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Old 04-11-2012, 02:28 PM
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As a followup I checked with my insurance company (Allstate) and was told that if the cart goes over 19 MPH to be legal it must be registered as a low speed vehicle. I was also told that if the cart came from Yamaha with a speed over 19MPH than that would be OK as a golf cart but if it was adjusted at the dealer it would have to be registered as a LSV. She also said that if the dealer made these adjustments they could lose their Yamaha license. I then contacted Carts and Clubs and was told by them that a gas cart cannot be registered as a LSV. They also said that they make adjustments to the speed there and have no problem with Yamaha. She also told me that if I wanted to reduce my speed to 19MPH they could do that. Currently I can go 23MPH but don't drive at that speed. I like the fact that I can get a little speed boost when needed. In order to get a higher speed than 19MPH they put in a high performance gear differential. She said that with this differential you get better gas mileage and there is less strain on the engine going 19MPH. (however, someone once told me that that was not true).

John
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