New PTW Buggy Record
He’s done it again…..RedSkyHorizon has taken the PTW buggy record to a new height, an extra 0.3mph on the previous record. Hey Pops New PB in the Dom! ….up from 66.0mph to 66.3mph After almost 18 months of trying and failing the wind came [...]
PTW Buggies Poster 2013
Free Poster to anyone who clicks the “Like” tab on PTW Buggies-Think Outside The Box Facebook Page, message me your email address http://www.facebook.com/pages/PTW-Buggies-Think-Outside-The-Box/170081718998
PTW Wildkat
DIMENSIONS Rear wheel centers 1650mm Front to back wheel centers 1720mm Swan neck 40mm by 40mm Box 3mm wall Side rails 33mm 3mm wall Swinging arms 27mm 3mm wall Plate work 6mm thick Wheels barrows Inspired by The Hugarian Buggiers
‘Back Rest’ and Frame…Almost Done
To stiffen the frame up you have a couple of options, you can either put a cross brace inbetween the rear rails or a back rest….I call it a back rest because that is what I make it look like, but in reality, it is not. It is a brace. Buggybag seats offers more than enough [...]
Another Cold Day in the Garage
Woke up this morning wanting to work on a buggy, only to find it had snowed all night, my garage like most in the UK offers no heating, another cold day in the garage. More photos HERE
Polishing and More Polishing
This is the process, going from Mill finish (if your buggy is not polished or bead blasted, it will be mill finish) to mirror finish, yes its a long laborious task and yes a very dirty one too, but the rewards are there at the end smiling back at you. Find out the process [...]
More Work on the Forks
The forks continue to take shape, they need to be ready for Mike Kenley for NABX 2013 and the PTW Playa Buggy, these forks will house the Landsegler UL nabx/wet wheels
RedSkyHorizon’s 106km/h Video
’Extreme Rider’ RedSkyHorizon, the PTW Buggy Record holder, more details HERE
PTW BUGGY Record broken again
Yes, its been broken again, by the resident PTW Buggy ‘Extreme Rider’ RedSkyHorizon, on Christmas Eve, on the narrowest of beaches for this type of speed run, with a 15 minute window of opportunity, he was there again with an amazing PTW Buggy Record of 106.00 kmh / 65.80mph. Using the PTW Dominator 4 [...]
PTW Patriot Buggy
The latest buggy to roll out of the Gaff, named by the new owner the PTW Patriot Buggy, made with two front ends. More photos HERE
Set 4 of 5 Sets…..the Nike Tick Forks
We have now made the forth of the five sets of Nike Tick fork plates More photos HERE
Is there kite buggying on Formentera?
Not the first place you would think of for kite buggying FYI – Formentera is the smaller and more southerly island of the Pitiusic Islands group (comprising Ibiza and Formentera, as well as various small islets), which belongs to the Balearic Islands (Spain). A while back I was asked by Alberto Borja Mena to make [...]
Dominator 4 – Photoshoot
As far as I am concerned if any buggy deserved a photo shoot it was the Dominator 4, Tom aka RedSkyHorizon arranged a photo shoot with a local photographer, then with his permission, I worked some photo-shop magic on his already great shots. See more of the photo shoot HERE
Remembering 9/11 Fallen Hero’s
Today 11 years ago the world changed, everyone can remember those horrific scenes on every TV station around the World The attacks in America on 9/11 resulted in the death of 2,996 people and of those a total of 411 emergency workers died as they tried to rescue people and fight fires. My tribute [...]
More PB’s at Ivanpah for the Muse Family
Father and son team, BeamerBob and his son Wexler, had a great day on the dry lake bed Ivanpah on 11th March 2012, five days after the World Record was set there. To start with Wexler Muse, a sponsored HQ rider, and PTW Hero rider broke the 50mph barrier, and managed a brilliant 53.80mph flying [...]
Progression….. PTW Buggies
Time continues, things move forward, technology advances. The advancement of kite buggies has moved forward in leap and bounds during the last few years, its exciting times. XXtreme were the first to develop the double bend side rails, then all the top race buggy makers followed suit, it isn’t until you try a buggy with [...]
