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Cyclekarts
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:33 am
by 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.
the king of Cyclekarts
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:35 am
by bry3500
[video]ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHC7_vV6zDU[/video]
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:36 am
by bry3500
[video]ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHC7_vV6zDU[/video]
Bloody mary
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:40 am
by bry3500
[video=youtube;hHC7_vV6zDU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHC7_vV6zDU[/video]
GN Spider
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:41 am
by bry3500
[video=youtube;t-D5CLoBhsk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-D5CLoBhsk[/video]
Cyclekart First Drive
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:44 am
by bry3500
[video=youtube;hvLdQYS_-R4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvLdQYS_-R4&feature=related[/video]
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:49 am
by Steve Holmes
Hey these things are fantastic! Especially the ones in the first post.
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:16 am
by 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!
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:18 am
by bry3500
Oldfart wrote: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...
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:22 am
by bry3500
[video=youtube;TDjYBd4CzZU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDjYBd4CzZU[/video]
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:31 am
by Oldfart
bry3500 wrote: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?
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:42 am
by bry3500
Oldfart wrote:No, stick to the concept. What about a Thomas Flatiron?
A Thomas Flatiron is a great idea... fantastic looking car
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:54 am
by 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?
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:08 am
by Oldfart
Wal Will wrote: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.
Pics
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:24 am
by bry3500
who can tell me what they are based on?
more
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:26 am
by bry3500
more
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:24 am
by 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?
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:39 am
by bry3500
Body shapes..all are powered by the Honda GX200
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:37 am
by Oldfart
Refresh something ancient! My CK got it's test runs today. These things are FUN[ATTACH]19644[/ATTACH]
Re: Cyclekarts
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:45 am
by 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?