Martin Hill &  friends of Perth Western Australia built this ZXR400 powered Sidewinder, it looks a very tidy machine. Website : http://mart.ozmac.com/sidewinder.html - "With video footage"

Bill Gurney & his son of Florida USA built this impressive Sidewinder powered by a GS500e motor, they are now into building their second Sidewinder. Website : http://home.tampabay.rr.com/billskart/

Rohan Lloyd's Trax II:

Rohan Lloyd of  Moree, NSW Australia has built this Trax II for his son. Now how is Rohan going to get the lad to go to school with this at home!

Ross Metcalf's Sidewinder:

Ross Metcalf is a young talented budding engineer & has built himself a Sidewinder powered by a very powerful RZ350 motor. He has made a lot of modifications & has a great website dedicated to helping others with their Sidewinder project. Website: http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Dunes/5652/

Simon Cope of Perth, Western Australia built this KLR600 powered Sidewinder with his brother Nathan & friend Ashley. They call it the HELLHOUND! & its a serious bit of gear ! Website: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/9666/index.html

Andy Van Kann's Sidewinder:

Andy Van Kann & his son Andrew of Western Australia built this Sidewinder from an Edge SW25 kitset. Powered by an XT600 it has an awesome amount of grunt.

Michael Steinochr of Perth Western Australia built up his Sidewinder from an SW20 kitset. After wiping off the front end in an accident he had The Edge rebuild the front with an upswept narrow nose. His very fast Sidewinder now features an RZ350 motor with power pipes, 2 into 1 carbie, Nitros oxide, front brakes & soon a big bore kit. This is one very loose Dude.

Charles Casella's Taipan:

The very first prototype Taipan was built among a batch of six for Perth businessman Charles Casella & his friends to explore remote fishing spots. Seen here powered by a 9.0hp Honda GX270 motor. The Edge Products quickly found the Briggs Vanguard to be a stronger more reliable & zippier motor when coupled to a Comet 40 series torque converter transmission. This original Taipan also had a mechanical brake caliper, a design dropped in favor of better performing hydraulic calipers.

Unknown Two Seater Fun Kart II

Sent in by an unknown customer somewhere in Australia is this picture of a Fun Kart II that's been widened out to fit two people. Complete with school stack chairs & a cut down steering wheel it looks like he wanted to scare his passenger!

Unknown Fun Kart II:

Another photo from an anonomuos customer. A fairly stock Fun Kart II with sporty Rostyle mags & by the looks a flathead Briggs motor of around 5.0 hp.

Rohan Miles Powered his Trax I with a 125cc Yamaha. They look like 14" car wheels, car steering wheel & some sort of plastic fuel tank. Rohan has made great efforts to bring his Trax I as cheap as he can, there's nothing like good cheap fun!

Shane Kattenberg Trax I:

Shane Kattenberg of Atherton, Queensland Australia sent us his version of the Trax I. Made to a budget Shane has fitted some trolly wheels, car seat & saved $ on the RHS rollbars. It has some sort of bike motor & by the look of the lack of weight I bet it flies!

B William's Trax I:

Mr. B William sent us a picture of his very tidy Trax I. He reckons it took him 18 months to build in his spare time. He's added a car head rest, a 175cc Yamaha motor & a lawnmower fuel tank. We are not sure where in Australia Mr. William comes from but he's done a very fine job.

Neville Campbell lives in Rotorua, New Zealand & has sent us a shot of his CB250 powered Trax I. It looks very lightweight & tidy & we bet it hammers along.

A Sidewinder on a budget powered what looks like a CB400 & running 4 stud car wheels. It would be a handful with those skinny tyres. No name & address was given so I guess we will never Know.

Slappendel's Fun Kart II:

Young Mr. Slappendel sent us this picture from somewhere in Australia of him & his Fun Kart II. It looks like he's got a Honda GX motor for power & a car sports steering wheel for direction. Very tidy job.

Cos Chiera's Sidewinder:

Cos Chiera of Perth, Western Australia built this Sidewinder from scratch to test driving in two weeks. Powered by a XR600 & a very handy bumper,( he uses the bumper to great effect ) this machine is a very fast buggy.

