[Silly Little Cars] New to silly cars, eager to learn more

[Paul Bloch]

Thanks Jen!
Also does anyone know much about the electric Cushmans? There's one
available but there's nothing about range or speed:
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/3196980647.html . I don't know if it's
common but have people ever replaced the engine with an electric forklift
motor? http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=electric+forklift+motor A lot of
DIY electric vehicles use them, curious if anyone has converted a Cushman.

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Jen Freeman <jen at freestylepros.com> wrote:

> I know a fantastic mechanic in SF!!!
> Raffe 415-661-7840 or 415-661-7800
> I just used him a couple of weeks ago.
>
> Jen
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> On Aug 14, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Paul Bloch wrote:
>
> Thanks SC,
> I'm located in San Francisco, if you know a good mechanic let me know!
>
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Steve <sclark1 at flash.net> wrote:
>
>> I am not sure I would consider myself silly (versus my vehicle), but I
>> thought I would respond to your inquiry.  Sounds like an interesting
>> undertaking.****
>>
>> ** **
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>> Don’t know where you are located, but I found an independent mechanic (in
>> San Antonio) that I use for repairs on my GO-4 and order the parts from
>> Municipal Maintenance Equipment that he needs.  You will probably have to
>> check around and find a good mechanic where you are.  Not sure what you
>> mean by directory, but don’t know of any comprehensive source that would
>> list every model year and all of the information about each year.  Good
>> idea though for a large group of owners.  You might want to also join the
>> Cushman group on YAHOO.  They have a lot of information in past threads and
>> cross reference guides for parts.  ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> You will find that some of the owners will have the kind of info you are
>> looking for .  The 2000 Cushman I had got about 35 mpg and I had it up to
>> about 55mph over a long, long stretch of road.  My wife and I used to ride
>> in the Cushman together, but it was a tight squeeze and not something you
>> would want to do for more than 30 minutes.  Legal?  Most cops don’t know
>> what the thing is to start with.  Since it is classified as a motorcycle,
>> and you can ride two legally on a motorcycle . . . . ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Good luck with your endeavor.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> SC****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com [mailto:
>> silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul
>> Bloch
>> *Sent:* Monday, August 13, 2012 8:15 PM
>> *To:* silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>> *Subject:* [Silly Little Cars] New to silly cars, eager to learn more****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hi silly people,****
>>
>> Some friends of mine and I are thinking of getting into the silly little
>> car world. We're also thinking of making a little coop of these vehicles
>> that we share with our friends. Has anyone done anything like this before?
>> Most of the Cushmans we've been looking at need some work, can you
>> recommend a place that works on Cushman's? Also is there some sort of
>> directory of all of the Cushmans made? I've noticed that many people
>> selling them know very little about them (top speed, MPG, etc.), any
>> buyer's hints? Also most I've seen are one-seaters, can you squeeze two
>> people in comfortably? Is it legal?****
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