Olympic Mathlete posted:

This one will probably be easier to get.

https://twitter.com/TamiyaUK/status/1488806901349445635?s=20&t=DygBWr02PGg54AivxO_rJw


And hell yeah.
https://twitter.com/TakuroSpirit/status/1488901953468104705?s=20&t=-LS5Z02tYBrsEl0lJ4kG_A

What the gently caress is going on?!
https://twitter.com/TakuroSpirit/status/1488903098311614465?t=x905lzkoMbBzFkRgZnmsXA&s=19

taqueso posted:

I guess it was a pretty silly question
https://twitter.com/GregoryHaberek/status/1488978288915668998

AirRaid posted:

https://i.imgur.com/4LtVocf.mp4

I feel like he has done this before.

taqueso posted:

Assuming you had winter tires (big assumption for these randos I know) wouldn't it be as good as any other rwd?

AirRaid posted:

https://i.imgur.com/4LtVocf.mp4

I feel like he has done this before.

Finger Prince posted:

https://twitter.com/tgarmy2nd/status/1488997519447056384?s=21

Finger Prince posted:

https://twitter.com/tgarmy2nd/status/1488997519447056384?s=21

Finger Prince posted:

https://twitter.com/tgarmy2nd/status/1488997519447056384?s=21

HenryJLittlefinger posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njkoZLWx74Q

HenryJLittlefinger posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njkoZLWx74Q

Arcella posted:

welp there's a new hobby

DoubleT2172 posted:

I wouldn't even know where to start but I definitely want to start

quote:

1. Search for a famous, unique vintage car, or race car you like. This is from the period of when automobiles first appeared, to around... the last time a production car or race car, used relatively SKINNY and WIRE SPOKED WHEELS. This, is called your inspiration car. The original idea was early 1900's to a maximum of Pre-WWII, but some from beyond the original period have enjoyed success. Still, try to keep it period correct ok?

With me so far? If the car had wire spoked skinny wheels, you can use this as your inspiration.

2. Find, some 17" motorcycle wheels. The common forumula suggested Honda Trail 90 type wheels, although any 17" spoked wheels will work. Max width of rim, 1.60. Max tire size 17 x 2.75 typically. Some writings & such (and numerous forum posts) might have you thinking they're hard to find, but they're not. They're all over the place. You can even buy them brand new for around 350 bones. They're out there.

Still with us? 17" motorcycle wheels, spoked. Not go kart wheels, not trailer wheels, not tractor wheels, not plastic jogging stroller wheels, not car wheels, not ATV wheels... not whatever you feel like using wheels. 17" spoked motorcycle wheels. (yes there are 16's and 18's used, make it work with what you're building)

3. Acquire an engine. The original formula used the basic Honda GX200 or clone engine. Every pressure washer in these United States has one. Harbor Freight will sell you one for about 120 bucks. It's called a Predator 212 cc. In short, any 4 cycle, single cylinder, 212 CC or less Gas engine will be fine. The brand, is up to you. Why "THIS" motor? It's so the gentlemanly competition is equal. Get it? And yes, go stage 1. 2 if you must. It won't matter because a box stock car, does the same thing. Don't waste your bucks yet, see what it does first. You may be surprised.

4. Drivetrain: Usually it's 1" axle, TAV, and one or both rear wheels driving. Then maybe 5/8" or 3/4" spindles up front. You figure it out. Doesn't have to be that, you just have to move "your" butt around. Scrounge, or buy, the basic go kart bits such as gearing, axles, etc... that make your spinny parts go.

5. Spend, less than around 3000 bucks on it. The reason for this is to eliminate spending wars. Scavenging and/or repurposing items is highly encouraged. This is the original idea here. The more money involved, the worse it gets possibly sending this sport spiraling out of control and suffering the same fate as all other obnoxiously expensive motorsports. Of course you're going to buy a few things. The original limit was 1700 bucks... then went to 2500.... and people still spent more... and more... However, it's not about money. As proof... that blue #99 car up above, cost about 1200 bucks in total.

How I know? I built it.

6. Weigh in. The car should weigh less than 275 lbs with "some gas in it" when completed. This isn't super important really as the original weight goal was 250... of which 1 in maybe 100 people could actually hit. It's also more to see if you can do it. We could care less how much it weighs. Most cyclekarts these days hover around 300 lbs on average due to sheer over building and using items stronger than a medium duty utility trailer. Lighter car, perhaps faster. Heavy car, perhaps slower. One would think huh?

