Was this a BAD idea? - TGV Chassis Kit - EP2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2022
- I purchased a chassis from The Garage Vlog a few months ago and it finally arrived.
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Now it's time to see if I can get this build completed! My goal is to have this ride ready to haul my RC's around at this years Proline By The Fire!
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The smile you had pulling back into your driveway proves the sketchyness of the trike makes it worth the fun you'll have on it. 🤣😂. Awesome build Josh.
Seeing you smile so big made me smile too. Playing with toys as an adult is so much cooler than when we were kids.
Nothing is a bad idea if it brings you joy! Nice job!❤
I understand you're building to suit your needs and likes, and you're building a great machine. I just wanna lend some knowledge when it comes to building an exhaust system.
If you get curious about the performance of your exhaust system, whether increased or decreased. Paint it.
Using a standard enamel paint. Nothing like VHT or BBQ paints. Paint the entire length of your pipe from head flange to end(no muffler should be installed). Thr paint will burn off....to a point along the length of the pipe. Run engine under loaded conditions. Observe where the paint stops burning off. That's all the tuned length of pipe you need for maximum performance of that single cylinder engine. Cut and install your muffler there.
Long run times, fewer spark plug changes, oil life increased, and maximum performance will be achieved. It may not be where you wanna mount it though.
Lean to the outside tire when turning. It will make it whip right around. When you lean in you put all your weight on the inside tire so it'll just push. You need the weight on the outside tire to let the inside tire spin.
Time to do some sketchy stuff, doo-dah, doo-dah...
Looks like a blast, can't wait to see it all the way done.
She was thinking, yup that’s my man child. That smile was worth every bit of the hard work
This explains the wheelie bar !!!
The question shouldn't be, "Was this a bad idea?", but, instead, should be, "Was getting the kit version a smart idea?". We all (ok, maybe not 'all'...but, most of us do) enjoy building kits. After all, a kit allows one to 'understand' the vehicle. In almost all cases, I'll take a kit over RTR (even my 2WD Slash was built from a kit version). However, there comes times when one must factor in the value of their time. When the amount of the time it takes to build far exceeds the 'value' of ones time, that's when it becomes 'smarter' to purchase the RTR version (or, when available, the ARTR). Knowing how much of a blast riding this would be, the amount of time it would take to build isn't worth it to me...so, I'd spend the extra money on the RTR.
Man I can't wait to start building mine. Got the chassis and motor and thats it. I need to finish my Poenix and start on my wife's Phoenix so we can take them to PBTF. The Trike looks awesome. Very interested in your color choice. Take care, reat job.
3 wheels of death!!! Love it!!! ✌️
Congratulations on the first ride. Guaranteed fun
Hahaha awesome! Reminds me of ripping around on my 200X ATC back in the day. Have fun, looking great!
That smile is what it's all about!
Looks awesome so far! Have you thought about pushing the foot pegs forwards / adding a second set to get your feet further forward? Probably more comfortable and add to the "chopper" riding style.....
Man I had just as big of a smile as you did lol.
Trike looks great!! Ditch that thumb throttle for a twist.
Burnt Titanium ftw 🔥
Josh that is COOL as sir 🇺🇲✌🏼🤙🏼
Needs a basket in front of the handlebars so you can put the TRX4000 in it to keep the front end down. Man that looks fun!
Love it, Josh! Ludicrous, dangerous, and that makes it damn near perfect! Very shrouded to see a slide valve carb on it. Looks to be a mikuni vm?
I believe it’s a generic version of it basically.
@@HarleyDesignsInc makes sense. Should make for some really good throttle response tho!
Thing is awesome. The neighbor across the street didnt look as enthused as you did though. Hahaha
That's one cool project, thanks for sharing.
You did an awesome job on this great video thank you
Looks Great!
Just a thought, build those little 3d printed gauge deals for marking straight lines in 1 5/8,
1 7/8 and 2 inch and I bet they would sell header builders might want this
It also depends on the radius of the bend. I suppose I could look up the most common dimensions.
nice build
Looks like a good neighborhood to live in. Nice video, I always liked small engines. I’m guess most of your audience does as well😎
Very cool build. I am interested in the tach you speak of. I am building an ATC 70 so this is fun inspiration.
