first kart!

[robin]

i have got a full set of ride on mower wheels if you want to buy them the front ones are about 12 inch i think the rear ones are 18 inch aswell let me no if your intrested i will take a picture

 

[r_chez_08]

i may be interested, but i have fixed my wheels for now. omg! i have just realised this thread has reached 200 posts!

i had a go a the weekend, but my dad forgot to take a vid, so when i have done a few mods, like some new front c brackets (they are bending!) i will get a vid (nxt weekend?)

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Robin i hate to kill your sale man but most ride on mower wheels are weak and dont have bearings (just greased bushings) so they would not hold up too well in a kart.

Cant wait to see this thing in action man, make sure you remember to post a vid soon.

 

[r_chez_08]

vid coming later!

 

[r_chez_08]

sorry no vid, my wheel fell off again

work we did over the weekend-
1. new front c brackets, which re a lot stronger, and make the steering mutch better. also we mounted the steering pole thing on the top of the kart instead of the bottom, for more clearance

2. smack a hole in the crank case. dont ask. we repaired it with some leak fix which hasnt leaked so far!

 

[02mx-5]

If an engine is mounted on rubber, it is not going to move around the way people think. You mount some kind of rubber, bushings, to the frame and engine. When you tighten the engine down it will be tight enugh that it doesnt move. However the rubber still acts as an anti vibration feature. The engine will still rev JUST as high. it doesnt matter what angle its at(unless its upsidedown) Mounting an engine on rubber will rev out just as high and work just fine. Go ahead and try it .

 

[r_chez_08]

i did, my engine moved, and it meant the chain needed tightening!

 

[whitepower]

ur tires u have thier the bearings are gona fall out /woblle like a mother ****er in like 20mins of rudding it i sugest u get propper bearings/re-inforce the casing to the hub since its only pressed on

 

[modelengineer]

Your tires' bearings are going to fall out / wobble like a mother ****er in like 20mins of riding it. I suggest you get proper bearings/reinforce where the casing joins the hub since its only pressed on

I don't normally do that, but that was just shockingly bad.

 

[r_chez_08]

i have new wheels now, 13" from a ride on. i didnt add it, as my thread was old, but as it is kinda active again, i will also add that i am putting a comet 40 series on too. pics will come soon.

 

[BriggsTwins]

Hey no worries its just a bump

 

[r_chez_08]

pics will come tomorrow(for me, in uk, in about 14hrs time, midday) lol

 

[r_chez_08]

here u g guys, sorry, about 9 hours late.
btw, the keyway is ground with a grinder, on jackshaft, and on engine shim bushing thingy... oh yeah, spacer!
in the suspension vid, with the front suspension, i mean below the galvy sheet, not above, with the metal. and in the upgrade vid, i mean the bearing above, not below the square box meant the chain is too tight.
sorry for the crappy quality, i have a 2mp camera on my mobile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvuW2S02DM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6u0fueeh1M

 

[r_chez_08]

omg sorry, the videos kinda failed on youtube, they were ok on my phone???? oh well, ill get a video of action in about a week, with my parents camera.
btw, does a 40 series have overdrive?

 

[NJOHC]

btw, does a 40 series have overdrive?

I had the same q. I emailed comet about it and asked if it performs the same ( overdrive etc) and If I would keep my top end speed, they said it's the same exact thing as the 30 series TAV2 only its made to withstand more power.

 

[BriggsTwins]

wouldnt matter much now, comet is ka-put yes all CVT drives have Overdrive

 

[r_chez_08]

cool, just on the comet manual thing it says 2.43:1 and 1:1. im glad it does have overdrive any idea how much?
some GOOD vids will come next week of the kart in operation. my phone ones are SHOCKING on youtube.
and what do u peeps think of my suspension idea? if you can see it!

 

[NJOHC]

Yea that confused me too. It also has a bigger driven unit so maybe it will accelerate better than a 30 series too.

 

[r_chez_08]

this isnt mine i just found it funny, and didnt want to make a new thread
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UZIcJY-dws&feature=related

 

[NJOHC]

Too bad my Dingo wont do that....