Built by The Edge for Drag Racer Allan Dobson this YZ490 Sidewinder is a very lightweight & powerful machine. Weighing only 250 kg, ( 550 lb) its ball tearing 50hp propels it along in a violent manner. Dobbo wouldn't have it any other way.

Greg Brown of Perth, Western Australia built this Sidewinder for his son Todd. First powered by a ZZR400 it was later re-powered by a GPX600. A very well made machine complete with stainless steel hoses & custom extractors its very much a high speed cruiser.

Built by The Edge for Perth businessman Jack Joyce this two seater is called the Vulture (A one off machine, no plans exist). Powered by a KLR600 it pulls two adults up huge sand dunes with ease.

Another Sidewinder built by The Edge for a customer in Mandura, Western Australia this Sidewinder is powered by a ZXR400 & features offset seating to balance the motors weight.

Another Sidewinder built by The Edge for disabled ex motocross champ Marcel Welsbilling this Perth based machine is powered by a DR350 motor & has full hand controls.

Mark Byrne's Sidewinder:

Mark Byrne of Perth Western Australia built this RD400 powered Sidewinder from an Edge SW20 kit. Mark became almost an expert experimenting & making grunty two into one expansion chambers to get more torque from the two stroke twin.

Paul Watson's Sidewinder:

Paul Watson of Perth, Western Australia built this XR500 powered Sidewinder from an Edge SW20 kitset. He took this machine to Africa & entered it in a few off-road competitions before moving on to the UK.

Educated Taipan's:

Built by The Edge Products for a Western Australian country school this pair of matching Taipan's are powered by Vanguard 13hp motors & 40 series torque converters. That's what I call a caring school, looking after a child's adrenalin rush!

Shane Stephen's Sidewinder:

Built alongside Dobbos YZ490 Sidewinder this KX500 powered beast was made for Shane Stephens of Perth, Western Australia. A Sister buggy to the YZ490 The KX500 Kawasaki produces an easy 65hp due to its power valves & water cooling. Its nothing short of a handfull in any situation.

Another special built by The Edge for Perth businessman Steve Alford. Being his second Sidewinder Steve wanted something different. Based on the prototype Hypersprint chassis this TT600 Sidewinder has pushrod front suspension, a lightweight frame & alloy everywhere.

Steve Luke's Sidewinder:

Steve built up this Sidewinder from an Edge SW20 kitset & powered it by an XR600 motor. After blowing the motor from over revving he opted for an XL600 which dropped straight in. The XL did seem to go better producing allot more low down torque without having to rev the motor. It is a very robust buggy.

XT600 Sidewinder:

Dobbo's YZ490 Sidewinder gets repowered with an XT600 electric start motor & sold to a businessman in Tasmania for his holiday home. It certainly became allot more user friendly with the four stoke engine.

Back in 95 Greg Horsham of Perth, Western Australia built this Mini Sprint. Powered by a GSX400 & later re-powered by a ZXR400. Greg used it to terrorise his neighbors in the Perth suburb of Wannaroo. Look at those dumpy pipes, now that thing has got to be loud ! I bet his neighbors are glad that he's now moved house.

This is the very first Sidewinder. Powered by a RD350LC it featured reversed barrels, carbon fibre reeds, Flat slides, Power pipes, rear wing & a very short wheelbase. Shown here covered in mud after a good thrashing. It was Tony's favorite toy for years.

Peter's Sidewinder:

Colin Bath, (Big Col) built this Sidewinder for his mate Peter. A very powerful machine powered by a GPZ600 it was based on Colins Sidewinder which had used the same motor. Finished in Burnt orange two pack & polished alloy panels it turns more than a few heads.

KLR650 Sidewinder:

Build by The Edge Products for a customer in Melbourne this KLR650 powered beast never made it to it's right-full owner. While on its journey from Perth to Melbourne it was stolen off of the back of the truck!. Its a pity some resort to stealing others pride & joy. You can't say that the Sidewinder is not in demand, people will go to any lengths to get their hands on one!

Geoff White's Trax II:

Geoff White of Melbourne Australia sent us a picture of his Fun Kart III. He's added rollbars sort of like a Trax II & fitted a DT100 Yamaha motor. Speed Development fitted a power pipe, shaved head & a heap of porting & polishing to get the little motor to hammer. Geoff reckons it tops around 90kph.