It's sure sketchy....
And I love it hahaha
I used to build this type of stuff in my teens.
I built a mini chopper with a bored out built up 6 horse Honda.
It was so fun hahahaha.
Mini bikes, go karts, mini choppers, and even a chainsaw powered scooter. That was fun.
Great work man.
Fun to see these types of things.
Love the tires choice.
It’s a very silly project, but I’m having a blast!
That looks like a lot of fun. Can you post the exact type of Hoosier tires that you used? Are these the 12.0X8.0-6 CB KART D10A ?
Did u ever find out what size tires they use?
Congratulations Josh!! Super stoked for you man.
Can't wait until the details are all done! I'm pretty happy!
That thing looks fun.
Nice job looks great 👍 👌
Its only a bad idea if it lands you in the ER......I see many many possible Epic TH-cam moments in the making here.
Looks awesome. Before long you'll be doing wheelies down the block! Now put a Hypercharger on it already lol
That thing is awsome!!!... I dudn;t realize it was so small.... you look like a circus bear...LOL... good work man!!
Yup, super tiny!
I love the comment “steers like hot garbage”. Great job Josh
Put that other video out that had the messed up audio and do a voice-over. The content is helpful for some of us. I stumbled upon your channel because of the trike. Your videos are informative 👌
Dude that thing is awesome 👌, besides the fact you look a tad bit big for it 😆 it looks like it will rip though 😬 sketch as hell but also VERY FUN!🤙 turning is the only thing that would start to scare me, as i have a heavy throttle hand or "thumb" can't wait to see you do a speed pass 🤘😬
Grow up riding the old 3 wheelers and own hundreds and there all about leaning the design should of put the rear back more to balance it but having a little more round wheel up front will help turning plus leaning alot forward if they would of stuck rear axle back about 5-8 more inches would of handled way better back when I was younger we converted a mini bike to a trike add a swinger arm from old quad and stuffed in a 12 hp uncle had around and beat it for years they were fun times.keep up the good work just looking at that gives me so many ideas it looks possible to add suspension with little add length and wouldn't need much fab work .p.s need some pvc on back wheelers and do some drifting see some videos of people doing with there's.
Turning is definitely going to be a lean forward for front traction type of thing. My home built mini trike is the same. And the locked rear axle reallllly don’t help. After you get it a few hours the belt will be broke in and very predictable in your acceleration. Plus you’ll have a few hours getting the feel for the whole thing. Looks fun as heck.
That makes sense, the belt breaking in makes me feel much better! It needs some slip.
The trike is looking really good Josh. Back in the late 80’s I had a Honda 250 Big Red trike and I loved that thing. At first it was difficult to drive because coming from riding motorcycles the whole turning the machine is different, motorcycles you lean into the turn but trikes from what I remember you had to put your weight on the opposite of the turn, basically lean right to turn left. That whole concept took a while to get used to but doing it correct would result in the machine turning on a dime. Are you going to paint it orange and black ? I cant wait to see the finished product. I was curious as to why you didn’t make it electric but figured battery size might have something to do with it. Anyways,great job so far. Keep the rubber side down. Regards…..Mike
Electric to me is boring in stuff like this. I like electric when it’s just about ease and convenience, which this is pretty much the opposite of!
Love it!
Hay man that is so cool
Great build ! What size rims and tyres are you using ? Any info would be appreciated.
Cool video! Mind telling me where you ordered the mandrel bends for the exhaust. Thanks
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Josh you did a great job building your trike I think it cool as hell my son uses that same motor on his go-cart builds him and his buddies are doing all the time . They rebuild frames on old go carts some have even been old shifter carts and they use that same motor to make them drive again and they are quick as hell
Yeah I wish it wasn’t as fast already!!
@@HarleyDesignsInc the only thing I know to do to slow it down would be lengthen the frame , I don’t know if you want to take it that far or put weight around the front of the frame some how keep the front end from coming up.
Did you have a big wheel in younger years. Remember when my little brother and the entire block of children flew up and down the street on those yellow and orange plastic machines all at the same time. We had to be careful driving our cars.
