Monthly Archives: October 2015

Adapting a Motorcycle Engine to a Go-Kart

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A recent project was figuring out how to adapting a YZ-125 motorbike engine to a go-kart frame.

20151005_124641A kart usually has two parallel tubes to mount an engine to sometimes a flat plate that is welded into the frame. A motorbike on the other hand has a frame that encircles the engine or even uses the engine as a stressed member forming part of the chassis. The kart for this engine had a flat steel plate with a few slotted holes to bolt the engine in place and was situated behind the axle close to the centerline. Continue reading Adapting a Motorcycle Engine to a Go-Kart →

FEA Simulation & Real Life Testing

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I wanted to make an improvement to the quadcopter since the timber arms, although cheap to replace, tend to break too easily. The main problem is that on impact the force tends to split the timber where it mounts into the hub.
I came up with a quick printed arm design and then did some testing. This also gave me a chance to compare the real life results with the FEA simulation. Here are the results. Continue reading FEA Simulation & Real Life Testing →