Gavin Behrendorff's Sidewinder:

Gavin Behrendorff sent us this photo of his real tidy XT550 powered Sidewinder. Gary lives in Mt Alford, Queensland & reckons driving his Sidewinder is just as much fun as building it.

Mark Rottaro Sidewinder:

Mark Rottaro lives in sunny Townsville up in Queensland. His home built Sidewinder is powered by a 74 model DT360 two stroke fitted with a YZ Pipe. Other mods include a Toyota Hilux air intake snorkel & a narrow nose chassis.

Brian Carr's Sidewinder:

Brians been building his Sidewinder for the past two years & has made nearly everything himself. Powered by an XT600 Brian's Sidewinder lives in Perth Western Australia, its even fitted with a radio, shoulder height speekers & an electric ariel !!

Here's a batch of Ravens ready to be shipped to a Remote Community in Western Australia. The back country of Australia is becoming an exciting place to live !

This is Michael Thomsons Mini Sprint going through its paces in his home town of Epping, Victoria. Michael powered his Sprint with a front wheel drive Morris Mini motor & suspension tucked in the rear. It looks like it hammers!

Lucas has built this Wild looking Taipan that he uses to blast around a purpose built 1.5 km track on his farm in Melbourne. Fitted with a GSX250 Suzuki, pod air filters, a sports exhaust & air scoops to the motor it must turn in some impressive lap times.

Built at The Edge Products as a test vehicle this Hypersprint is powered by a 1600cc Subaru motor & Automatic transaxle. Weight is around 450kg & it reaches speeds of 160kph.
Although not as quick as the CBR1000 powered Hypersprint it still has a very good power to weight ratio. (please do not ask for plans for this machine).

The very first prototype Hypersprint built buy The Edge Products for testing. Shown here at its first forest outing. Powered by a GPZ 600 Kawasaki & fitted with rear trailing arm suspension with inboard pullrod rear shocks. The trailing arm rear was quickly replaced by superior double "A" arm rear suspension. The wide front tyres were also replaced by skinny tyres to improve steering performance.

Paul Barrow Sidewinder:

Paul Barrow of Perth WA built his Sidewinder with a rear mount GPX 750 Kawasaki motor in the rear & a Mini sprint style rear suspension arm. shown here at Perths pine forest Paul says it really flys along.

P Zerbst Fun Kart III

Phillip Zerbst of Brisbane, Queensland built this awesome Fun Kart III powered by a Suzuki GSX 250. The power to weight ratio would be like a kick from a wild Bull !!!. A Wild bit of gear Phillip, I'm sure you have tried to tame it!

Mark O'connell Sidewinder:

Mark O'connell from Wollongong in NSW sent us this picture of his Sidewinder in action. Built up from an SW20 kitset Mark has given his beast a nose job & powered it with a DR600 Suzuki. Marks email address is aasha@bigpond.com (requested this address placement).

A freind of Mark O'connell also from Wollongong has this potent looking weapon powered by an overbored XL500 Honda taken out to 550cc. Micks also built his Sidewinder from an SW20 kitset & given the chassis the same nose treatment. Micks email address is also aasha@bigpond.com 

Alistair Gordon's Sidewinder is powered by a thumping GR650 Suzuki. Shown at the Pine forest north of Perth, Alistair shows that driving a Sidewinder is a natural high, and he sure likes flying !!

Scott White Trax 1:

Beleive it or not Scott started with a Trax1 buggy, & ended up turning it into this beastie!! Scott side mounted the motor, ( TT500 with big bore kit) like a Sidewinder, braced up the frame & now runs it at his local Speedway track in Shepparton, Victoria. Scott has turned his first ever Trax 1 buggy into a fire breathing Race car, well done!

Peter Needham Sidewinder:

Peter lives in the Torres strait area of Queensland & runs his XR500 Honda powered Sidewinder flat out!. He built this tidy machine in 5 months from ground up. Thats impressive!.

Another creation from Peter Needham of Horn Island, Queensland. This is his Fun Kart III powered by a KV100 Kawasaki motor, it took him six months to build in his spare time.

