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Events / Re: CKGB AGM and Builder Meet - 11th April 2026
« on: 28 Feb 26, 06:00 am »
100%

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100% for me + Mellissa

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Events / AGM?
« on: 17 Feb 26, 10:21 am »
Do we have any news or an idea of when and where the 2026 AGM will be?
The last couple have been early in March, and that's getting close now  for those of us who may have to book time off work, or book accommodation if travelling down from from the land of the Wee Haggis.

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CK register / Re: Race Number Register
« on: 16 Feb 26, 03:02 pm »
There is a list at the start of these posts.

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Tech Forum / Re: attaching plywood tub to chassis.
« on: 20 Jan 26, 03:48 pm »
My first build I used 9mm ply tub bolted to the inside of the chassis rails, later changed to an aluminium tub again bolted to the chassis rails.

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Where to get stuff / Re: Lifan HP engine.
« on: 16 Jan 26, 12:17 pm »
 GS212E with 3/4 shaft Im intrested depending on price.

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Forum Members / Re: New member robinhoodguy
« on: 11 Dec 25, 02:26 pm »
Hi Paul. I was the same, no idea how to go about building one. Part of the build process for me was to learn new skills, welding, fibre-glassing, woodwork etc. I'm glad I took the plunge and now have two cyclekarts, and a load of new skills (although my welding could do with considerable improvement)  I'm only over at Matlock so not far from Notts. If you fancy a ride over in the new year for a chat over a brew and a look round my cyclekarts I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. Would be good to have someone else in the Notts Derby area that's part of the club.     

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Forum Members / Re: New member matt
« on: 07 Dec 25, 06:40 pm »
Hi Matt, Im over at Matlock, if you fancy having a ride over Im happy to put the kettle on and show you round my cyclekarts. Im starting a rebuild on one of them in the new year so it will be all stripped down into the various bits around January.   

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I used 25mm bearing pillow blocks on my Peerless 100 ( had the shafts machined down to 25mm and keyways cut fill length first) bolted through the chassis so its just a case of unbolting and lifting off if need be. I never liked the idea of cutting away most of the chassis rail then relying on the bearing housing for strength so went this way about it.

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Tech Forum / Re: Jackshaft sprocket mounting
« on: 06 Dec 25, 03:56 pm »
For The Wrecker I have used a 3/4” jackshaft from Amazon. In the jackshaft kit it came with a 10T sprocket, keyway bar and grub screws so  I used that on the Jackshaft. The jackshaft is mounted between two steel plates that form the engine and reverse gearbox mounting using 3/4” bearings as shown in the image and u shaped adjusters for tensioning the chain that are locked down with bolts above and below the bearing. 
From the reverse gearbox there is a 10T sprocket that goes to a T30 sprocket on the end of the jackshaft. Then from the 10T sprocket on the jackshaft  up to the Diff sprocket (think its a T39 from memory)


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Build journals / Re: 1899 La Jamais Contente
« on: 30 Oct 25, 08:55 pm »
Looking forward to watching this one being built.

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Tech Forum / Re: VM22 Mikuni Carb tuning
« on: 16 Oct 25, 08:46 pm »
I had a 120 main, but it ran a bit rich, found 115 better for my Hyundai engine.
Ran a 125 main with the Lifan engine which was Ok. Think its a bit of trial and error to find what works best. I found the VM22 clone a bit of a pain in the arse with fuel leaks and lost track time messing about with it, others have run them no problem. I just did not get on with them so no longer use them.
Or it could be I was just rubbish at setting them up.

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Tech Forum / Re: Lessons Learned - Safety
« on: 16 Oct 25, 08:17 pm »
@RhysN
M8 bolt was 8.8 grade. No idea where it was purchased, as I have a stock of stuff in my garage to grab and use. A torque wrench was not used, nuts were set to “first grunt and a bit” so tight.

Re sleeve movement. Had a look at the chassis, cant see any evidence of wear and tear around the mounting. I had not seen anything moving or loose on my Sunday morning safety checks so don't think it was moving before that, but it is a possibility if I missed it.

Sorry typo on the M17, should say new M14 bolt 10.9 grade, using 22mm spanners my bad. Have changed it in the above post.

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