Christopher.Kouttron

The scooter weighs in at just under seven feet long and three hundred pounds. The engine salvaged from a 1960’s snowblower was rebuilt and worked to meet my power recommendations. The chassis of the scooter is actually my mother’s old wooden ironing board. Extra steel and wood planks lying around the house enable me to strengthen the thin wood chassis. Using parts in the garage and other salvaged junk, I was able to build the world’s fastest ironing board.

            The scooter is equipped with headlights, suspension, turning signals, a truck horn, under-glow, a cooling fan, a speedometer and a home made license plate. It is surprising that the build was started six years ago, and I am still using an upgraded version of it today. With as many options and functions as a car, the scooter has become the main aspect of my life. Under continual change and modification, I have gotten the engine to run on nearly all types of fuels. At a caluculated sixty-eight miles to the gallon, and speeds of up to fourty miles per hour, there is nothing stopping this thing from going anywhere.
            Not only as a means of transportation the scooter is also a source of energy. As the scooter is moving it charges the thirty cell NiCd battery, via an automotive type alternator salvaged from the junk yard. During a power outage, I can simply jack the scooter in the air, and generate power to run appliances which consume less than 800 watts.
            An attraction to all, the scooter helps me to relax after a long day of work. There is nothing better than driving full speed and feeling the wind try to rip you off the scooter.  Rain, sleet, snow or fog there is nothing stopping me from enjoying my most prized possession.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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