Thursday, February 24, 2011

What is it, Pt. II

Identified!  Look after the jump....

I saw this thing on I-35E in Denton, Texas back in 2009.  I saw what looked like an oddly proportioned race car coming up in my mirrors, but couldn't get my cellphone camera ready before it passed me at around 75mph.

It's obviously a 4-wheeler, but it was low to the ground, had very streamlined bodywork including between the front and rear wheels, and very wide low profile tires.

Pretty cool looking, but I don't know how stable is would be on the highway.




Update:  I think I've identified it as a GG Quad



From Motorcycle USA

4 comments:

  1. Pretty sure that is a GG quad, an on road 4 wheeler powered by a BMW motorcycle engine. However, they aren't legal in America b/c motorcycles can have no more than 3 wheels.
    Sidehackern8

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  2. Oops, just read your update, sorry for the old news.
    Sidehackern8

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  3. Hey, no problem. Thanks for reading.

    I'm just wondering how he got it on the road legally (if it is). They also cost around $50K from what I've read. Must be a story there somewhere.

    KOTW

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  4. Yes, there were two BMW-engined quads produced by G&G. First was the Boxer-powered Quad, then the K-bike-engined Quadster, tested here by Motorcycle.com: http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/2008-gg-quadster-review-80257.html

    Fun video!

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