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mscuddy · 01-11-2011, 11:11 AM

Well the die has been cast, and the paperwork has been submitted.

Moto-Chair is the new DBA by yours truly that will start taking orders for gasoline powered wheel chairs, built along the lines of the prototype (that you can see in action in the Blogs section of this fine e publicaiton) once all the necessary graft, taxes and paperwork has been accepted and approved.

We had many interested inquiries at the Easy Rider show last weekend. Folks who wanted to purchase a gas powered chair for a paralyzed son, brother, uncle, friend, etc. That, along with other interest in the product made us decide to take the plunge.

The cost of a basic turn-key model is right around four grand, give or take a few bucks. Not that much when considering the smile factor on a downed bikers face when they get to twist the throttle again. A decent wheelchair is right around three grand LESS a motor btw.

The accessory list is endless. It all depends on the buyers imaginaiton. The ad on superhunky.com should be up in a week or so, after the paperwork is all squared away, in Arizona of course.

I balked at first, not wanting to start up a new company in this tenious economy, but since it's on per-order basis, no inventory or big overhead costs come into play.

In a few years who knows? A wheelchair race series?

You run over the nicest people on a Moto-Chair.

Morbo the Destroyer · 01-11-2011, 11:33 AM

A Morbo-Chair?!?! That's cool Matt!

Any concerns about CARB, DOT, or the rest of those idiots?

pushrod · 01-11-2011, 11:48 AM

Awesome (to use an already overused word)!

I wish you the best of luck, Matt!

mscuddy · 01-11-2011, 12:04 PM

Thanks guys, Morb, no EPA or DOT on a wheelchair (yet at least). If we keep it a cottage industry with just a few units out the door, I hope we don't attract the gaze of the Federalies. That's also why it's being done in Arizona, California would have me in Pelican Bay bunking with Monster D for doing such a unspeakable act, such as installing a GASOLINE motor in a handicap device. Diane Fienstein would personally wack my pee pee for even thinking about it.

acecycleins · 01-11-2011, 01:46 PM

You'll need marketing and sales help. Just tell me when I start?

sarnali2 · 01-11-2011, 03:33 PM

Outstanding Matt, really....... to ad an overused cliche`; "when life hands you a lemon, make lemonade"

pplassm · 01-12-2011, 07:24 AM

That's really cool!

MOKE1K · 01-18-2011, 07:10 AM

Matt your an inspiration to anyone in a chair, would love to see if my father would board one of these Moto-chairs. Although hes probably to old now I'v always wanted to introduce him to motorcycling.

mscuddy · 01-18-2011, 02:13 PM

Moke, what the heck, you're not a Super Moderator anymore? Damn it..

Yeah, the chair takes a while to get use to how it steers, kind of scary until you get the hang of it. I've got some place that installs mechanical disc brakes on wheel chairs, since the stock brakes suck.

If your dad can work a manual chair, he can work a moto-chair. With all the good saftey accessories we add to the basic design, a good titanuim Invacare A4 or Quickie Revolution with a 70cc motor will run about five grand, much less than an electric wheelchair, and electric chairs, when you're out of juice, you're stuck. No so with Moto-Chair, you just shut the motor off and use it like a regular manual chair.

Let me know if you're interested. I've got one in the works so far. Assembling all the parts and sourcing a good inexpensive Invacare A4 off ebay. They are the way to go if you ask me. Electric wheelchairs are home wreckers, since they slam into stuff, break tables, put holes in walls, etc. (and weigh 300 lbs).

Dr_Sprocket · 01-18-2011, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mscuddy

In a few years who knows? A wheelchair race series?

You run over the nicest people on a Moto-Chair.

Effin' A, Cuddy! Effin' A.

01-11-2011, 11:11 AM	#1
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Into the gates of Production Hell Well the die has been cast, and the paperwork has been submitted. Moto-Chair is the new DBA by yours truly that will start taking orders for gasoline powered wheel chairs, built along the lines of the prototype (that you can see in action in the Blogs section of this fine e publicaiton) once all the necessary graft, taxes and paperwork has been accepted and approved. We had many interested inquiries at the Easy Rider show last weekend. Folks who wanted to purchase a gas powered chair for a paralyzed son, brother, uncle, friend, etc. That, along with other interest in the product made us decide to take the plunge. The cost of a basic turn-key model is right around four grand, give or take a few bucks. Not that much when considering the smile factor on a downed bikers face when they get to twist the throttle again. A decent wheelchair is right around three grand LESS a motor btw. The accessory list is endless. It all depends on the buyers imaginaiton. The ad on superhunky.com should be up in a week or so, after the paperwork is all squared away, in Arizona of course. I balked at first, not wanting to start up a new company in this tenious economy, but since it's on per-order basis, no inventory or big overhead costs come into play. In a few years who knows? A wheelchair race series? You run over the nicest people on a Moto-Chair. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

01-11-2011, 11:33 AM	#2
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,309	A Morbo-Chair?!?! That's cool Matt! Any concerns about CARB, DOT, or the rest of those idiots? __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

01-11-2011, 11:48 AM	#3
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	Awesome (to use an already overused word)! I wish you the best of luck, Matt! __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

01-11-2011, 12:04 PM	#4
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Egads! Lawsuits! Personal Injury Lawers! Thanks guys, Morb, no EPA or DOT on a wheelchair (yet at least). If we keep it a cottage industry with just a few units out the door, I hope we don't attract the gaze of the Federalies. That's also why it's being done in Arizona, California would have me in Pelican Bay bunking with Monster D for doing such a unspeakable act, such as installing a GASOLINE motor in a handicap device. Diane Fienstein would personally wack my pee pee for even thinking about it. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

01-11-2011, 01:46 PM	#5
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	You'll need marketing and sales help. Just tell me when I start? __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

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01-11-2011, 03:33 PM	#6
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Outstanding Matt, really....... to ad an overused cliche`; "when life hands you a lemon, make lemonade" __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

01-12-2011, 07:24 AM	#7
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	That's really cool! __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

01-18-2011, 07:10 AM	#8
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Matt your an inspiration to anyone in a chair, would love to see if my father would board one of these Moto-chairs. Although hes probably to old now I'v always wanted to introduce him to motorcycling. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell Last edited by MOKE1K : 02-10-2011 at 03:52 AM.

01-18-2011, 02:13 PM	#9
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Moke, what the heck, you're not a Super Moderator anymore? Damn it.. Yeah, the chair takes a while to get use to how it steers, kind of scary until you get the hang of it. I've got some place that installs mechanical disc brakes on wheel chairs, since the stock brakes suck. If your dad can work a manual chair, he can work a moto-chair. With all the good saftey accessories we add to the basic design, a good titanuim Invacare A4 or Quickie Revolution with a 70cc motor will run about five grand, much less than an electric wheelchair, and electric chairs, when you're out of juice, you're stuck. No so with Moto-Chair, you just shut the motor off and use it like a regular manual chair. Let me know if you're interested. I've got one in the works so far. Assembling all the parts and sourcing a good inexpensive Invacare A4 off ebay. They are the way to go if you ask me. Electric wheelchairs are home wreckers, since they slam into stuff, break tables, put holes in walls, etc. (and weigh 300 lbs). __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.