Transforming a KIDS QUAD into a 125cc Drift Kart (START TO FINISH)

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • This is the complete build, start to finish converting our 50cc kids quad bike into a monster 125cc budget drift kart! Enjoy
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Komentáře • 153

  • @itsmikelake
    @itsmikelake  Před 5 měsíci +1

    We're doing a 125cc TURBO swap! czcams.com/video/BkHVaRDEAlY/video.html

  • @itsmikelake
    @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci +38

    I've ordered the TURBO kit for this kart! Until then, grab yourself a cup of coffee & enjoy the complete 125cc build start to finish ❤

    • @kriswhite9324
      @kriswhite9324 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Was about to say that in caps lock with my keyboard so glad your turbo'ing this lil monster of a unit 🤙🤙

    • @brianmosleyb9104
      @brianmosleyb9104 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Hey Mike! I wanna give you a huge tip on the clutch to make the kart lest cluttered and easier to drive. Put a brake lever on the shifter arm and run the clutch cable to that. That way your only thinking about your shifting arm and can keep your feet planted on the footpads! Awesome build otherwise bro! I wouldn't have don't anything different besides that

    • @brianmosleyb9104
      @brianmosleyb9104 Před 8 měsíci

      Less*

    • @kevinclear4007
      @kevinclear4007 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Turbo kit? Link?

    • @R.A.W.R.NEWS.T.V.1776
      @R.A.W.R.NEWS.T.V.1776 Před 8 měsíci

      Hey Bubba I'm not like a professional designer or Builder but I want you to step back and take a look at the car and look from your steering point to back behind by the seat. You need some kind of reinforcement between the steering column and the seat running between the steering bar of course and your seat mounts because you will get downward and upward Flex and you will get twisting of the cart because of all the torque on that little Kart frame. You could even go as far as to welding studs Under the Seat bracket on the downside and weld studs near the steering column and then you can make two pieces of pipe flattening the ends and drilling holes putting them on after you get the motor back in it you can just put a washer in a lock nut and basically give yourself rigidity structurally on both sides of the motor at the top end of the frame so you don't get bending and twisting. But you can undo the lock washers add nuts when you have to remove the motor for servicing. Also that top rail mount would work good for a turbo Mount being that your exhaust manifold is right there at the top of the motor you can probably incorporate some type of tubing to the front of the frame of the cart and even take a small radiator of some type to make you an intercooler put a set of small computer fans on it.
      But yeah man that's what I would do I would definitely take two bolts and weld one underneath each side of the frame mount for the seat and put one on either side of the bar at the front near the steering column and make you two structural bars that go across the top that can be REMOVED for servicing. All in all this is a sweet little bill I wish I could build something like this

  • @Erle_The_Pearl
    @Erle_The_Pearl Před 6 měsíci +3

    Sorry to see this, Glad you’re okay and you can always rebuild. Loved watching the progress

  • @Scottwillow1
    @Scottwillow1 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Battery needs a bar to protect it

  • @baeiv1048
    @baeiv1048 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Been waiting for this man love to see it, keep it up i think everyone has been enjoying this series!!

  • @S3brandon
    @S3brandon Před 5 měsíci +1

    Could you make the frame longer? I think it would be more comfortable to drive

  • @Twiggsz
    @Twiggsz Před 8 měsíci +5

    Been loving the series man can’t wait for the future episodes.😁

  • @CygnusHomes
    @CygnusHomes Před 5 měsíci +2

    Dude the adhd, the absolute joy in jumping into the unknown. We are twins! I'm building a tiny imported reverse trike and turboing as well check my build out! Cheers

  • @brendanwebb9840
    @brendanwebb9840 Před 7 měsíci +3

    This is awesome. Definitely inspired to get tinkering

  • @AlbertaOutdoors91
    @AlbertaOutdoors91 Před 3 měsíci

    Hey Mike, nice build, just one thing about your pipe bending, to have a nicer finish without the kinks in the pipe, fill and cap the pipe with sand first, it won't compress the pipe and your left with smooth nice finished bends! Hope that helps, 😊

  • @murk1352
    @murk1352 Před 6 měsíci +1

    That thing is friggin cool! You gotta get you hands on a KX80 2stroke engine or a CR125 Honda 2Stroke engine & install one of them & then you’ll really be loving that little kart……✌🏻🔥🏁

  • @haydensmith6809
    @haydensmith6809 Před 8 měsíci +2

    For everyone watching, gas & clutch pedals I made home made ones on my first build which were good but time consuming, next build iv used cable brake levers from a bmx and welded abit of handlebar to the frame to mount! Super simple 😁

  • @Wastland-vehicle-art
    @Wastland-vehicle-art Před 6 měsíci +1

    i love the mad max vibe of the drift cart next you should try putting a supercharger on it

  • @user-np4zt2bl5j
    @user-np4zt2bl5j Před 8 měsíci +4

    Perfect video to watch on a night of not being able to sleep

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci +3

      Glad I could entertain you during your insomnia 🥰

    • @user-np4zt2bl5j
      @user-np4zt2bl5j Před 8 měsíci

      @@itsmikelake you're awesome and i hope everything is going good in your life.