Wyane Heritage Raven:

Wayne Heritage lives on Horn Island in Queensland. He built himself this Raven & added a Trax II type rollcage & a 5.0hp motor

Vulture Tom Rumenos:

The Edge built this two seater buggy for Tom Rumenos of Perth. It features a Hypersprint bolt on nose, four wheel discs, 12" rims, fully independent suspension & twin fuel tanks. Tom had the 1800 Subaru motor built by Perth based Bob Cambell race engines & the Subaru Automatic transaxle tricked up with a locked diff & high stall converter. Tom & his wife can be seen most weekends at Lancelin sand dunes blowing away the VW buggies (Please do not ask for plans for this buggy).

Scorpion NZ:

The Edge built this Scorpion for a Hire buggy business in Auckland New Zealand. Powered by an 18hp electric start Vanguard motor & 90 series torque converter. This Scorpion features front suspension, high back delux seat & powdercoat finish (Please do not ask for plans for this buggy ).

Shane Blood Sidewinder:

Shane Blood built his Sidewinder from scratch in eight months, its powered by a Suzuki 450 twin. He says its very reliable & goes really well. It will be up for sale soon as he wants to build another Sidewinder which he reckons will be a real "hotty". Shane is from Edgewater, Perth, WA.

Chris Cookson Taipan:

Chris is the proud owner of this Taipan that he built in six weeks with his Dad. Its powered by a TS185 Suzuki with bellcrank steering, shortened cockpit, nerf bars, & a IT490 fuel tank. Chris lives in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria. His creation is very different, we have had trouble finding which part is from the Taipan?. Chris has given his email address taipan185@hotmail.com if you want to contact him & talk buggies.

Levi Causon Fun Kart:

Levi hails from Mountain River in Tasmania & uses his Fun Kart III on their farm to round up cows. The project started out as a Fun Kart II but Levi & his Dad set to work & upgraded it to Fun Kart III specs. They have both had a great time building it, that's what its all about.

Built for our No 1 customer in Saudi Arabia this Trax II has many deluxe features including 11hp electric start Vanguard motor, 40 series torque converter, Spotlights, Aerial, high mount K&N air filter, Steering wheel mounted switches, 20" Front Max tyres on the front & 22" Trailclaws on the rear. This Trax II is one of six going to the Middle east, the remaining five are in kitset form for ease of transport.

Taipan 14hp:

Another Deluxe buggy going to our No 1 customer in Saudi Arabia, this Taipan is powered by a 14hp electric start Vee twin. Other features include front disc brakes, high back seat, Spotlights, Aerial, high mount K&N air filter, Sidewinder type bonnet, Steering wheel mounted switches, XRV rack & pinion, 21" Front Max tyres on the front & 22" Trailclaws on the rear. This Taipan is one of six going to the Middle east, the remaining five are in kitset form for ease of transport.

Ben lives in Perth, Western Australia & built his Trax II from parts purchased from The Edge. Powered by a 6.0hp Vanguard & TAV30 torque converter. 

Ben reckons its great for his 10 year old son & by the look of the photo its OK for Ben as well !! Ben has paid fine attention to detail & has been rewarded with a reliable well presented buggy, well done.

Alistair Gordon of Perth has rebuilt his Sidewinder into this new buggy. After crashing his previous Sidewinder into a TREE at 90 kph the 650 motor has been transplanted into a new chassis.

Danny Henderson Trax II

Danny Henderson of Esperance in Western Australia built this Trax II in 76 hours. He has offset the steering to allow two kids to be seated, fitted a Honda GX200 motor & TAV30 Torque converter. He made all the parts on their Esperance farm & reckons the excelent laid out plans saved him much head scratching!.

Phillip Zerbst Sidewinder:

After building a Fun Kart Phillip has moved up the scale several notches with this yummy Sidewinder. Powered by Kawasaki's KLR600 Phil says it goes real hard. Its a nice example of the current Sidewinder plus chassis shape with serious attention to detail.

Mathew Frost Trax:

Mathew is from Anna bay in NSW. He started building this Trax 1 when he was 16 in his spare time, three years later he's driving it. Power comes from a Honda CB250 with custom pipes & a hotdog muffler. The CB250 disc brakes were also used along with the tank & tacho. Mathew uses his Trax to harass the cows on his Grandad's farm & waking up the neighbors.

