From: Hack a Day
While surfing one of our favorite websites, we came upon this
little jewel. We can’t really tell if this is hack-worthy, or
just a deathtrap, so to help decide… Mechanics crawler + 80cc
motor – safety concerns = deathtrap It’s really that
final “Brakes? Why would I need to stop?” that puts
this project over the edge. [...]
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