70mph mobility scooter

PeteShick · 02-07-2012, 08:00 PM

This is nuts but looks fun!!

A mobility scooter is like an electric-powered wheelchair but configured as a motor scooter. It is intended for use by people who have disabilities affecting their mobility. However, a mobility scooter in the hands of 32-year-old plumber and Sky TV's tech show GADGET GEEKS host Colin Furze is another story.
Clearly packing something more than a mild low-speed electric motor, Furze's (hyper)mobility scooter is capable of hitting speeds up to 70 mph (114 km/h) and currently holds the Guinness World Record for fastest mobility scooter.
In this latest video Furze says he wasn't able to hit 70 mph in the snow but he did reach 51 mph (81 km/h). Regardless, it looks like a lot of fun.
Source: via autoblog.nl

Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/11202074...#ixzz1lkQVJSC7

SuprSi · 02-07-2012, 08:37 PM

That's awesome! xD

MSWIFE1 · 02-07-2012, 10:57 PM

No way! I can't keep up with hubby now when he is in 2nd gear let alone that thing. It does look fun though. Could you imagine the holes he would leave in the wall when he hit them with that...

Eileen · 02-07-2012, 11:52 PM

Want! Want now!!

eversonsail · 02-09-2012, 01:25 PM

I gotta have one of these!!!!

grommet · 02-09-2012, 03:23 PM

Big smile.

canuck · 02-09-2012, 04:13 PM

Personally I want a powerchair equiped with Pratt & Witney "twin pack" turbine engines(Engines from a Bell 212 Helicopter)

SCIfor55yrs. · 02-09-2012, 04:30 PM

No helmet, no protection whatsoever at 70mph? Dumb fun. I can see this in Walmart. lol I will stick to my 6.5 mph Permobil. Burgerman's upgraded electric wheelchairs are a better solution for you speed demons.

eversonsail · 02-09-2012, 04:33 PM

I'll be dog gone.. it's a new Nascar class

NoDecafPlz · 02-11-2012, 09:28 AM

Great music too! March to the Grave - got to look them up.

02-07-2012, 08:00 PM	#1
PeteShick Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 546	70mph mobility scooter This is nuts but looks fun!! A mobility scooter is like an electric-powered wheelchair but configured as a motor scooter. It is intended for use by people who have disabilities affecting their mobility. However, a mobility scooter in the hands of 32-year-old plumber and Sky TV's tech show GADGET GEEKS host Colin Furze is another story. Clearly packing something more than a mild low-speed electric motor, Furze's (hyper)mobility scooter is capable of hitting speeds up to 70 mph (114 km/h) and currently holds the Guinness World Record for fastest mobility scooter. In this latest video Furze says he wasn't able to hit 70 mph in the snow but he did reach 51 mph (81 km/h). Regardless, it looks like a lot of fun. Source: via autoblog.nl Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/11202074...#ixzz1lkQVJSC7

02-07-2012, 08:37 PM	#2
SuprSi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 444	That's awesome! xD __________________ T11 Asia A after near-fatal bike crash.. Just happy to still be here No, I didn't loose my mind... It got scared and ran away!!

02-09-2012, 04:30 PM	#8
SCIfor55yrs. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,257	No helmet, no protection whatsoever at 70mph? Dumb fun. I can see this in Walmart. lol I will stick to my 6.5 mph Permobil. Burgerman's upgraded electric wheelchairs are a better solution for you speed demons. __________________ "S.O.S. = Save our Shoulders" (click link) See me at: http://cccforum55.freehostia.com/

02-11-2012, 09:28 AM	#10
NoDecafPlz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,838	Great music too! March to the Grave - got to look them up. __________________ And the truth shall set you free.

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02-07-2012, 10:57 PM	#3
MSWIFE1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fithian, IL Posts: 1,852	No way! I can't keep up with hubby now when he is in 2nd gear let alone that thing. It does look fun though. Could you imagine the holes he would leave in the wall when he hit them with that...

02-07-2012, 11:52 PM	#4
Eileen Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: last house on the left Posts: 9,796	Want! Want now!!

02-09-2012, 01:25 PM	#5
eversonsail Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 192	I gotta have one of these!!!!

02-09-2012, 03:23 PM	#6
grommet Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,838	Big smile.

02-09-2012, 04:13 PM	#7
canuck Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BC Canada Posts: 2,575	Personally I want a powerchair equiped with Pratt & Witney "twin pack" turbine engines(Engines from a Bell 212 Helicopter)

02-09-2012, 04:33 PM	#9
eversonsail Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 192	I'll be dog gone.. it's a new Nascar class

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