I did, we also built big versions of them about 10 years ago with mountain bike forks and kart rear tires.
@@HarleyDesignsInc so cool . Do post. Fun times.
Great build, Josh!👍That smile - worth every penny, bud! But, to drop several grand to build one of these stupid things is ridiculous - so, how do I explain to the wife when it gets here, lol!
Btw, love the Pro-Line Hoosiers! 😉
Would it be worth putting a slightly smaller sprocket on the rear so you don't immediately do a wheel as soon as it starts going? Looks like a lot of fun!
I was told the belt will break in and be more predictable after a few hours.
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Cool build josh, . Looks like you need to integrate a diff on that rear axle.
They’ve been done with diffs, but I’m not planning on it. It’s a pointless little trike anyway.
I could see several uses for that trike. Pointless, nawww. Having cool toys isn't pointless...lol
That particular shade of orange seems awfully dark!🤣🤣
It'll come!
holy moly! that a skin graft machine! BE CAREFUL!
Get the hop up kit for that ghost the exhaust alone is worth it
The premade exhausts won't work properly. I am also not really looking for more power out of this.
Could you make mudguards for the rear wheels (carbon ) with mounting points for a rig on each ?
This was my initial thought also.
It could be done but I prefer the open wheel look personally.
Adapting a golf cart motor to this would be rather easy. Some use a chain.
Looks great; where is your helmet?
Where did you purchase the muffler and mandrel bent tubing?
Also where did you get the brake rotor?
sweet 3 wheel - Nice - should do a nice burnout
No front brakes makes it hard!
@@HarleyDesignsInc pin-it to your jeep tire - and burn-on
I was wondering if you could do without the torque converter? Would the motor still have the power to lift the front end?
Did the cops show up? The neighbor across the street looked like they were ready to make the call. LOL
I think it was just good timing on her part 😂
I heard you did a s10 bumper once ...would love to see thar
Must have been another guy, I've never worked on an S10.
Throttle cable cut off connected to your belt if thrown from machine.
A lanyard kill switch is already on the bars.
Where did you buy the u shape pipe for the exhaust. What size is it?
Stretch it, longer wheelie bar for safety definitely rear fenders
Qual o tamanho desses pneus e onde encontro prá comprar? Obrigado!
Bitchin machine Josh!🔥💯🤙
cool
How wide are the frame rails???? Inside to inside????
Are you selling these exhaust set ups? I'd love to buy one
It is clear you design more often than fabricate, but it is good when a guy can do both. I would advise in situations like this you start testing the accuracy of the eyecrometer.. over the years of fabricating ya can get withing a a 1/2mm reliably. And it saves a ton of time my friend.
Lean out on the slow corners. Get that inner tire off the ground.
The shit eating grin says it all! Awesome!
Do you have a list of where to buy all the materials?
I would think you could adjust the pulley system to engage at lower rpm so it isn't hitting so hard at the higher rpm it is engaging at.
The belt is also said to break in and make it less aggressive after a little run time.
@@HarleyDesignsInc I hope so. That thing was hitting like a drag car with a hi-stall Torque converter. Revving up pretty hi and BAM.
nice, would be better with a differential, how about one from a ride on mower?
There are diffs that can be made to fit these, but I’m really not that worried about it. It’s a pretty pointless ride anyway so I’ll just let it be that way!
Bruce Wayne be like, _Who has my Tumbler's front wheels?!_
I would like to keep the word "tumble" far away from this thing! :)
You did a good job building that exhaust. I honestly feel like you could have designed and built yer own frame for a quarter of the cost, you've got the skills. I don't like the wide front tire. I do like, very much, the seat. I'm curious about those predator race motors, that one looked like it's gonna work real good. Those tires are titties, I want a Honda City turbo with those tires wooooooo. I expect yer gonna paint it orange huh? A sunburst orange like on a guitar would look real good, might be kinda hard to get the effect on the frame tube though dunno. 🤘wooooooooo scary fun🤘y'all have a badass day🤘🍻🤘
I don’t have a tubing bender or notcher for this size and I just would have never got around to getting it done I feel.
