Brooklands Bentley

It's been a long while since I posted anything to my build. Unfortunately I've been recovering from spinal surgery this past year so I've been very limited in physical ability as I get fatigued very easily. As a result I have had to choose my activities accordingly.

I noticed that after an absence of practically a year there does seem to be a lot more interest on the FB page than the last time I was there. That's a great sign. It means interest is starting to build momentum. Now we just need some finished Cyclekarts and some events to travel to.

Back to the subject of cyclekarts and more specifically mine. Unfortunately it got packed away a while back when I had a big clear out of the workshop. So there's nothing to report progress-wise. Things are pretty much the same as they were the last time I posted a year back.

I did make a handbrake mechanism for another project of mine - a Porsche 356 speedster. But amusingly, having made it from photos without a real one to measure from I got the scaling a little wrong and it turned out a bit too large. I need to make a new one in the correct dimensions so this one is surplus to requirements.

Looking at the photo of the Bentley on my project page, I think that it might make a good hand brake mechanism for the Cyclekart. I will need to extend the handle and make up a slightly different release mechanism, but I'm sure I can make it work. Another small piece in the puzzle.

One good thing that did come from the workshop cleanup is that my mill is now properly installed, so I really have no excuse for not finishing off that rear axle. Well apart from needing a suitable sized cutter that is. I'll take a look on fleabay and see what I can see.

I'm still very limited with what I can physically do, but it seems with the increased interest in cyclekarts, now is a very good time to get back into it and get a bit of activity happening on the website.

"Build it and they will come".