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DIY Pipe bending jig
I came across this home made bender online. Which just goes to show that you can get pretty good results from DIY made JIGs and machines, if you just have a little savvy and a lot of patience.
This is an old-timer method, which is to pack the tub...
YouTube Channel
Just a heads up to everyone, we've created an official CCA YouTube channel. Please give us a subscribe.
Not too much to see on there at the moment, but in time we hope that it will fill up with videos from events and builds and tech stuff. All of ...
Aerokarts
Some exciting things are happening in the world of Cyclekarts.
Kelly Wood, who many would know as the admin of the North America Cyclekarts group on Facebook, and the builder of many unique Cyclekarts, has come up with a great idea to help encompa...
Club Banners
Just received the club banners. We ordered these to put up at the back of our event marquees at shows. Quality is great. Very pleased with how thy have come out.
Banners will be supplied to each of the state representatives for use whe...
Official Facebook Page
We’re excited to launch our official Facebook page — your hub for everything Cyclekarting in Australia.
The CCA brings together builders, drivers, and fans of these unique home-built machines. Our goals are simple: keep it fun, affordable, and com...
Chassis plates
Sharing this here for those who do not frequent our Facebook page.
Who would be interested in a club chassis plate for their build?
The intent is to provide these as part of the club membership along with permanently issued driver numbers...
Promotional Flyers
With event season already here we decided to make up some promotional flyers. If you are attending an event, or have a noticeboard at your local auto club or auto store, we've made some flyers that you can print out to help spread the word.
Don't...
Murray Bridge show
Chris Rowes Cyclekart at the Murray Bridge show, displaying with the South Australian Vintage Speedcar Association.
We were lucky enough to receive an invitation from the SAVSA to be a part of their display. Chris Rowe stepped up and travell...
Cyclekart Club events
Recently the club were approached by Bill Berlemon from the South Australian Vintage Speedcar Association (SAVSA) who wanted to invite the club to participate in some of the long established events that SAVSA are involved in.
The South Australian ...
Reverse gearbox
I was having a chat the other week with a friend of mine who was looking at add a reverse gear to a boat launcher he had made that was powered by a GX200 engine. Serendipitously, today I see the following photo in my feed over on the Cyclekarts North...
Springs
I've been trying to find a local source of springs for the club. Unfortunately the biggest barrier seems to be obtaining the correct size material. Most (all local) spring manufacturers use 6 x 40mm minimum size which is larger than the 6 x 30mm that...
Spring Design
I stumbled across this on another forum that I run. I had completely forgotten that I had posted it, which is not surprising considering that I posted it back in 2017.
It is part of the Workshop Practice series of books and covers making springs....
We need you !!!
You may recall that I’ve been working on formalising the specifications for building a Cyclekart in Australia. The main reason for doing this is to satisfy insurer requirements and gain venue confidence so that in the future we are able to orga...
Interesting build
Here's an interesting build over on the CycleKarts GB group. It's a Bédélia and has a very interesting front steering and suspension setup where the whole front axle pivots at the centre and is cable operated. This steering setup can be found o...
Vintage Engines
In response to some discussions on the FB page about the use of period correct / vintage engines as an alternative to the currently accepted 212cc GX200 or 48V / 3kW electric engines I'm creating this discussion.
To clarify. The current guidelines...
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