A file and a bunch of patience.Yeah I’m just trying to figure out the best way to do that
A file and a bunch of patience.Yeah I’m just trying to figure out the best way to do that
You'll need a combo of tools, a thin cut off blade on an angle grinder and a couple flat files and a round file. Measure your axle and compare it to the dropout, divide the difference by two and draw that out on the top and bottom of the dropout.Yeah I’m just trying to figure out the best way to do that
Thanks! I like the idea of using a file. It’s pretty cold here so I’m gonna wait till it warms up a bit to measure everything out and start filing!You'll need a combo of tools, a thin cut off blade on an angle grinder and a couple flat files and a round file. Measure your axle and compare it to the dropout, divide the difference by two and draw that out on the top and bottom of the dropout.
If the axle is 3/8" and the dropout is 5/16" then remove 1/32 from top and bottom. In that case I would just file it, I'm not against a little hand labor.
If the axle is 1/2" and the dropout is 3/8", then you have to remove 1/16" top and bottom, that's where the thin cut off wheel comes in handy.
Just be sure to draw a line top and bottom of where you want to file to, so it's even and balanced. It sounds labor intensive but goes rather quickly once you have everything measured. Good files are a must.Thanks! I like the idea of using a file. It’s pretty cold here so I’m gonna wait till it warms up a bit to measure everything out and start filing!
Yeah exactly! Measure if is gonna be the most crucial part of the process.Just be sure to draw a line top and bottom of where you want to file to, so it's even and balanced. It sounds labor intensive but goes rather quickly once you have everything measured. Good files are a must.
I had the most uneven dropouts on a bike ever a few years back, I had to use my round file in the end of the slot just to get the wheel aligned.Yeah exactly! Measure if is gonna be the most crucial part of the process.
The predator engines are for industrial uses like a conveyer, fan, pump or compressor. And as such they as mechanically governed at 3600rpm with a one to one ratio on the pto. Some guys will remove the governor but I can't recommend it. These engines are design to be run at 3.6k for tens of hours between service intervals, not 7.2k at tens of minutes. I have seen guys use a gokart cvt but it requires a space on the pto and I don't trust it.I really haven’t considered the 79cc. I read they are kind of slow for what they are, but I have no experience with them either. I don’t know how available parts are for the 79 but the 212 has a huge selection because it’s popular with go karts.
But you’re right it may be cheaper and easier to go with a smaller engine.
Just a stab in the dark, but possibly the wheels are too small for the power of the 212???...Especially that front wheel that has next to zero weight on it versus the rear wheel which has all the weight on it...Just a thought I had, so I grabbed it quick before that thought died of loneliness...lol.It has death wobble.