  • @TJAMES747
    @TJAMES747 Před 7 měsíci

    i run the same welder, my uncle who is a certified boiler maker recommended it to me to start out ages ago and I'm still using it, mint little unit.

  • @Altie8
    @Altie8 Před 8 měsíci +1

    ive been waiting for this moment to come yes i love engines tbh

  • @rinkinkel
    @rinkinkel Před 6 měsíci

    If you don't have a proper pipe bender, what you can do is stuff the pipe full of sand and close the ends with a weld or wood or whatever. That will make the bends look a lot better, specially if you heat it up a bit. After you're done, just let the sand drain out.

  • @TheCybrKnyf
    @TheCybrKnyf Před 6 měsíci

    Well done on the entire job - Smiles for miles. Set yourself a task and crushed it!!! Well farking done!!!

  • @skyfreakwi
    @skyfreakwi Před 6 měsíci

    Can't wait to see how this goes. Personally I would be going there opposite in most regards. Maintain the rear swingarm and suspension. And put all the weight forward. You gotta think front weight rear spin and slide rear weight means it'll hook like nothing else. You did say drift cart not wheelie cart. I gotta be concerned that this will flip easily and often. We'll see, prove me wrong. Regardless it looks fun as hell!

  • @user-de7qh4hs2m
    @user-de7qh4hs2m Před 6 měsíci

    Put wheelie bars on it. With a set of roller blade wheels on them. Before you bust the seat back rest.

  • @adampittman508
    @adampittman508 Před 3 měsíci

    Wheelie bar!!!!

  • @TheCybrKnyf
    @TheCybrKnyf Před 6 měsíci

    You will also need to mount the foot platforms ABOVE the bottom frame rail - or at the very least even with it. Below as it is now will cause dragging constantly.

  • @BenHut69
    @BenHut69 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I wonder if it would be possible to adjust the steering ratio so you have more control in drift. It seems a bit touchy, might help quite a lot tho. Thank you for the long video Mike! Love this cart so much

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci +1

      We can definitely mod the steering to make it easier to drift. I'll fiddle around with it a bit in a future vid :)

  • @michealdebono4432
    @michealdebono4432 Před 8 měsíci +2

    That thing is sick you should put push bike handle bars with a thumb eccelerator from a quad bike

  • @Thatfordguy1973
    @Thatfordguy1973 Před 8 měsíci

    That’s ke70 in the background is sick

  • @chuckkeeler1112
    @chuckkeeler1112 Před 6 měsíci

    put a triangle gusset on the outside of your bent pipe on each side

  • @user-jh8jh9up3v
    @user-jh8jh9up3v Před 7 měsíci

    Before you put your plate in across the bottom of the frame under the motor think about oil changes. You know so that way you don't have to pull your motor to get the oil out of it

  • @user-ds6ur2og5p
    @user-ds6ur2og5p Před 6 měsíci

    Welding over paint? No metal prep before welding? Even made emt conduit pipe look at strong and sturdy. That welding machine is worth every penny!!!

  • @chuckkeeler1112
    @chuckkeeler1112 Před 6 měsíci

    you could cover the x braces with expanded metal still see the x braces but will make it much stronger

  • @mcanderson0
    @mcanderson0 Před 6 měsíci

    bro put kinked tube in place when you can just weld multiple straight pieces together to accomplish the curve? Imagine pie-cuts on an exhaust... but just 3 or 4 'pie cuts' to make a choppy curve. IDK if that makes sense but you dont have to bend pipe to accomplish this task, just use multiple angles to make the shape

  • @matthewharsaghy6555
    @matthewharsaghy6555 Před 8 měsíci

    Once that motor blows put a cr85 in it cmonnn, 2stroke gang😂💪

  • @NoSubGAMMIG2144
    @NoSubGAMMIG2144 Před 8 měsíci

    Yeah, dude, that's sick. Work smarter, not harder. 🎉 😊 🎉

  • @sondrenymark6916
    @sondrenymark6916 Před 7 měsíci

    you should change the seating position, that will destroy your back if u hit something hard or a bumb in the road, and if you have time add a handbrake as back brake and a own frot break for stops

  • @PatonMachines
    @PatonMachines Před 8 měsíci

    Enjoying your videos! Mikemas got me hooked! I have a little build coming up with my sachs rotary. Just have to finish my oil drum mini ute first!

