Recent content by MCPDC

Take a look on Old Mini Bike Forum for "High Speed Forks", LOL!

Yes, it is a 2 stroke.

Ok, so I finished my daughters kart (see my Rebuilding of a Canadian Legend thread) and, while I was in the process of planning what to do with my own kart, I stumbled upon this little gem, a 1976 Yamaha Chappy LB80 (I believe) on Kijiji (I have to stop looking at Kijiji, it is a sickness I tell...

...and yes, the frog green is very visible, even at dusk. The scheme also (somewhat) matches all of the John Deere equipment we have here.

Just an update regarding this project. A video link of my daughter enjoying her first extended ride in the kart with the body (see link at end of this post). Although the body is well ventilated, I do feel that, in extreme heat, it causes the engine to overheat somewhat. We experienced this last...

...and now I went back when I realized there were two pages to this and it does not look like a crack... sorry to jump the gun... but the product mentioned above works well!

Ok, I will put my 2¢ in regarding leaks. I have not read any of the response above so if I am repeating anything, sorry. I would not use JB Weld (no offence, it has its place but in my experience not for this). The last leak I had of this nature was with my Honda ATC Big Red, engine casing...

Ok, well I managed to paint the body, my daughter helping with the colour selection of course. The end product looks like an upside down frog, which my daughter loves and it shows up well so I won't run her over in the back field while on my bike. Next to build brackets to fit the body correctly...

I had just sat the body on there at this point, that is why it is sitting up, plus the mounts need a little "finessing"... with a hammer so that they line up better. The body mount holes on the body itself are worn so a bracket will have to be made to ensure a good fit.

Ok, while scanning the online classifieds (Kijiji) I came across an ad for a kart body. As soon as I saw the body I recognized the shape as that of the Family Kartways karts that I remembered. Sure enough, the seller informed me that it was indeed from there, and that he had scrapped two frames...

Toystory, it was a great place, a kids dream. Family Kartways had a little bit of everything... now, it has a lot of the same... crappy houses. I will be running these karts off road (I have 10.5 acres). Redneck, I know, but fun! Yes, they weigh a ton, but so do I, LOL. Combine this with the...

I believe I need a spacer behind the clutch sprocket as this sprocket wanders an inch each way on the shaft and then usually ends up near the shaft next to the clutch casing where the belt rides agains the casing (not desirable, LOL). Will work on finding an appropriate spacer and give it a go...

I am a graphic designer of 15 Years, message me the necessary information and I will look into it (in my spare time).

Finally assembled the bits (roughly) enough to take it for a ride. Turns out the carb is starving for fuel, so I am assuming a good cleaning is in order, possibly put in a carb kit while it is off. On our maiden voyage I took video, but because it was onboard and on my iPhone I won't be posting...

More assembly completed yesterday, front end assembled, pedals, rear axle, brakes, steering. Had to rob one cart of parts to complete the other. Will definitely be ordering some bearings when it comes time to build the second kart. The assembly phase is definitely the time when you develop the...