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Old 11-22-2024, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Laker14 View Post
If you want to never get passed by a non-street legal cart, you'll have to get yours juiced up to go 30. I have paced (in my car) more than one cart (not street legal) going 30. I am not recommending you do that. I'm pretty sure it's not great for the cart, and I wouldn't trust the handling characteristics of a golf cart at that speed.

Some people need to go fast. I am fine at 20. I wouldn't be surprised if under certain conditions mine might exceed 20, but that's every bit as fast as I want to go in a golf cart.
The Yamaha gas cart owners manual specifies a max safe speed of 15 mph. So 20 mph is already 33% over design limit. 30 mph is 100% in excess of what the manufacturer indicates the suspension and brakes are designed to.