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Almost Front Shocks

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Wednesday February 12, 2020 7:15 PM

Got the front friction shocks welded up today lacking a small cross brace on each. Welded the foot box floor in, not pretty, but won't show. It did sturdy up the frame a bit. Welded some side travel limiters on the front spring mount blocks, which are aluminum. I actually feel like I'm making a little progress for a change. Seems about this time in the build it looks like you really are getting nowhere, then it all starts coming together. Nice! I'm mounting the front friction shocks a ways back on the frame underside. Doesn't help anything that way, but should a front spring break it should support the front end until you can get her stopped, hopefully preventing the nose digging in the ground and doing an endo. Those weren't fun on a motorcycle, so I'm pretty confident they're bad on a CycleKart as well.

Footbox

frontshock1

frontshock2

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Foot-box,frontspring Keepers, Friction Shocks.

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday February 11, 2020 8:41 PM

Got the front friction shocks version 2.0 almost finished. The first iteration was a bit weak. Started forming the foot-box floor, and need to tweak it in before welding. Finshed fabbing the front spring keepers and have a bit of fine tuning on one bolt but otherwise happy. 78 degree's today. Ugh. I'm not ready for the start of that yet. Maybe I never am.

frontfrictionshocks2

Springkeepers1

footboxfloor2

Footboxfloor1

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Front And Rear Work.

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday February 4, 2020 3:33 PM

Just some photo's of a little work I snuck in today.

frontend

rearspringsliders

rearsuspension

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Friction

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Sunday February 2, 2020 9:45 PM

On my way to some less than elaborate friction shocks for the front end. Not much to them and will be using an old hot rodder trick of valve springs on the inner side for tension. Yes there are other ways, but simple is what I'm striving for here. Even if they only work some they are better than nothing.