monster cart.

well, me and a friend have started another project but this is just something to do from the ground up in spare time.
were putting a CB650 4 cyl. SOHC motorcycle engine on a go cart frame. still a work in progress. we have bets that it wont happen but we shall see. expected time for it to be done is about a week. two at the most. still making mounts for the engine and everything else. making a coupling for the sprocket to go on the drive shaft for the posi rear end. connecting lights, clutches, gas pedal, tachometer and such. we also have to lenthen the frame about a foot or so. when its all said and done it will basically be a mini funnycar.

Get a video of this if you get it running!!!!

ohhhh its all together and its running. boyy is it running. the motor isnt running perfect but its running ok. its not putting down all of the power that it can. still have to debug it more and figure it out as we go along. anyways im uploading pics and videos so gimme a few and ill have them up. spins the tires in 1st 2nd n 3rd everytime u shift. but there is ALOT of tread on the tires too.

oh correction its not a motorcycle engine its a 1980's streetbike motor. it redlines @ 10,000 rpm.

I FEEL THE NEED OF SOME MORE PICS!!!! GIVE them up !!!! LOL

well for the past week i've been working on a gocart project. me and my buddy have been putting this together from scratch. we bought the motorcycle without a title and pulled the engine, and scrapped the frame.

pulled the axle and cut the frame.

frame we started off with.

slid on the custom made sprocket.

just sittin now until the motor is mounted and chain gets aligned.

we also cut a spot out of the frame for the oil pan.
then we sat the motor on it, aligned it and ground where we needed to weld the motor mounts. for motor mounts we just cut the bottom end of the motorcycle frame out. each side had 3 mounts each. then i just welded that to the frame nice and solid.

putting sprockets on.

aligning the chain.
then we welded the sprocket to the axle shaft. its a beefy steel sprocket so we dont have to really worry about it wearing down and replacing it. should last the lift of the cart.
pulled the carbs for cleaning. and started on wiring the engine for electric start, the charging systems. CDI units, rectifiers, etc. mounted and grounded/connected all of it. the battery box is held to the frame by 6 strong tack's.



got everything mounted and working. then it was time to lenthen the frame.

got round stock and cut and supported alot of the frame. also used little steel plates to give it that extra lil bit.

this was just to test it.



painted the frame honda red.

also mounted a sissy bar to keep the rider off the exhaust.
also welded in a seat. and made a shifter with a hand clutch. and connected the throttle to a foot pedal.



the frame looks like its bowing but its not, it was just welded like that. my bad! but this design held up great. i even jumped a lil hill and got some air and it held together fine. everything works great and doesnt break. so from here on out everything else is just making it beefier and making the frame stronger.

were also going to weld side bars to make the frame alot stronger. and probably put some air scoops on the sides to better help cool the engine. other then that its just tuning the engine and getting it to run better.

here's pix.































here's a few video's.

first start up.

https://s416.photobucket.com/albums/pp249/n0limits0ldier/?action=view&current=CLIP0376.flv

https://s416.photobucket.com/albums/pp249/n0limits0ldier/?action=view&current=CLIP0385.flv

https://s416.photobucket.com/albums/pp249/n0limits0ldier/?action=view&current=CLIP0386.flv

https://s416.photobucket.com/albums/pp249/n0limits0ldier/?action=view&current=CLIP0390.flv

now paul did not open it up in any of these video's.
he was getting used to it. its actually kinda scary.
the carts expected to run about 120-130 mph but were not going to get anywhere close to that speed. since the tire ratio was changed so much it probably will run about 100 now.(with the engine running perfect)
kinda funny taking a deep breath, mashing the pedal down and watch as the houses turn into tunnel vision. the main thing before it really gets topped out is the framework really needs alot more support to where it wont bend or flex.

you should try to get a cheap speedometer to check you speed... I want to see the video when you open up to 50+

those are always unaccurate. ill just do a fly by doing like 70.

Cool that works for me!!! I would love to be there.... Wear a Helmet!!! LOL

all a helmet is, is a bowl to pick up whats left!.. j/k. im safe on it. when i do the fly-by ill wear a helmet.

Well if you want to bust your A$$ on video for all us to see I will watch too!! LOL

flip it at 70 mph... i think not. ill just keep it in a strait line.

Cool I am waiting for the new video!!!

everybody always wants to ride it and never videotape! lol. im gonna try to get a video next time we fire it up.

yeah but only one can ride it at a time!!! LOL

I would video tape all the time!

i lost my rechargable batteries! gonna go get some more tomorrow!

Cool look forward to it!!!

got some batteries so i can use my camera now!
there only 13$ at walmart for 4 with a wall charger. and there NiHi lithium so they last forever. and i got some jimi hendrix strings so i can play my guitar again. WOO!

here's a couple more pictures of the side rail additions with the tach, oil, and nuetral lights mounted. still no video. raining all day =[
were also going to pull the exhaust pipes.
its alot quieter but it kills performance.
theres enough exaust on it not to burn a valve anyways.

coming along good !!!! Keep it up !

same day! all rainy! sold my truck!
i payed 450 for it, spent 80$ on a radiator and about 100 on a tune up + rebuilding the carb. + another 30 for the brand new fuel pump that was on it.
so i kinda took a loss on it. but i got $400 cash. which was good stating i broke the powersteering and it needed a tire and whatnot. anyways on to the next vehicle! wonder what ima pick up next! i just bought the CR250R (the one im catwalkin in my pic) for $150. the reason i got it so cheap is because the cylinder is scored, i kinda did that =X but 100 bux will fix it. saving up like 2k and buying a nice S10 or toyota. or something.