krustyballer16 Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 Has anybody built one of these before? Just a little 6.5hp (212cc) motor from harbor freight, axle and sprocket kit with a centrifugal clutch and some wheels on either a full custom frame or a bicycle frame cut up and put on a frame. Twist throttle set up with a simple front cantilever brake set up. If anybody else has built one, post em up! $500 or so.
64 Cheyenne Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 Last go kart thing I had, the first thing I did was straight piped it...next week park managers outlawed go carts and mini bikes...go figure. This is a cool Idea, wheels already turning...
krustyballer16 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Posted August 26, 2016 Posted on facebook I was looking for 20" bmx bikes, next day at work I had 4 of them! Picked a bike and started cutting. On this first one, we're going to used the main tube (bottom tube) and down to the part that the pedals went through. The top tube and upright support will probably be cut off. The pedal tube piece will be welded to a notched tube piece and that will be welded to the bottom frame for the motor and axle and seat. Tried to order axle, bearings, clutch,sprocket and wheels yesterday but that didn't go as planned. Maybe in a couple weeks when I get back from vacation.
64 Cheyenne Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 Posted on facebook I was looking for 20" bmx bikes, next day at work I had 4 of them! Picked a bike and started cutting. On this first one, we're going to used the main tube (bottom tube) and down to the part that the pedals went through. The top tube and upright support will probably be cut off. The pedal tube piece will be welded to a notched tube piece and that will be welded to the bottom frame for the motor and axle and seat. Tried to order axle, bearings, clutch,sprocket and wheels yesterday but that didn't go as planned. Maybe in a couple weeks when I get back from vacation. Got a link on where you were going to order kart parts?
krustyballer16 Posted September 27, 2016 Author Posted September 27, 2016 Does 27 mph right now. Still a lot of clean up to do. Gotta figure out a better twist throttle and cable. It's got a cheap twist on it now and the cable is spliced together to be long enough. Gotta put a rear brake on it. The front bicycle brake is useless.
DTA Posted September 27, 2016 Posted September 27, 2016 Reminds me of this video i watched last year haha. The frame is a work of art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgVcpbUp3E
krustyballer16 Posted September 27, 2016 Author Posted September 27, 2016 I'm getting ready to build one out of square tubing. Will look a lot better than this one in the rear. And might do the little holes and pipe in the neck like this one.
krustyballer16 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Posted October 10, 2016 Well,...last night the drift trike earned it's new nickname..."mustang". It plowed thru s crowd of people and hit my new dodge... Bent the frame and front forks on the trike and smashed the twist throttle. Put a dent in my truck bumper Took out a girls ankles And sliced the rider's finger open. He had to get 4 stitches. Balls!
jimoshel Posted October 10, 2016 Posted October 10, 2016 Asked the wife if I could borrow her bike. She said yes untilI showed her what i was going to do with it. She said sumthin like &*+@# .
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