Ivanpah buggy in the stable

get in your burb and go pick it up. Nothing like a test run on the playa on the way back. Don't forget to come by and get your wheel bearing spacers first

Way to go Bob! They're a thing of beauty, very well built and the seat is amazing. A true Bark o lounger on wheels


More info on this buggy coming soon

Congrats BB! The ivanpah is a nice bug for sure. Angus let me have a go on his at JIBE and his description of it to me was spot on....a lazy boy on rails ill be interested to hear you're impression of it when it comes to speed potential. Reason I say that is, once I'm able to move to an area with a bit more wind (and room) I'm going to be in the market for a faster bug :wee:

WOOP WOOP !

I thought you were GOING TO not getting an Ivanpah.

Take someone to a Ivanpah and give them a day of fun. Give them an IVANPAH and they will buggy for life !

I am curoius Bob. With your background, why isn't the ATB of more interest to you ?

Dino, it will only save me a few days and I'm already booked locally on Saturday, so I'll just be here watching for the big truck parked outside.

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Originally posted by Maven454 That's Windspeed Pro, not Speedmaster Pro.

My mistake. Some of the pics I took of one had some Speedmaster tires on it and that's what I'm remembering. :duh:

Todd, nice choice on the desert colors! I figured all along that I would get a powder coated model and really fretted about picking the ultimate color. The stainless takes away that choice (and worry).

Mougl, comparisons with Dino's new MG will be continual. The design approach is different on each buggy so the pluses and minuses will come out after we race each other and trade buggies and do it again. In the end, having different buggies will be a source of chiding among the guys. Gotta love it.

Bladerunner, the board never appealed to me because of the shifty and low inland winds I typically had to deal with in GA. I like the sliding and turning and terminal speed that is a rush in the buggy. When one of the boys takes my buggy away, I grab a board and putter back and forth but those times happen so infrequently, that I never built any skills with it. The boys both have GI boards now and they are sturdy enough to hold me up so I've never ruled out the board its just that the buggy is instant fun and I know the board is going to bring trials and tribulations. I've seen blood running down the shins of guys that are better than I'd ever hope to be, so that doesn't help my board enthusiasm.

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Originally posted by bobalooie57 Beauty, BB, love the desert camo finish!

Dont lose it at Ivanpah walk away from it you wil never find it again

Just to note. That camo buggy is Todd's. He was just showing that he had one too and what his looked like. It's hard to choose a color when you can choose anything.

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Originally posted by awindofchange The Ivanpah is one of the most comfortable buggies ever. Even when just sitting around buggy town here, we sit in our Ivanpah's and lounge cuz they are more comfy than the chairs.

For the last two nights this has been Corey's tv chair in the living room

"For the last two nights this has been Corey's tv chair in the living room "

I use mine for a sporty chair to play xbox......That one looks real comfortable though :roll:

Man that does look like a comfy ride!!!! I only wish that we had the space to ride buggy round here. Only have gotten to rip in my PL XR+ bout a dozen times as our space is kinda limited. Gotta upgrade to a bigfoot some day so that I can take advantage of the grasslands 1hour south of me.

Sweet Bug Todd

Thank you for the comments about Corey's new buggy but I will apologize to Bob for hijacking his thread with the picture. My intentions were purely to elaborate on the quality of a buggy that Kent is producing. Bob, I can't wait to see some pictures of the new buggy.

Todd, you have one right now and I don't. Much better we talk about one in the flesh than one that isn't complete yet. I got pics of mine today with the downtube attached to the forks. These things are HD from front to back. Please carry on, a lively thread is a good thread.

the pic space isnt big enough.... still jump, still atb, now i bug too :puzzled:

i'll just post a pic of my phanny... its the common denominator in all of 'em

Drew, you avatar is pretty awesome. Ivanpah ships in the morning.

I'm giving up on putting it inside the vehicle except in special circumstances where I need it inside (for higher security, or pulling a trailer to our destination) and its worth the hassle of removing the rear axle. I talked to Kent today to see what others do and he says most go with a hitch mounted rack that has a horizontal bar with a cradle at each end about 2 feet from center. Put the back axle in the cradles and tilt the buggy up to strap the front fork and tire to the luggage rack crossbar. If that isn't practical, then a vertical upright that supports the downtube will be in order. I'll get something designed after I have the buggy in hand and Screwyfits says he has access to a welder and will help me out with this stuff. I'm sure this will be an ongoing process till I'm happy with the system. Some trips will be 5 minutes to a field I get to ride in near the house and then the sodfarm is 35 minutes away at interstate speeds +