This special built Raven has been built for Tony's nephews Adam, Sam & Shaun in NZ. It features a 6.5hp Briggs INTEK motor, heavy duty clutch, fat front wheels, ball joint steering, bumper & a Trax II type rollcage with 4 point harness. Wouldn't you love to wake up to this on Christmas morning !!

Peter Bell Trax II:

Peter bell of Albany, WA built this Trax II for his son Shane as a Christmas present. Peter says he had a ball building it & found the plans very easy to follow. He's now building a Sidewinder for himself. Great Father & son fun !.

Trevor & his brother are from Perth, WA & have both built themselves a Taipan each. Both are powered by 13hp Vanguards & 40 series torque converters & feature free flowing uni filters & Bearclaw tyres on the rear. Outings to Lancelin dunes, Northam, Mandurah & the Pines are normally started with a test run up the street, this brings out the local kids who think they are soooo Cool. Trevor can't wait to get into his next project... A Sidewinder Plus !.

Chris lives in Kingston, South Australia & has built this Sidewinder from the ground up & made every single part himself. Powered by an RD350 Yamaha he reckons its an absolute rocket on the beach & sand dunes. Its taken him a year to build but he says its been a great project.

Patrick Micallef Taipan:

Patrick is from Richmond in NSW & started building a Trax 1 when he was 14. Over the past year he has upgraded it into a Taipan & fitted a 400cc Yamaha motor. Patrick has done a very good job on his buggy considering he is only 15 years old.

Maik Pouwels Sidewinder:

Maik lives in the Netherlands & has built this sporty looking Sidewinder & powered it with an XL500 Honda motor. Its been made a little longer as Maik is so tall. He says that his next project is a Piranha.

Theo & his family live in Papamoa New Zealand & have been busy in the garage for eight months making a two seater Fun Kart III & Trax II. The Fun Karts powered by a 3.5hp Briggs with a 3 speed ditch digger gearbox. The Trax II is powered by an 8.0hp Honda & TAV30 torque converter. Theo says the plans have been fantastic with real attention to detail, its enabled his two kids David & Madelaine to treat half the neighbourhood to some fun on Papamoa beach. Theo's next project is a Sidewinder, he's hanging out for some suspension!

Raul Mendez Sidewinder:

Raul lives in Guatemala, South America & has built this Sidewinder powered by a 350cc Cagiva Elephant motor, (Ducati). Raul mainly drives his Sidewinder in the mountains & says it climbs the hills real well. Rauls made the whole buggy himself from scratch with lots of custom trick bits including dash panel, gauges & switches & alloy fuel tank.

Doug has built this colorful Sidewinder & dubbed it "Distraction", because the project distracted him from his work. Doug lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin USA & has built the Sidewinder from the ground up using Edge shocks, brakes, pedals & bonnet to compliment his home built parts. Powered by an XR650L Honda & fitted with stainless steel nuts & bolts & lots of alloy work he's created an impressive looking buggy. His next project is a Piranha.

Peter Dawe Sidewinder:

Peter lives in Mandurah, Western Australia & powered his Sidewinder with an RD400 Yamaha motor. He reckons it hits 150kph & handles like a dream. Its for sale at $3500.00, so if your interested contact him on dawerie@westnet.com.au

Leigh is from Mt Tamborine, Queensland & has built this impressive Sidewinder from both the plans & Edge purchased parts. Lots of Aluminium has been used here to protect the driver.

Nick Vaughan Trax II:

Nick lives in British Columbia, Canada & has built this sporty Trax II. Complete with spotlights, mirrors, air horns, a 5.0hp Briggs motor & TAV30 transmission. Its certainly got all the fruit!.

Gregs built this tidy Sidewinder to play offroad in South Australia. Powered by an RZ250 Yamaha & in Immaculate condition its up for sale. Gregs asking $4,000.00 ono. You can contact him on PH (08) 84495758 or email carcycle@hotmail.com

Mark Seymour Fun Kart II:

Mark started his Fun Kart II project when he was 13 years old, he's now 15 and having a ball driving it. Mark lives in Whangarei, New Zealand & powered his Fun Kart with a DR125 Suzuki bike motor. He now wants to build a Piranha.

