Douglas Anderson's Road Legal Cyclecar Journal

I had a look at a few different 17" wheels which were available.

I opted for Honda Innova ANF125 front wheels and managed to pick up four of these for GBP £190 complete with tyres and disc rotors.

The ANF125 front wheels have a 1.40" x 17" rim and use 32 x 12mm bearings.

12mm spindles are not going to be man enough for single sided support on front hubs therefore I am changing the bearings to 32 x 20mm angular contact versions.

I will make my front hubs with 20mm spindles to suit.

At the rear I will use the same ANF125 front wheels but will utilise the (4) M8 disc rotor mounting holes to bolt to special fabricated drive flanges.
In addition I will add a centre bolt for extra support to the outer face of the wheel hub.

If I go for a 'road legal' Kart in the future I can fit the 220mm ANF125 front rotors to the front wheels but in the meantime I will use a pair on the rear axle only.

I was fortunate that my wheels came complete with part worn tyres, (2) were 2.50x17 and (2) were 2.75x17 so I will fit the wider types on the rear axle.

Current plan for my 'Custom' cyclekart is to build a Bugatti Type13 similar to Fabrice's.

Engine wise, I will be using a 4-speed 50cc unit (as I have one!)

Transmission will be via a jack-shaft to my dual freewheel axle.