Mini Bike Build: Mountain Climber - Part 2
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- PART 1: • Coleman Mini Bike Buil...
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Bad Idea
0:21 - Swing Arm & Rear Suspension
0:31 - Inspiration
0:42 - Story Time
1:06 - Cutting the Frame
1:15 - Clamped Up
1:23 - PSA to Subscribe
1:47 - Swingarm Pivot
2:15 - Frame Base
2:40 - Considerations
2:49 - Exhaust
3:21 - Kickstand
3:35 - Milk Crate
4:00 - Design
Building a custom swing arm and rear suspension for my Coleman CT200U-EX mini bike. I swapped the kick stand and created a mounting solution for my milk crate.
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I like how you kept the same geometry! A lot of guys who make swingarms make them too long and the bike looses the "mini bike" look. Nice work!
Thanks, my goal was to NOT increase the overall length of the bike much, so I could still fit it in the back of the car lol
@@MichaelRoachWV haha I like it!!
@@MichaelRoachWV Certainly understand your constraint. We had trouble with that model bringing the front wheel up (and trying to dump you off) on steep climbs due to the weight bias towards the rear. We ended up stretching it 6” and lifting it 4”. Made a HUGE improvement in the ability to climb.
I believe Coleman made a cost cutting decision to drop the seat springs (which are present on the Axis version sold at Lowes). Instead of correcting the seat height, they just lowered it. Never felt right to me, then I saw the way it was initially designed and it all made sense.
@@mlindsay527 This is the first I've heard of Axis! I just looked it up, and yeah, I definitely see what you mean. It looks like there's a small shock on their design, that would _definitely_ create less of a spring-board effect lol
I like how you are sticking to the mini bike ethos of “fabricobbling”!
If you want to climb mountains, get yourself a Juggernaut/Torquzilla driver. They operate in a lower range than a Comet style, quieter too. I went the 70 tooth route with the Comet. Problem is that you lose ground clearance to the sprocket. With the Juggernaut, I can use a 60 tooth, and have more torque than I had with the Comet/70 tooth.
Shame on you for using the dog in an attempt to elicit an emotional reaction then attempting to take advantage of such. In spite of this, I am subbing on the merits of your build. Looking forward to the next installment;)
So, this is pulling into part 3 of the video that I'll *one day* make. The short version is 60 tooth, I believe a higher sprocket behind the torque converter (bought on ebay), and different clutch springs. I may have also changed the torque converter spring, or maybe the hole too, but I can't remember if I changed them back lol.
I looked into the juggernaut, but I was mostly told it's for *fully built* motors and it wouldn't work (I have no idea if that was accurate, but I didn't look into it too hard). At that point though, I was starting to get away from the mini bike. My issue was that I was having more joint pain from my arthritis, and I wanted to carry more camera gear lol.
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I've got Psoriatic Arthritis, and I've never been able to handle high heat / humidity / sun. I've had sun poisoning enough times for one life lol
I did it for Corey
Thank you! I just informed him, and he was very pleased!
Nice Video, wondering where I can find the intake sock you have at 3:15?
Congrats on the first comment lol. I think I got it as part of a kit, but my Amazon history doesn't have it anymore. I did find this one, I didn't check dimensions, but it seems about right from memory: amzn.to/48ugvvE
You never mentioned how the ride was
Greatly improved! The previous seat spring-board was dicey. I was able to fine-tune these shocks with air pressure / spring tension. I haven’t used the bike much in the past couple years though. I’ve been spoiled by how much more camera equipment / stuff I can fit on a 4-wheeler lol
What are those chains for?
Where did you get them?
An ATV place? What size?
I'm not sure entirely what you're asking, but my guess is about the torque converter? A torque converter replaces the centrifugal clutch on the engine shaft. It uses an angled rubber belt to add smooth gearing. The back pulley, or driven pulley is connected to a jackshaft. When it spins, it spins the chain on the jackshaft which is connected to the rear wheel sprocket.
I got it from Go Power Sports, you'll have to measure the shaft on your motor to get the right one. Mine was the Coleman 200 Series:
www.gopowersports.com/minibike/torque-converter/kits/