Unknown Mini Sprint:

We received this photo of a Mini Sprint from a customer but no name or address was given. Powered by a GPZ750 Kawasaki motor this machine has modified rear suspension using Mini uprights & Mini Sprint front suspension on the rear. Very innovative ideas here.

Peter Dorrington Trax II:

From the far north of New Zealand comes this Trax II which lives in KeriKeri. Powered by a Honda 250 three wheel bike motor this mini buggy features five gears, electric start & reverse. Peter reckons the reverse is great for when the boys end up in the hedge!. Peter has added some extra bracing to take the 250's power & says its very tough & reliable.

Action Baz:

Baz lives in Helena Valley, Western Australia. He's built this wild Piranha & powered it with an FJ1100 Yamaha motor !!. This shot shows Baz in action. This is no half hearted attempt, Baz has gone straight for the serious horsepower, & he looks like hes enjoying it !.

Steve Mowat of Mercury Bay Area School in Whitianga, New Zealand has built this Taipan with his students. Steve runs an engineering class & the years project has been this Taipan. Powered by an electric start bike engine the students use it to tear up the football field. Steve says the Taipan has been a valuable lesson for his students, they have learnt engineering skills building the buggy & learnt how to work as a team. Enthusiasm has always been high with the students as they could not wait for the first drive in their creation.

Heres a pair of Mini Sprints built by James Breward in Batlow NSW.

By the looks of it they have the most awesome fun racing each other.

Mark built this Fun Kart III for his boys (and the dog !!).

They live in Albury NSW. 

Allan Rich Mini Sprint

Allan is from Calwell in ACT, Australia & has built this wild looking Mini Sprint powered by a VF500 Honda. Other parts Allan has used are Nissan Skyline rear diff & axles, Corolla front discs & Datsun 120y rear drum brakes. He also has fitted twin car tyres to the rear for extra traction.

Corey Carless Sidewinder:

Corey is from Scarborough in QLD. He's built this tidy looking Sidewinder powered by a mighty KLR650 Kawasaki. Lots of Aluminium has been used here along with an Edge Products Delux high back seat. Notice the radiator mounted above the fuel tank inside its own frame. Yummy job Corey.

Mark Rugendyke Fun Kart III:

Mark lives on 50 acres just outside of Dubbo NSW. He built this Fun Kart III from an Edge kitset for the kids. It took two weekends to complete including painting. They run it around a specially built track & run timed laps. Marks next project is a Taipan. Mark's a Pharmacist & reckons if he can screw these karts together anyone can.

Chris Flay Trax II:

Chris lives in Taranaki, New Zealand & built this smart looking Trax II to the plans. Chris reckons he had a great time building the Trax & found the plans easy to follow.

Josh, Martin & Skater Sidewinder:

Josh, Martin & Skater are three mates that have pooled their resources & built their version of a Sidewinder. Powered by a Suzuki GSX-R400. It features Daewoo brakes & DT200 shocks.

Kerry is from Crookwell in NSW & has built this DT400 Yamaha powered Sidewinder in the space of 9 months. The motor has been modified & now has a 38mm carbie & a late model expansion chamber which he reckons has given it a remarkable increase in power. Kerry is very proud of what he has achieved & rightly so, its a stunning machine. His next project is the Piranha. You can contact Kerry at ktssarn@bigpond.com.

Doug Heim Piranha:

Doug lives in Green Bay Wisconsin USA. Powered by an awesome ZX9R Kawasaki, Doug loves to keep his beast on the pipe all the time!!. This is Doug's second Edge project & as usual he has given great attention to detail. Doug can be contacted on WH1TETlGER@aol.com.

James Trax II:

James is a 15 year old from Townsville in Queensland. He started building this Trax II with his Dad & finished it in 4 months. Running a 5hp motor, 16" front tyres & 20" rears, James has also fitted a SAAS seat & 4 point harness. His next plan is for more horsepower. James reckons the plans were easy to follow & his next project will be A Sidewinder & a Fun Kart III for his younger brother. Well done.