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you bro! I need to do a Sachs rotary!

  • @JokerInk-CustomBuilds
    @JokerInk-CustomBuilds Před 7 měsíci

    honestly I'd put a wheeliebar on it... Watching the testrun was nailbitingly fun! :D
    Great work and great video! -Don't end yourselves! :D

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci

      Haha absolutely agree, wheelie bar incoming!

  • @User62719
    @User62719 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Where did you get the motor from

  • @vegaskidgsxr600
    @vegaskidgsxr600 Před 7 měsíci

    If you don’t have a bender and want a nicer looking pipe you can fill the pipe with sand cap the end best if you weld something on the ends then bend it make sure it’s full the the brim

  • @user-jh8jh9up3v
    @user-jh8jh9up3v Před 7 měsíci

    Okay if you have to go over a speed bump you're going to be high sided but the profile look sweet

  • @ChristopherAdams-tl3me
    @ChristopherAdams-tl3me Před 7 měsíci

    Why didn't you use solid round bar for the base so that the waight is low in the frame

  • @rogertrip74
    @rogertrip74 Před 8 měsíci

    Fill the tubes with sand tape the ends and they won't kink when you bend it with out the correct die size

  • @itsmikelake
    @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci +5

    My latest vid is here! czcams.com/video/xczKaq6ziZA/video.html 😁

  • @Gold469
    @Gold469 Před 6 měsíci

    Put some wheelie bars on that thing... ride till the wheels come down.

  • @xMLRxDaFupa
    @xMLRxDaFupa Před 6 měsíci

    its like a honda grom in a cart

  • @michaelkolosey5756
    @michaelkolosey5756 Před 7 měsíci

    Why not straighten up that front steering so that the front tires are straight?

  • @3GingerCats
    @3GingerCats Před 8 měsíci

    Now for a drift Mobility scooter? I have a 6.5hp stationary engine that is worked to 16hp on my go-kart that I crashed and messed up the font end. I'm really tempted to put the engine on a tiny little kids Minibike... but that just wouldn't be safe. I would have to extend the rear end, put some longer risers on the handlebars, and upgrade the rear brakes as well as fit front brakes.

  • @cottontop2756
    @cottontop2756 Před 7 měsíci

    that thing looks like so much fun

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci

      The smiles per dollar are well high!

  • @vxrlorxnxrreal
    @vxrlorxnxrreal Před 8 měsíci

    this serires was so fun to watch!

  • @sebby_cnc
    @sebby_cnc Před 6 měsíci

    how about using a pipebender so you dont have those kinks init makes it more strong aswell

  • @MrMecano
    @MrMecano Před 7 měsíci

    Check on the jetting or at least adjust air screw because thoses backfire are sign that it's running lean and that's no good!

  • @cuberznl
    @cuberznl Před 7 měsíci

    turbo and 2 stroke dont go well together :) the exhaust and intake are open at the same time so a turbo wouldnt do much for actually getting more in the engine cuz you cant hold the boost pressure

  • @MontanaKohn
    @MontanaKohn Před 3 měsíci

    hey man, would you have the link for the motor you’ve got there?

  • @glennnikkelson1140
    @glennnikkelson1140 Před 8 měsíci

    Now you need to cut them bars off on the front and order some mini coilovers for the front

  • @watahyahknow
    @watahyahknow Před 8 měsíci +1

    there quite a few things i wouldve done differently
    first of all fill the pipe with sand or with water and freese them solid before bending them , they whont kink when you do that , is harder to bend though
    i wouldve mounted the rear bearings upside down so the bars wouldve gone under the axle , this wouldve given you an (allmost?) straight shot intoo the bottom part of the frame and wouldve done away with at least on bend , wouldve meant changing the bracket for the diskbrake caliper around a little as that hangs under the frame too (likely cut the bracket loos and mount it vertical in the front of the disk
    wouldve made the part strengthening the steering part and bottom piece out of one bar mak ing a 45 degree bend and weld it at the top and in the bend at the bottom using a plate
    likely only need a crossbrace under the seat as long as the chain can pass through the plate holding the engine in should prevent the bottom tubes from moving

  • @gordonpotter3943
    @gordonpotter3943 Před 7 měsíci

    Hi Mike.. hey the kart rims you got do you have any info on the sizes and if they were front or rear rims. Thanks mate…

  • @Bob39965
    @Bob39965 Před 8 měsíci

    You should have put the shift on the steering wheel and put a hand brake on it?

