Cyclekarts

[bry3500]

http://www.cyclekarts.com/
CycleKarts are small, lightweight, nimble machines made by their drivers for the pursuit of motoring sport. They're not serious speed-machines or status-generating show cars. They're purely for the gritty fun and satisfaction of tearing around in a machine you've built yourself.
As a class of driving machine, the CycleKart formula limits certain aspects of the machines (for reasons we elaborate on elsewhere) to maintain good sporting performance without jeopardising the light-hearted nature of these machines. CycleKarts and their builder/drivers don't like to take things too seriously, and certainly not themselves or each other, so overzealous competitiveness is frowned upon, and a win-at-any-cost attitude is not invited back. We do encourage good, sporting competitions for fun, to which end the cars are kept reasonably similar in performance.

[bry3500]

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[bry3500]

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[bry3500]

[video=youtube;hHC7_vV6zDU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHC7_vV6zDU[/video]

[bry3500]

[video=youtube;t-D5CLoBhsk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-D5CLoBhsk[/video]

[bry3500]

[video=youtube;hvLdQYS_-R4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvLdQYS_-R4&feature=related[/video]

[Steve Holmes]

Hey these things are fantastic! Especially the ones in the first post.

[Oldfart]

Bry, as one of the original posters of these, have you built one yet?
My ERA one is on it's wheels for the first time today, so time to dredge this thread out of the archives!

[bry3500]

Bry, as one of the original posters of these, have you built one yet?
My ERA one is on it's wheels for the first time today, so time to dredge this thread out of the archives!

I haven't made one yet!!.. love to see some pics of the E.R.A. please!
a Jamie A Kart engine powered Cropduster replica could be fun...

[bry3500]

[video=youtube;TDjYBd4CzZU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDjYBd4CzZU[/video]

[Oldfart]

I haven't made one yet!!.. love to see some pics of the E.R.A. please!
a Jamie A Kart engine powered Cropduster replica could be fun...

No, stick to the concept. What about a Thomas Flatiron?

[bry3500]

No, stick to the concept. What about a Thomas Flatiron?

A Thomas Flatiron is a great idea... fantastic looking car

[Wal Will]

This looks like a fun winter project (as if I don't have enough already). Has anyone drawn up a rough set of guidelines for construction?

[Oldfart]

This looks like a fun winter project (as if I don't have enough already). Has anyone drawn up a rough set of guidelines for construction?

Go to the link which is the very first line of the first post, it's all there.

[bry3500]

who can tell me what they are based on?

[bry3500]

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[AMCO72]

Was looking at post 15 and thinking, you buster are heading for a fire with the exhaust bolted along the side of the plywood body. Then the brain clicked in......rear engine.....is just a dummy, like me.
They all of course look a bit like Austin 7 racers, but when you say 'based on' do you mean the power-plant?

[bry3500]

Body shapes..all are powered by the Honda GX200

[Oldfart]

Refresh something ancient! My CK got it's test runs today. These things are FUN[ATTACH]19644[/ATTACH]

[bry3500]

Perfect for getting around the pits I reckon. Looks fantastic, love to see some close up photo's. Did you take any during the build?