Brett Gale Fun Kart II:

Brett started with the trusty Fun Kart II & when he got a little tired of the 7hp motor he re-powered it with a GPZ250 Kawasaki motor. Brett's added a few extras like the roll-bar, fuel tank & custom exhausts so the Fun Kart II's standard look has sort of vanished. Good job Brett.

Bruno is a 13 year old who built this Raven all by himself. Its powered by a Honda GX160 motor with built in reduction & centrifugal clutch. Bruno lives in Greenmount, Western Australia. Well done Bruno.

Maik is from the Netherlands & has already built a Sidewinder. Here he displays his Sidewinder ready for its next outing sitting on the Buggy Trailer. Maik built the Trailer from plans purchased from The Edge Products.

Scott Coulston Sidewinder:

Scott lives in Wodonga, Victoria & has built this wild looking Sidewinder & powered it with a GSR650 Suzuki. Scotts machine features some extra bar work, engine bashplate, gravity feed tank above the carbies, full dash board, tail light, 21" front Max tyres on the front & 22" Bearclaws on the rear. Very tidy & I'm sure a heap of fun !.

Jim Sklavos Taipan:

Jim lives in Sydney & has built his Taipan at a relaxed pace over the past two years. Powered by an RG250 Suzuki, Holden Gemini rack & pinion, Gemini front hubs & stubs, jim's made a good job of his offroader & used some inovation to get it running. He reckons its a very powerful beast.

Adam West Sidewinder:

Adams Sidewinder is called the "Termite". He lives next door to Mark "Rat" Rottaro in Townsville, Queensland. Marks DT360 powered Sidewinder also graces this "Customers Buggies" section. Adams Sidewinder is powered by a XL500 Honda, he purchased it as a ready to drive machine from an Edge customer in Ipswich. Adam & Mark have spent some time adding their additions to personalise Adams new toy. Additions include bash plates, stiffer front end, new gear shift, new front wheels, Edge seat & harness, Rollbar padding & a paint job to give it that "look".

Ben Melton Trax 1:

Ben lives in Roma & built this Trax 1 which he calls the "Mud Rat". Powered by an RG250 Suzuki Ben races it in the Easter Mud Derby, complete with wheel chains!!.

Brenden Kettle Raven:

Brenden is from Denmark, Western Australia & has built this interesting looking Raven type buggy based on some Edge parts. Powered by a 5.0hp motor features include seat slides & a harness. He's thinking on the Sidewinder as his next project.

Kim Matthews Piranha:

This is Kim's Piranha which he dubs the "Purple people eater". Kim & Robin Matthews are from Brisbane, QLD & are building two Piranha's from Edge Products PIR15 kitsets. Shown here is Kim's Purple beast powered by a 92' GPZ1000rx Kawasaki. Kim's spending time on the finishing touches complete with the massive tacho & shift light, two tone rims, & just downright Yummy!!.

Nic Demopoulos Sidewinder:

Nic is from Baxter in Victoria. His Sidewinder project took him one year to complete making most of the parts himself. Powered by a thumping XT600 Yamaha Nicko reckons his Sidewinder goes real hard & has spent a heap of time flying & rolling. It looks the part too!.

Ian Coates Sidewinder:

Ian lives in Ballajura, Perth, Western Australia & has built this immaculate Sidewinder from an Edge SWPACK frame pack. Powered by a Suzuki VX800 Vee twin this buggy has so much grunt Ian struggles to keep it in a straight line. Ian can often be seen powering up tracks at the local pine forest, SIDEWAYS which the rear wheels spinning like crazy. The Quad bikes know to stay out of his way, either that or be run over !!, after all they can't power away from this beast!!

Nigel Higgs Mini Sprint:

Nigel is from Willunga, South Australia & has built this strange Mini Sprint powered by a overbored YZ400 Yamaha. He has made an RHS rollcage instead of the pipe design & used VW trailing arm front end & single A arm rear using Holden tailshafts. Nigel reckons he has never rolled it, but has tried real hard to do so !!

Scott Roger Go Karts:

Scott & his mates have been hard at work making themselves enough Fun Karts so their kids can race each other.
They now have eleven Fun Karts & a Sidewinder. The Fun Karts have all been fitted with nerf bars to stop them climbing each other. Scott & his friends hail from Adelaide, South Australia.