  • @deeblood438
    @deeblood438 Před 7 měsíci

    Should add weights to front end

  • @astr0yt344
    @astr0yt344 Před 2 měsíci

    What type of tube did you use

  • @C_Stylezzz
    @C_Stylezzz Před 7 měsíci

    Oh jeez thanks dude idk why u all are hating it's really a working update that can really be done you just have to have a very specific ps3 and it's only the models that slide open but certain one hell I'll even give to secret it was the first 15000 units that were scattered through us states only so if your sn has 15k or below yoy can do this really but there is another thibg he isnt showing tho

  • @robsmall5155
    @robsmall5155 Před 7 měsíci

    The Ship Of Theseus Kart lol

  • @Ofca_PL
    @Ofca_PL Před 6 měsíci

    Wicked

  • @JonnyAmayasanchez
    @JonnyAmayasanchez Před 25 dny

    Where do I buy the engine kit from

  • @roypatterson9910
    @roypatterson9910 Před 7 měsíci

    You should have added a finger lever throttle to the steering wheel.

  • @spookypoopy6036
    @spookypoopy6036 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Hey I’ve been watching this series for a while and I’m building something similar, I’m also starting with the quad bike frame but I want to build it for speed and aesthetics rather than drift
    I was wondering where I can get tiny turbos like the kind on your old 50cc engine. I understand that you were gifted it from a friend (as you said in an older video), but are these commercially available anywhere? I haven’t seen them yet. Would I have to design one myself and get it cnc milled?

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci +1

      au.maxpeedingrods.com/product/high-performance-rhb31-vz21-mini-turbo-small-engine-quads-rhino-motorcycle-turbocharger.html :)

    • @spookypoopy6036
      @spookypoopy6036 Před 7 měsíci

      Cheers, that’s a little out of my budget though :/
      I love the skyline btw

  • @roypatterson9910
    @roypatterson9910 Před 7 měsíci

    You should have lengthend the frame by 6 inches.

  • @hatton992
    @hatton992 Před 8 měsíci

    Arh good old kart such a good build

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Just wait till we take it to the next level 😈

  • @NoSubGAMMIG2144
    @NoSubGAMMIG2144 Před 8 měsíci

    You can buy a link extractor very cheapl and it works much more efficiently. There is no😢 risk of damage or hoop loss. ❤

  • @Sicwhipz
    @Sicwhipz Před 7 měsíci

    Where did you buy the motor

  • @treya2403
    @treya2403 Před 6 měsíci

    It needs stretched about 3ft and it would be way more fun way more controllable

  • @chuckkeeler1112
    @chuckkeeler1112 Před 6 měsíci

    leftover wires probably lights

  • @T-HobbiesG45
    @T-HobbiesG45 Před 6 měsíci

    Put the turbo back on

  • @ChristopherAdams-tl3me
    @ChristopherAdams-tl3me Před 7 měsíci

    If you leave it open it will be able to run coller

  • @adamorsini4585
    @adamorsini4585 Před 8 měsíci +1

    You just created a major failure point in the frame with those kinks in the tubing. Bracing it ain't gonna do jack.

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci

      Nah, she holds together great! We’ve thrashed the heck out of it and no problems at all 👊🏻

    • @adamorsini4585
      @adamorsini4585 Před 8 měsíci

      @@itsmikelake over time that spot will probably develop a crack.

  • @hectorjauregui3404
    @hectorjauregui3404 Před 8 měsíci

    you should put 2 skate board tiny wheels on the back so when you do wheles don't go up

  • @briancovington5870
    @briancovington5870 Před 5 měsíci

    Due to the fact it was pink it sounds like a bubble mower I would name it the bubble gum mower

  • @UnRated314
    @UnRated314 Před 7 měsíci

    Bro definitely keep the frame exposed double x life

  • @loganhenry3322
    @loganhenry3322 Před 7 měsíci

    Need to take some skateboard wheels and make a wheelie bar

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci

      Wheelie bar video coming real soon 😁👀

    • @loganhenry3322
      @loganhenry3322 Před 7 měsíci

      Just thought it might help with taking off quicker Shout me out in your next video

  • @kun.al_9
    @kun.al_9 Před 6 měsíci

    broo you earn my subscribe

  • @Milk-lm7zy
    @Milk-lm7zy Před 8 měsíci

    If you really want to get some power out of a 2-stroke adding boost will do pretty much nothing since it doesn't have valves and the exhaust will always be open too while the intake is open.
    Instead you could add a proper expansion chamber to help with scavenging, there are plenty of tutorials online on how to do this and with a properly designed one you can gain between 10% and 40% more power.

