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Had a cool idea for a kickstand. The originals had a large two sided loop. Hard to explain, but irrelevant as I didn't have one anyway. So I welded this up:
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And lean it to the right and it automatically "springs" up under tension. The spring holds it out of the way...pretty trick!
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It's the devil in the detail:)
Kj
MKII model:
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I had to make it clear the part where the deck bolts on, as I forgot about the rubber isolator. Looks a bit more shapely now with a few more curves:D
just the thing for a crate day when its finished that will sort the men from the boys after a dozen big bottles :D
Looking good.....but did your arms shrink in the wash with that towel? Because those are some bloody short handle bars:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
I'm skipping a lot of the detail in this thread. Things take hours of time to make and involve countless steps in their production...but that would be tedious to read through. The motor alone has about 30 hours of my time for example.
But this is a Labour of love, I'm doing it because the inner child in me always wanted one like this...and now I'm doing something about it;)
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I made these handle bars up. The original bars were fucked! They used OD28mm x 0.8mm wall aluminium - I guess to save weight, but they are very fragile. I managed I find some 3mm wall thickness aluminum, but in OD30mm. The bottom clamp is for a mountain bike and is ID32mm and the top bar clamp is a goped performance part with an ID of 28mm...problem!!! But after some head scratching I made a shim to increase the bottom of the pole to 32mm and I turned down the top of the pole to 28mm. Result!
Kj
How does it drive the tire? Friction drive on the tread? direct drive? chain an sprokets? gears?
It has a friction drive. Basically out of the motor, directly connected to the crank is what looks like the knurled handle of a socket wrench. The drive spindle is about 19mm in diameter and the wheel is roughly 190mm in diameter...so giving it roughly a 10:1 gear ratio.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
This knurled drive is a direct drive...i.e. no clutch, so when the motor is going, so are you. It's single speed, no gears. The engine should top out at 19,000 rpm (give or take). I haven't done the math, but it will do about 40-50km/h. Doesn't sound fast, but it will get to top speed pretty quickly!
As the tire wears, you can move the tire up to meet the motor which is in a fixed position.
Very simple design. It does have a few negatives, but overall its perfect for this application.
Ah so a smart(or silly) man with a lathe could gear it up to take advantage of the extra power;);)Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
Careful we don't want any attempts at the Darwin awards :O_O:
50km/h will seem like warp 3 when you are on that tiny thing, Those small wheels wont stop too fast either!
BTW I love it already, it looks like all motor and expansion chamber.
Yes VC you're on to it, but at the cost of acceleration. Standard spindle size is 0.6", because of the extra power I'm hoping/banking on getting from my porting and other mods, I've gone to 0.75" spindle diameter. This will hopefully raise top end speed from about 30-40kph to about the expected 40-50kph I'm going for.
Hopefully it doesn't bog too much at the low end due to the taller gear ratio...but only time will tell?:D
Looking sick Kimjon, at 50kmph I'd say you are going to scare hrs elf and any citizens nearby shitless when you scream past them on the footpath.
You are going to have to post a video.
Maybe down the greyhound track riding it dressed as a rabbit?
I think I need one!
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But can it drift?
My parts arrived from the U.S. today. Ebay rocks!
Anyway, just waiting on one last package, some fancy billet clamps, but for now two $0.02 cable ties will do just fine.
So as they say..."that's a wrap!" The photos don't do it justice, I spent hours polishing all the aluminium to look like chrome, and every detail has had an obsessive amount of attention.
My wife is back from her holiday, I can see her eyes glaze over as soon as I mention this project...I'm going to be banned from talking about it around her soon, I can feel it:D
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So as silly a project this is, I'm pretty happy with what I've made. Now is time to ride it, well maybe tomorrow...it's dark outside and raining right now...:D
Kj
And after the test ride you can order the Nos kit :thumbsup:
Rain could make it really imteresting!!
Fuck yea! Looks bad arse all right.
Okay, yeah/nah...won't be in a hurry to fit nitrous oxide to it...pretty fast alright, definitely not disappointed in its performance that's for sure.
This thing is a beast! Wants to run fast, does bog a little from its idle, but from low/mid range upwards the power band is massive. If you keep it out of absolute idle, i.e. low/mid upwards there is power to burn with very quick throttle response. Best I can describe the feeling is like running any performance car/bike as if stuck in second gear.
So gopro footage?
Bigger pinion on its way then ay [emoji6] [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
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I'll have to figure out a nasty way to film and upload it, probably with my phone.
Bring it round the workshop on Monday night and I'll film you banging down Ellis street
Chest mount for the phone.....Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
You are a bit of a prick though (never met), as you have planted the thought that I may beable to make one of these things. As they look like HUGE fun..... :)
Another project! Maybe a motorised chilly bin, or a lazy boy, or a mobility scooter, or a wheel chair, or or or .... :)
Belt drive a chainsaw engine to the back wheel, epic fun
Get someone to film ya while they are giving chase in a car or motorbike or something, put a go pro on a selfie stick up high an in front as well so we can see the look of joy on your mug, as you fang it down the road.
Maybe you should have applied for funding from Broadcasting NZ at the start, made a mad doco, funding might have paid for it?
Is an easy project. I made one from a weedwhacker engine last year. It was functional and worked...but it was nicknamed the "slowped".Quote:
Originally Posted by Beaker
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Was pretty easy, hardest part was machining an adapter plate to hold the motor to the frame. But this could have been avoided by a better choice of motor (I had to run this one on the opposite side as it ran backwards compared to normal engines).
Kj
"America - Fuck yeah!" Yes, the puppets from that movie Team America said it best. Ignoring Donald Trump, a history of keeping slaves and the KKK and all the other negatives...there is some seriously cool shit made there. Think of most really cool stuff like AR15's, Harleys, Chevrolet cars, monster trucks, motor cross etc etc... America, Fuck yeah!
And from the land of the free arrived yet another awesome little package. It contained the nicest set of cable clamps money can buy...and after a quick rebore from 28mm out to 30mm to suit my home made pole, they looked ever so awesome on my goped:
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So that's it. All done!
Kj
we want video
All you need to mount on that bad boy now is a big ass rifle rack :ORLY::thumbsup:
A mate back home had something similar but more trike style and an esky for the seat.. He'd take it every getting right shitfaced as he went about..
Ended up getting booked by the cops. Haha He had a winge and the media listened a ran a story on the local news. Was funny as..
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