Declan Holt Sidewinder:

Declan is from Eumundi, Queensland & has built this Sidewinder powered by a 400cc twin cylinder four stroke, (looks like a Kawasaki).

Clay Chrisp & Robert Lee Sidewinder:

Clay Chrisp & Robert Lee of El Paso, Texas built this Sidewinder from scratch in 7 months. Powered by a KZ400 Kawasaki, uses ATV shocks, 5 point harness & a gravity feed fuel tank. A very cool looking tidy buggy from the home of Texas Tea!!

Peter Needham Sidewinder:

Yet another buggy produced on Horn Island, This is Peters second Sidewinder, he's made it with his mate Steve Lockhard. Powered by an XT600 Yamaha it took them only 8 weeks to build. Horn Island now has 2 Sidewinders, 1 Raven, 1 Fun Kart III, 1 Trax II & a Mini Sprint.

Steve Weaver Sidewinder:

Steve is from South Carolina, USA. Shown here in action with his Sidewinder. Looks like its powered by a twin cylinder four stroke.

Tim Daws Sidewinder:

Tims a 17 year old buggy builder from Shepparton Victoria. Powered by an XL250 Honda he reckons it gets him to an easy 110 kph. Tim made everything himself on his Dads lathe & Mill. Total build cost was less than $2000.00 Australian dollars. He plans on fitting some bodywork & a 500 or 600cc motor. Tim now plans to pursue a career in Engineering.

Sam Woodger Taipan:

Sam lives in Townsville, North Queensland, he's only 15 years old but built this TTR250 Yamaha powered Taipan in only 7 months. Sam's fitted boat trailer rims to the front with a Holden Gemini Rack & Pinion. He's enjoyed this project so much that he has started building a Sidewinder powered by an XL500 Honda.

Glen Allely Sidewinder:

Glens 16 years old & has built this Sidewinder from scratch in 6 months. Powered by an RD250 Yamaha, Glenn's looking at re-powering with a bigger motor for even more fun.

David Southern Taipan:

David's Taipan is powered by a fire breathing GPZ500 Kawasaki. He's used car brakes from a Lancer, fully bodied in the chassis complete with nerf bars. It looks like a full on race machine!!. Davids from Emu Plains, NSW.

Steve Mason Trax II:

Pictured here is Steve's daughter Courtney test driving their 5hp Briggs powered Trax II. Steve built the chassis from the plans & purchased the rest of the parts from The Edge. Steve reckons its a "good solid buggy" & the whole family loves it. Steve & his family live in Sioux Center, IA, USA.

Rodger Blackwell Sidewinder:

Rodger, (Blacky) lives in Carrick, Northern Tasmania & has built this tidy Sidewinder powered by a DT400 Yamaha. The frame has been constructed in lightweight 32x32x1.6 RHS, powdercoated blue & fitted out with stainless steel nuts & bolts. Lots of attention to detail & a custom made stainless steel muffler has turned this into a pure sports Sidewinder.

Jason Smith Fun Kart II:

Jasons Fun Kart II is powered by a 6.0hp Briggs & Stratton, has an extended length frame & a steering mounted kill switch. Jason lives in Canberra ACT.

Kevin Melland Sidewinder:

Kevin lives in Longview, Washington USA & has built this bright red Sidewinder with his friends. A big four stroke twin for power, snorkel air intakes, padded seat & outboard shocks complete the performance package.

David Gilbert Trax II:

David lives in Merlin, OR, USA & has powered his purple Trax II with an 11hp Briggs & Stratton electric start motor. A 40 series Comet CVT transmits the drive to Douglas alloy rims. His first drive ended in an accident when an un-licenced car driver hit him up the rear. It tweaked the frame but David reckons he has the technology to get things straight again. David drives this wild looking Trax II around the mountains in his home state. .

Trevor van Andel Sidewinder:

Trevor, (aka tRevHead) lives in Hoppers Crossing Victoria. His Sidewinder is powered by a XL500 Honda & he lights up those car tyres with ease!!. Soon to be fitted with ATV rubber Trevor pushes his machine to the Limits, & back.

Albert Kristjansson Piranha:

Albert lives in the cold lands of Reykjavik, Iceland & has powered his Piranha with an all out Arctic Cat Thunderca