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 7 měsíci +1

      The boost worked well! The expansion tank would help for sure also

    • @Milk-lm7zy
      @Milk-lm7zy Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@itsmikelake Then maybe the exhaust restriction from the turbine was enough to build some boost pressure. I personally didn't have so much luck with turbocharging 2 strokes. If you really want to build more boost you could maybe add rotary valves or similar to the exhaust, although that would be a lot of work.
      Anyways, It's really cool to see some actual Turbo 2-strokes working.
      Good luck with the project

  • @bencrosbie6003
    @bencrosbie6003 Před 8 měsíci

    Yeewww! 😎✌️

  • @dxjxrose
    @dxjxrose Před 6 měsíci

    fill the tube with sand next time before ghetto bending and it wont kink

  • @user-de7qh4hs2m
    @user-de7qh4hs2m Před 6 měsíci

    Don't ever run a small moter with out an exoust. You will burn a valve.

  • @nemo500
    @nemo500 Před 5 měsíci

    i have the same engine on my atv

  • @michealwardle6526
    @michealwardle6526 Před 5 měsíci

    Why not a 3 speed centrifugal with reverse motor heaps more fun for drifting

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 5 měsíci

      I just really like being able to shift through gears 😁

  • @sblocksinc1181
    @sblocksinc1181 Před 2 měsíci

    From 830 subs to 71k

  • @Cbt_boys_on_125s
    @Cbt_boys_on_125s Před 8 měsíci

    Is that a Datsun 240/260z 🤤

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci +1

      280 😛. Dropping a new video on it tomorrow!

  • @Subicidal
    @Subicidal Před 8 měsíci

    The durability and stability of kinked tubing. 😂😂😂

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci

      Still works mint 🤷🏻‍♂️ don’t hate the player haha

    • @Subicidal
      @Subicidal Před 8 měsíci

      I did work.. I’ll give ya that one..

  • @establisha
    @establisha Před 8 měsíci

    using kinked pipes for frames gotta be a new thing

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci

      Nah nah it’s been around for ages 🤣

  • @WilliamMcPherson-qz9qx
    @WilliamMcPherson-qz9qx Před 8 měsíci +1

    First

  • @MrAntett
    @MrAntett Před 7 měsíci

    imagine putting on a lonicin 250cc lmao :D

  • @auscarphotography
    @auscarphotography Před 8 měsíci +1

    My go kart motor is the same brand

  • @user-lu2zg2hz2l
    @user-lu2zg2hz2l Před 7 měsíci

    Sup bro i think you should make a car like body for the go kart give a supra skyline any car body sorry if bothered you annoyed you bye have a nice day

  • @user-oz2zy3br3h
    @user-oz2zy3br3h Před měsícem

    How much you want for it

  • @patrickbuddenhagen5607
    @patrickbuddenhagen5607 Před 6 měsíci

    You Might Want To Add A Heat Shield Of Some Sort, might scorch your nuts or legs in the engine

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 6 měsíci

      You’re not wrong about this 😅🤣

  • @midunk5811
    @midunk5811 Před 7 měsíci

    Im from indonesia we use that engine on motorcyle so please put turbo on that engine so maybe i will make my motorsicle use turbo😂

  • @Nashdbdrift
    @Nashdbdrift Před 8 měsíci

    How is it possible

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Hard work and determination 😛

  • @JelatoAkitas
    @JelatoAkitas Před 8 měsíci

    Me:dude ur wife just filed for divorce
    Him: nothing a little wire brush cant fix

  • @TheCybrKnyf
    @TheCybrKnyf Před 6 měsíci

    Sheet metal would look better, but you are running an air cooled engine. Leave it exposed...

  • @Dogman21
    @Dogman21 Před 6 měsíci

    MOTOR= electric ENGINE combustion!!

    • @Chris-ux3cw
      @Chris-ux3cw Před 8 dny +1

      Actually... A combustion engine can be called a motor, but an electric motor,
      CANNOT be an ENGINE.

  • @2dog_bronco_livin768
    @2dog_bronco_livin768 Před 8 měsíci

    News flash, that frame does NOT look awesome with the kinks in the bends

    • @itsmikelake
      @itsmikelake  Před 8 měsíci

      Looks rad all braced and painted! And has performed flawlessly thus far 😁. I’m always learning, next will be better 👊🏻

  • @jamesthebond0072
    @jamesthebond0072 Před 7 měsíci

    You do realise it’s got a clutch for a reason it’s supposed to be used you’ve probably already ruined the motor