The saga continues
Finally got to get the Franken-buggy back in the shop.I'm taking this CHEAP Craig's list bike(79 'KZ750twin) & giving it another pair of shoes to wear! It's about 50+ hp & 40+ ft.lbs. of torque @ 3,000rpm ,redlines around 7,000+(perfect for a kart IMO).Started last week pulling the motor & fabricating the swingarm for it to rest on.Made some motor mounts,calculated the space needed and realized I could set my Polaris transmission(off a 325 Magnum 2WD) kinda beside the motor by turning it around backwards as I don't think it knows the difference from forward to reverse. This gained about 4"+ of savings in length,it also put the sprocket beside the motor instead of under.Made the slot big enough for a 60+tooth sprocket(starting with a 45t or 8:1 ratio). I managed to get this buggy back to 8' long again by doing this.I then made a transmission/rear engine mount plate with slots for chain adjustments.I'm thinking it should adjust both chains with one movement(I hope).