Kimjon

Huge step forwards on this today. I moved it from the house to the workshop...this may not sound like a lot, but is a big deal as now it's on my to do list. It's not going to be done anytime soon...but I'll chip away at it. I haven't been near it in one or two years...so this is exciting for me. I must say I fucking love this thing and the shape I've made it. Jumped on ebay and splashed out on a new rear drive belt. Each time I do this I think that's one step closer...

This mornings effort. I shouldn't have watched Mad Max the other night...it's a bad influence! I'd call that a success:)

I think it's way to small sorry. Looks like about 37 teeth. Your clutch will have 10 teeth...so that 3.7:1 ratio. This drift trike was the fastest one by far. It was because it had smaller wheels. Used the same ratio as all of them at 70 teeth rear and 11 teeth front...so ratio of 6.36:1 which is nearly double what you have. At 3.7:1 I think you'll just burn out the clutch as it will struggle to move with such a low gear ratio.

Had a very quick sight in at home before heading off for the day. Took 6 shots to zero...and then got repeatable results like this shooting offhand (standing up unsupported) at a range of 18m. Almost boring to shoot now with the red dot. Just keeps putting 2 arrows (bolts) side by side. Both bolts shoot to a slightly different point of impact...so I'll buy a few more and batch sort them into tighter groups. For the money (hehe...it was a gift so didn't cost me anything) it's hard to beat. Pretty cool when something exceeds expectations eh.

After all that, I just couldn't silence my inner voice. It kept saying don't fuck round with a bad idea that'll let you down after you've put in a heap of time, money and effort to get close enough to an animal only to fuck it up because of a shit taiwanese metal sight. So I dug through the gun cupboard and found an aimpoint that's no longer in use. Chucked it on with an abortion of adapters upon adapters to test it out for fit. Looks promising...so I'll machine up my own adapter to lower it all down tomorrow. Nothing like a $2000 sight on a $150 crossbow eh:) but fuck it...it's made me happy.

Brother gave me a crossbow for a birthday present...thanks bro! It's surprisingly accurate, easily get arrows (technically called "bolts") touching in a target set about 10m away. And smashing a pizza box at 60m. However I noticed the front sight was bending. On closer inspection I realised that the string actually comes forward and strikes the front sight post! Not great for string longevity or accuracy. Solution time: That should do it for now. I may loose the front sight altogether and replace it with a red dot sight mounted on the rear above the trigger mechanism. I'm just not that convinced that the shit metal front sight will be able to withstand any knocks it may get when out hunting...but for now it will do. Im now fired up to take a day off work and try hunt something with it to see how it goes. Should do the business...

Looks like #420 pitch. The 3/4" clutches come with 10 teeth in 420 pitch. So that small rear gear will be too small I think? It will bog down low...and do about 70kph when wound right out if it doesn't hit the wall. A much bigger rear would work better. Soon as you haven't committed to it. I'd look at changing to another pitch like #35 or 219. You can get more teeth on the rear for those pitches a lot more easily than in 420. Ebay has centrifugal clutches for about $35. Way cheaper than trademe etc... You can still use the carrier. ..just adapt it to fit another rear sprocket

I'm thinking direct drive. But clutches rock and make things better. I'll be doing "homework" tonight on some concepts to explore.

Rustic door handles for internal hanging barn doors.

I used the same motor in Naomi's drift trike. Torque to burn!!!! But it seams to be a bit of a light switch...either off or on, with no in between. Maybe the carb on mine was fucked? But it was a handful. Pulsing the throttle gave good control in a drift...that turned out to be the secret with that one. You can see I also used a pulse pump so I could relocate a fuel tank to a lower point. This works great. Cheap as on ebay.

When you make a few things over the years...no doubt you'll end up with a few boxes of shit you don't need, but is too good to throw out. I was rummaging through these said boxes and found a few interesting bits that started taking shape on my workbench today. This motor came with a pocket bike. I got the original motor going so never used this spare one. I had a pumper carburetor lying around from when I made the goped Bigfoot with the highly ported 49cc motor last year...so on it goes. This goped was purchased for parts last year. It's a geo-ped which was a stupid idea (eco friendly) goped made to comply with Californian air emissions regulations...dumb! I figure the tiny amount of time I'll spend on it, putting a much bigger motor won't make an ounce of difference to the environment...but it will be way more fun and twice the power! Obviously the motor won't just bolt on been twice the size. Geo-ped were about 23cc from memory...this will be 49cc. I cut a bit of the deck out to clear the carburetor (will tidy up later). Looks like I can make it fit. And mocked up for inspiration. Looks like it's worth pursuing this idea further:) So I'll give it some absorption time to think over some ideas...then make this shit happen!

5hp will haul arse in that! This one's only about 1.5hp and it does about 40/50k when wound flat out! Old kids drift trike wheels when cut up will fit around those tyres:)

As it turns out...yes! Yes you can! Wheelies all day long

And another shit quality vid

This is the best I can do... sorry about shit quality. Awesome day.

Having vids issues...but have winners photo. Yup...it wasn't me. But we'll done Mike!

Had our "race". It was a much better event than I thought it would be. So cool catching up with the old crew all in one place and having a great time in the process.

That does sound like a death wish? Best to find flat ground eh:)

Maybe we need an oldschool driftageddon event for next year? Things could go sideways very quickly tho:)

And finally I got sometime to finish my own one...yeeehaaahhhh!!!! Starting to think I've got this shit sorted? Though something is bound to happen between now and the weekend...???

I haven't tried. Maybe if you bounced it? With no sleeves you can't turn them at all. They just keep going straight no matter what!

Holy bejeus yesterday/last night was a huge effort. My friend Mike came around and we worked to about 10.00pm to finish up all the loose ends and get the trikes race ready for the coming weekend. Result: JUMBO trike is now completed and rearing to go. This motor gave it's share of problems...but that's what you've got to expect when you buy a cheap swap meet motor with no knowledge of its history. But it's roaring with un-governed life now...so bring it on!

She tried to move a parked farm ute in my driveway by giving it a friendly nudge the other day. Turns out drift trikes aren't that good at shunting and the ute didn't budge.

So cool - if you brake it...you can fix it right there!

Here they are: Thew...now time for a beer!