if we relaxed the standards a little bit, some naive parents are going to give a Tata Nano to an idiot kid and he’ll run headlong into pylon, and then it will be all, “oh, who will think of the children, if only they had compliant brakes and airbags, boo hoo, how could this incredibly rich Indian entrepreneur have fooled us all with his slick sales pitch?”

By: Orin

Orin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:52:44 +0000

Steve, note the following:

Nissan Leaf PEV: limited release late this year, nationwide sales 2011
Ford Transit Connect electric: on sale 2011
Chevy Volt REV: on sale 2011
Ford Focuse PEV: on sale 2012

All of which are REAL, useful cars that can travel on any road.

WHY would anyone want one of those glorified golf carts? They’re restricted because they’re a hazard to traffic and a hazard to their occupants on anything resembling a real road.

__Orin
Scootin’ Old Skool