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How much does ur go kart project cost u so far
New minibike build, and a few others..
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Oh lord.
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^^ lmao.
So true.
Well, Its cost me quite a bit, But whats sitting there now, in all reality didn't cost a whole lot. maybe a couple hundred.
HOWEVER,
Its cost me twice that in all my drivetrain changes and swaps. Broken gearboxes....
Lord.
I could have went with an expensive engine and clutch system at the very beginning for cheaper than I did all the other shenanigans.
BUT
through all my mistakes, I have learned a ton while building this. So its not all lost I suppose.
its fairly close to being finished.
If I can get the motorcycle engine running,(doubt it) I will throw that on, along with a simple, Single arm rear suspension. and it should be good to go.
So true.
Well, Its cost me quite a bit, But whats sitting there now, in all reality didn't cost a whole lot. maybe a couple hundred.
HOWEVER,
Its cost me twice that in all my drivetrain changes and swaps. Broken gearboxes....
Lord.
I could have went with an expensive engine and clutch system at the very beginning for cheaper than I did all the other shenanigans.
BUT
through all my mistakes, I have learned a ton while building this. So its not all lost I suppose.
its fairly close to being finished.
If I can get the motorcycle engine running,(doubt it) I will throw that on, along with a simple, Single arm rear suspension. and it should be good to go.
rgvkid
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Hey Rey, You can slide the forks up through the Top triple tree to lower the front end. 1.5" should be good, depending on your weight, without it bottoming out. If it bottoms out, you can put some pvc in the shaft to stiffen up the preload. My friend just crashed his stock sportster so he asked if i could rebuild it, little did he Know i bobbed it out. I made new handle bars that clip onto the forks that i slid through the upper tree. Heres a pic.
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Kaptain Krunch
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Ray, i know what your missing...
Twin Chrome straight pipes, one going out on either side of the bike
Twin Chrome straight pipes, one going out on either side of the bike
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Ray, i know what your missing...
Twin Chrome straight pipes, one going out on either side of the bike
Haha, I'm going with dual exhaust, But I Was thinking both out one side though
That does have me thinking now though.
Haha, I'm going with dual exhaust, But I Was thinking both out one side though
That does have me thinking now though.
Man you should run those pipes on both sides with "Y's" on each side as well, flared to 2 1/2in. That twin cylinder would sound friggin monsterous.......Blowin' out windows!
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One Pipe to two pipes 1:2 (forked)
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Lol oh, I thought you might have meant that, but wasn't sure.
It would probably look good, however, I usually dont like to have more pipes than I do cylinders!
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Alright, no progress today, Just went there and did some thinking.
I decided I need a smaller driven clutch, the one I have now, is 9" in diameter, and the cam gear thing off of the side, is too big as well. I would barely work, then I remember it needs more room to spread, and I would need to mod more of the frame for that. Also, the degree for the belt on the driven pulley I got now, I think its a bit off from what the driven clutch uses.
So I'm going to be searching for a 7.5" dia, 7\8" bore Driven clutch.
Got to looking, the 40 series driven clutch is exactly what I need.
I decided I need a smaller driven clutch, the one I have now, is 9" in diameter, and the cam gear thing off of the side, is too big as well. I would barely work, then I remember it needs more room to spread, and I would need to mod more of the frame for that. Also, the degree for the belt on the driven pulley I got now, I think its a bit off from what the driven clutch uses.
So I'm going to be searching for a 7.5" dia, 7\8" bore Driven clutch.
Got to looking, the 40 series driven clutch is exactly what I need.
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Ok, So The bike engine I have for the kart,
I'm a little stumped.
It wont roll over,
It will turn over by hand maybe halfway over, then CLUNK, then roll it the other way, CLUNK.
I looked at the pistons through the sparkplug holes, and all of them are moving, so Rods must be ok.
I took off both CAMS, Wondering if maybe the time was off and the valves were hitting, Nope, Still wont budge.
So Tommorow night, I am going to see if I cant pull the head,
I'm wondering if rust inside the bore is stopping it. I cant imagine rust stopping up that solid, but you never know.
It also might be a bolt or something silly stuck somewhere. I dont know! Its driving me crazy..
I'm a little stumped.
It wont roll over,
It will turn over by hand maybe halfway over, then CLUNK, then roll it the other way, CLUNK.
I looked at the pistons through the sparkplug holes, and all of them are moving, so Rods must be ok.
I took off both CAMS, Wondering if maybe the time was off and the valves were hitting, Nope, Still wont budge.
So Tommorow night, I am going to see if I cant pull the head,
I'm wondering if rust inside the bore is stopping it. I cant imagine rust stopping up that solid, but you never know.
It also might be a bolt or something silly stuck somewhere. I dont know! Its driving me crazy..
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Could be the crank bearings, i hope its just the cyl tho, Mc lower ends are a ***** to work on.
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