For show. As are the "vents".....as is the "exhaust pipe". The exhaust pipe actually is there to create a more stable box to ride in. These are simply a four wheeled vehicle on a square tubing frame, wood box body (unless sheet is used), and a 6.5 HP horizontal shaft engine. Hilarious, and freakin' fun.
Ok I am hooked on these,BUT most of the pics I see they are running live axles but the guy from Stevproj.com says he/they only run a single wheel drive. What am I missing or was he saying that to throw everyone off ???? Anyone else started building one yet?????
There is no doubt he could be trying to THROW PEOPLE off.....However, you can run a live axle and only drive ONE wheel as long as the other wheel is FREE TURNING on the axle (not keyed, and plenty of grease.) Check out my Cyclekart Build page on my website: http://anvilcustoms.com/id78.html
Cool, Thats kinda what I was thinking he was doing. I checked yours out looks like a great start, what are you going to run for power??
C class super karts in the WKA... dollar for dollar and pound for pound the fastest and most fun you can have roadracing... still running them though there are more in the 125 class these days than the 250's A two stroke bike motor or in a Cycle Kart may be a bit much... but then again what the hell...
Butch, Most are running 17" from a Honda Cub but they are hard to find. I am going with some other wheels like Harley sportster fronts or something easier to find with a 3/4" axle.
HEY ALL! I know its been ....well.....YEARS, but as promised, I have put together some parts to aid in your Cyclekart Projects. If you know anyone interested in cyclekarts....I'm here. Anyways, here is a site with some pics and parts. Its a NEW SITE and will be adding to it as time goes on. I'd much appreciate your feedback. Enjoy. www.cyclekartparts.com Peace, Ryan @ Anvil Customs www.anvilcustoms.com
Fragile? Depends. Driving on payment, I'd say industructable if built right. Offroad.....it'd crumble! The one I'm currently building will be very sturdy. Believe it or not, the parts (frame, front end, rear live axle) are VERY strong. The drop axle is 1 5/8" round tube with 1/8" walls! THAT IS STURDY..... You should build one! Yes, they are very fun.....Imagine you and your buds cruisin' to the next 50's car show at the diner.....you'd be the HIT of the SHOW! haha
Yes, of course to throw people off. If you end up building one, you will find several other notes that are a bit "off" as well.....kinda funny really. Some of them are even impossibilities.....have fun. Ryan @ Anvil www.cyclekartparts.com
I have been kicking around the idea of building a cyclekart for some time as well and am finally getting some parts together. A couple thoughts on my build and parts: Yes, the Honda wheels are getting high$$ so I have opted to use four front wheels from Honda CR80s. They are plentiful, light, cheap (got four for $217 shipped) and very strong. They are 17" so there are cheap tires out there and proportionately they look proper. I think the hubs look better than the drums too. I am thinking I can bolt the drive wheel to a flange through the disc brake mounting holes on the hub. I am toying with the idea of using an aluminum ladder for the chassis - either a 5' step ladder or a section of straight ladder. Either way, they are cheap and can be found at recycling centers all the time. Any thoughts on whether that would be durable enough? I have an idea for the steering wheel which I will have to try prior to posting on it.
The wheels used are FRONT WHEELS from the bike but used on all fours for the cyclekart. From the looks of it, the drive is accomplished through a keyed disc on the axle which is then bolted to the drum by drilling holes through the drum wall. You can see it on the rear hub of this car: I think I could do the same but have the flange bolted on the inside of the hub but maintaining the through axle for strength. The CR hub is this: The tabs for the disc rotor look kinda small but I think they will take it.
And here are my CR80 wheels with tires fit. The rims have a bead locking block just about opposite the valve stem so there is another hole in the rim about the same size. I considered plugging the hole but decided to keep the blocks in place. We will see if they have any effect on wheel balance. I think they look pretty sweet!
BTT - keep this thread going! My buddy and I were first thinking about building a go-kart, which got me looking at Cycle-cars, and now to here! Man o man! Just would be a blast for a little weekend project to bang around on.
Saw this on The Old Motor site. Pretty much the same formula for today's cyclekarts save putting the motor up front rather than in back as is the usual on most cyclekarts you see these days. http://theoldmotor.com/?cat=23&paged=39
My springs came today. They look pretty good although I was a bit surprised that the ends don't have alternate fittings at either end, meaning, in the setup as they are bolted together, one spring has the cover half and the other has the sleeve half. I expected each spring to have one end as the cover and the other as the sleeve which would make production cheaper since every spring would be the same and the alternating ends would nest in each other. Now, not wanting to buy more springs, I may opt to go 1/4 elliptic with the four leaf springs or transverse half elliptic front and rear. The two leaf spring: The four leaf spring: Ends of the 4 leaf showing what I was talking about:
Cool, just found this thread, and this forum... Here are some pics of my cyclekart, mostly completed as of last summer: If you happen to be in Houston, you can see my kart in person, it's at Houston's hackerspace, TX/RX Labs. They have an open house every Friday night around 7:00pm and a pancake breakfast on Sundays around 11:00am. Lots of CNC machine tools and so on, very cool place. BTW, if you're building a cyclekart, there's a cyclekart forum... just search for cyclekartclub. 'Course if you're building one, you probably already knew that. -- steve
So after a few financially unrealistic race car build attempts, I finally finished one. Finished enough to race anyway. 1920 Monroe cyclekart
Bringing up an old one here. I have almost completed my cyclekart and did some testing. Still a bit of bodywork to do. And the old chevy can haul it around. Double cool!
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