Frame will be pearl white, wheels and tank will be orange. Going for a creamsicle style
@@HarleyDesignsInc I like the color choices, I like almost any color with pearl over it to be honest. I feel ya on the never gettin it finished. Lookin good so far, keep us posted on that engine 🤘🍻🤘
I put one of these little Chinese motors on a mountain bike back in 08 and with a few modes the moped aspect was left behind. It is loud as shit but it rips. Does 45 with ease and still gets a million miles to the gallon. I can see it is the exact same system. Your front tire isn't inspiring your ability to turn. And again I would reinforce the head tube friend.
This is the ghost version which just came out a year or less ago. Quite a bit different than the standard predator. Quite snappy.
What size tires are those?
Please give us videos of this machine running. You should race an xmax on a dirt bike course. Will you need different tires for dirt. So cool when you build it yourself.
Still details to finish before I really go rip it. But I just wanted to see it move!
@@HarleyDesignsInc dont forget cut off cable. Went over the bars on dirt bike. Right Hand was stuck on throttle. It took me for a long drag till freed my hand. Failed to connect saftey cut off cable.
@@allmightygreat1892 it’s already on there.
When did you get matt’s chair? Oil that thing
This one is brand new too. That’s annoying!
Where did you get the silencer?
I got it from Amazon or eBay, I don’t recall exactly, but it’s made for a moped.
Can we get links to the parts you used?
I thought you were building a trike not a 3 wheeler death trap. Lol
Isn't that the same thing?
@@HarleyDesignsInc fair enough 😅
Boa noite!
What kind of gas tank is that?
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Gotta pay for these silly toys some how! :)
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Is Flip That Truck over?
I plan to finish the trucks that I currently have and then end the series. It just didn’t do very well for views.
@@HarleyDesignsInc Ok! Interesting about the views, I liked the seires.
3 wheel machines tip over in a turn going down hills. Be careful. Spent years on dirt bikes and quads. Your smile was pricless. The more protective gear you wear the harder you can drive this evil toy. Be safe. You only get 1 set of nuts.
I feel like I’m getting older and more reserved, I really don’t plan on pushing it. But we’ll see.
Have fun. My 2 wheel electric 1500 watt superscooter does 35 mph. happy at 12 mph. Enjoy the scenery and nature. Its like a big rc and bike all in 1. Got no time for broken bones.
The smile on your face is epic ,😄 great stuff nice ride.
Please check out my trike it's sweet to ,
For up north , Canada ☺️👍
Wish they sell em complete or atleast complete kit with all the parts , my crazy life it get half finished . I have 85 Honda atc 250 cc
UK bc we all can just fabricate the parts we need lol ..
You RTR guys are useless. The joy is in making something yourself. I've been racing go carts and lawn mowers for 35 years and if you want it you have to build it. That's one thing I'm hating about the crawler community now. To willing to buy RTR, and settle for garbage, or throw half of what you bought in the garbage.
Get off your ass and away from your keyboard and be creater instead of just a lazy user.
They actually do offer them complete, it’s the only way you can buy them right now. They aren’t doing the bare chassis right now.
Tell me u watch cars and cameras lmao u without a hat on could pass as John's dad lmao hahahahahaha u would have to watch it lol but u got a nice fro goin on lmao
I’ve never seen it but I’ll look it up!
did you borrow Matt's chair for this video?
Silly new chair is squeaking already!
Helmet . Dont end up like roman attwoods mother. We care about you.
Helmet is ordered. I didn’t ride long for that reason.
@@HarleyDesignsInc a cool half helmet could save your life. Head traumas suck. Been there. Life altering with damage.
Still should have gone with a YUGE electric motor and ESC. 🔌
Meh, electric is boring for this stuff! It needs to make noise! If it’s going to be electric it needs to be decent handling, easy to ride, etc. This is more like a chopper.
Yeah I was wondering why you didn't go electric, considering you're in a dense residential area. Or it won't get driven down the street often?
Neighbour like 5 houses down wigged out at our nitro and 1/5 petrol because "I'm a shift worker"
1/7 electric makes its own noise, but less annoys the grumpy neighbours haha.