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Title: something different
Post by: Baloo on July 12, 2010, 02:02:41 PM: hello boys

Mark who's little rockcrawler l sometimes post vids of has started his new biuld thread over on our local forum http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=14499&start=270

should start at page 10 for the bike engined buggy, l will try and get him to post some close up pics of the torsen diffs and other trick bits

Andy
Title: Re: something different
Post by: SPEC on July 14, 2010, 04:39:59 AM: I'm not a member there so no pix :'(
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Yummi on July 14, 2010, 06:03:35 AM: Quote from: Spec on July 14, 2010, 04:39:59 AM
I'm not a member there so no pix :'(

Pics worked for me? Try it again.

Hey Baloo - what kind of rims / tires (err.... "tyres") are those? They look well; dainty.
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Baloo on July 14, 2010, 11:47:25 PM: Quote from: Spec on July 14, 2010, 04:39:59 AM
I'm not a member there so no pix :'(

hi Spec

pics should show show even if you are not a member, try again if still no joy l will post them on here for you, worth a look, here's a couple for you

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yummi,
l the tires are off a motor cross bike, he bought the wheel rims and made the centres himself, he tried fat wheels on his rockcrawler but they dident work very well so now he's trying narrow

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Andy
Title: Re: something different
Post by: SPEC on July 15, 2010, 05:55:14 AM: Thanks Baloo you da man ;D
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Yummi on July 15, 2010, 08:44:03 AM: So they are custom wheels. For the life of me I could not figure what sort of application had that set up other than some new age tractor.
Title: Re: something different
Post by: fabr on July 15, 2010, 09:07:40 AM: I'm liking the build and many of the details of construction. Get that man over here! LOL!!!
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Voodoochikin04 on July 15, 2010, 09:51:27 AM: wow that is alot of machining...
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Baloo on July 15, 2010, 01:42:51 PM: Quote from: Yummi on July 15, 2010, 08:44:03 AM
So they are custom wheels. For the life of me I could not figure what sort of application had that set up other than some new age tractor.

l think they are motor bike rims that he bought and then made the centres himself, will ask him next time l see him

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Title: Re: something different
Post by: Baloo on July 27, 2010, 02:35:17 AM: yo Spec
did you manage to get in and see the pics ?

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Title: Re: something different
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2010, 05:55:52 AM: Damn that's looking nice. My only concern are the skinny tyres. I'm thinking he went from one extreme to another when MAYBE he should have gone to a compromise of the 2 extremes.
Title: Re: something different
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2010, 06:01:16 AM: Larger tires with very low pressure and soft sidewalls would likely work very well.
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Grimm Reaper Racing on July 27, 2010, 09:46:11 AM: I like it...

Fabr, you might be right about the tires though.
Title: Re: something different
Post by: SPEC on July 27, 2010, 10:06:00 AM: SURE DID
Thanks
I like it ;D
I think the skinny tires are a good idea...
Cuz footprint is small so lots of # per square inch and less torque to drive them ;D , lot's of swamp buggies got some tall as hell skinny as hell tires on them
Altho wider with a tall soft sidewall does prove to be better in sand and snow
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Grimm Reaper Racing on July 28, 2010, 06:58:48 AM: Quote from: Spec on July 27, 2010, 10:06:00 AM
I think the skinny tires are a good idea...
Cuz footprint is small so lots of # per square inch and less torque to drive them ;D , lot's of swamp buggies got some tall as hell skinny as hell tires on them
Altho wider with a tall soft sidewall does prove to be better in sand and snow

He might have to make up a set of beadlocks, because I've never seen a set for a motorcycle.

Tire choices?

He'll have some things to iron out, but there is no doubt that it's a cool buggy.
Title: Re: something different
Post by: fabr on July 28, 2010, 07:00:42 AM: +1
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Islander on July 28, 2010, 09:49:27 AM: PERFECT!!!! I like the use of the dirt bike tires over wider car based tires. Plenty of contact pressure, very aggressive tread, and because of the bike's need to be able to lean, plenty of side bite for crawling. I love everything about this buggy!!
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Ozpilot on July 28, 2010, 07:46:06 PM: Most of my Bultacos had bead locks - but that's a while ago - I haven't seen any recently
Title: Re: something different
Post by: Blue Dragon on November 07, 2011, 01:16:51 PM: And some recent pics