7. Performance is secondary... tertiary actually. (that's 3rd, you know, after 2nd?) If you've come into this thinking you're going to modify that engine, go faster than anyone, win at all costs... hey, we'll just not invite you to any event. Cyclekarters don't care who wins, there aren't any trophies, and speed is "the" last thing you need. Cyclekarts are dangerous.

Read that again. Cyclekarts, are Dangerous. Ask anyone who's ever crashed one. We'd rather take a roll in a 300 MPH dragster, than roll our little tin cans. I won't give numbers yet there are some. A good many of us have been hurt doing this including myself. I've rolled one. In 8/10 of one second, I went from fine, to on my top at just 20 mph. If this possibility of pain doesn't appeal to you, it might not be the best adventure to take at this juncture in your career.

8. Build the rest of your car, and the body, from whatever your little heart desires. Sure, there's original "suggestions" but it wasn't the law. You decide. What can you do that is within your skill set? The usual framing consists of 1" x 3" steel, but you can use what you want. Hell, one person used a drat ladder once. Figure it out and stop looking for a kit to just bolt together. You're supposed to make it yourself bucko.

9. Suspension: Most cyclekarts have a front suspension. It should mimick that which the inspiration car had if you can manage it. Rear suspension, most don't have it but some do. You figure it out.

10. NO front brakes. Reason: Steering usually goes out the window and it's a bad idea.

As for rear brakes... gosh... please have something.

11. Start... START at a 66" wheelbase and adjust accordingly to match the inspiration car. Width: Around 40" MAX. Cyclekart width is measured outside of wheel, to outside of wheel. That's how we do it. If you don't like that... well... do math ok? It's 37.5" center of tire to center of tire roughly. Why so Narrow? Because. The wider it gets, the faster you think you can go... and that's dangerous. These are not race cars. Stop thinking they are.

12. Make it look good. This is the end-all, be-all, original rule in all of cyclekarting. You're trying to make a caricature of your inspiration car. All you're supposed to do is try. If you did, it'll show through and we'll all see it.

With some luck, when done you should be able to look at the inspiration car and yours... and say "Hey, that looks like... that."

13. Build it yourself.

14. Have Fun.

trouser chili posted:

I have found my inspiration. Now to find method of linking 16 weedwacker engines to one driveline.

https://youtu.be/m0aPekqm2Do

Arcella posted:

I just want to put a shark mouth on mine

Olympic Mathlete posted:

The only modern Lamborghinis I actually think are cool are these Japanese car gang ones because to me they're more in line with the feel of the Countach etc and their insanely 'gently caress you everybody' over the top styling from back in the day.

https://twitter.com/riki_limit/status/1490000058456031234?t=jxVxrOM-c5_HXGp4zWTqdg&s=19

Powershift posted:

HenryJLittlefinger posted:

That primary cover is a thing of beauty

tuo posted:

The “inventor” Brösel (the guy sitting on top) did a lot of awesome bike projects. The Red Porsche Killer was just one of them.

Some more pics (sorry for German Website)

https://gasgriffsalat.com/2017/08/02/2018-red-porsche-killer-revanche/

The story behind the thing is a bit sad though. Brösel created a comic figure - Werner - and all kinds of strange bikes for that, of which some he and friends actually build. The “Red Porsche Killer” was the story of one of the comics about Werner building a bike to own the ultra-capitalistic boss in his red Porsche, and of course Brösel built the thing in real life and staged the same race from the comic on a dragster strip. The bike IIRC broke down though, so the race never happened.

Over time the Werner-Comics became pretty successful so of course some “friends” of him convinced him to make movies etc., loving him over so he completely lost the copyright to his own work.

When he wanted to recreate the Red Porsche Killer race couple years later after getting the bike back into working shape, they more or less forbid him to race it, as the copyright of the bike that was born from a comic he invented was no longer his…can’t remember if the race then actually happened, just remembered that there was a huge fuss about it.

I stand corrected, the second race did take place:

https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article181397222/Werner-Rennen-Broesel-gelingt-die-Revanche.html

He also invented/create the Satteliterschüssel (impossible to translate into English), a similar over-the-top bike thing…IIRC it is built around a tractor single-piston engine with - well - 1 litre displacement.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sat...=xGpGDh3Z_ghgtM

mobby_6kl posted:

Hope y'all replaced your groundhogs.

https://i.imgur.com/7yomAfd.mp4

mobby_6kl posted:

Hope y'all replaced your groundhogs.

https://i.imgur.com/7yomAfd.mp4