An offroader with rack & pinion steering, heavy duty frame, ATV wheels, a lot more internal room, hydraulic disc brakes & suits industrial motors up to 14hp or 250cc bike motors.

The Taipan is The Edge Products mid-sized offroader which features a full box frame, full rollcage structure, rack & pinion steering, and more power for the daring.

Power comes from either a 9-14hp Industrial Motor and auto Torque Converter or a motorcycle Motor up to 250cc.

Lightweight and structurally stiff, The Taipan can take a pounding, fitting it with a motorcycle Motor gives it wheel-spinning performance, while an Industrial Motor gives off the shelf reliability.

The key to The Taipan’s success is that it is simple to build, materials are readily available, and it gives the performance and toughness the old 250 Honda Odyssey only dreamed of.

The Taipan plans include over 45 pages detailing every chassis & suspension part that needs to be made along  with parts lists, nuts & bolts lists & material lists.

Since 2009 plans all Edge Products plans have been available for immediate download via www.eziplans.com. With the PDF/download option not only do you get your plans straight away but you also save $20 off the price of the printed version.

The 2D dimensioned detailed of the Taipan plans detail the complete chassis, brakes, pedals, all brackets, floor pan, complete steering including rack mount & steering column & gearshift setup.

In fact, every single part that needs to be made.

The Taipan plans explain the chassis construction in a "step by step" format starting with the base frame & building the chassis from the ground up to make construction easier for the home builder. 

Click here to purchase plans in either PDF or printed format.

Buying the raw materials, fabricating and welding the Taipan parts yourself to the plans will cost approximately $2,000 to $2,500 Australian dollars minus motor depending on how much of the componentry you produce yourself.

The Taipan design gives builder of using either an 9-14hp industrial motors or up to 250cc bike motors

So what type of motor suits the Taipan best?

Industrial botors offer fantastic reliability, coupled with the convenience of an automatic transmission (torque converter).

The Edge products is able to supply a range of Briggs & Stratton motors and related parts for those choosing the industial motor option.

For wheel spinning performance, the following bike motors (among others would be suitable:

• XT225 Yamaha
• BR250 Kawasaki
• GPZ250 Kawasaki
• DRZ250 Suzuki
• most quad bike 250's