Amazing CycleKarts and Their Builders: GN Thunderbug and the Grey Wolf

[@ericohara2582]

These two cars have captured the spirit of two of my favourites perfectly...thank you

[@stevevinson6030]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ronulbrich]

Great interview of two wonderful builds. I hope you do more of these.

[@stevevinson6030]

More to come!

[@DaveWrightKB9MNM]

Love both of them, but I've seen the Thunderbug @ Goodwood(videos) and love it!

[@stevevinson6030]

So cool!

[@olsonspeed]

Beautiful machines, excellent engineering and attention to authentic details elevate these karts to the next level. Yes, it definitely helps to have your own fabrication company and engineering degree

[@stevevinson6030]

Yes indeed! These are two of the best that exist.

[@ex-engineer6657]

Amazing detail, awesome work, ingenius. Thanks for sharing.

[@stevevinson6030]

They really are quite special.

[@kcraig51]

Excellent! As soon as I seen the cylinders on the mock engine, I thought - Those are 2 stroke cylinders! (??) LOL

[@stevevinson6030]

Amazing isn't it. The effort to capture the real car is evident.

[@SgtBrewdawg]

Great video and two wonderful builds. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@stevevinson6030]

Thanks for watching!

[@belyear]

Nice video Steve. Those karts are fantastic.

[@stevevinson6030]

Glad you like them!

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Beautiful karts and great interview

[@stevevinson6030]

Thank you for watching.

[@shotsrodder]

Great job guys 👍very cool 😎

[@stevevinson6030]

Thanks for watching

[@davidhicks2198]

The Thunderbug really captures the spirit of the real thing which I have seen at many a Vintage Sports Car Club meeting. I think An English cycle car like the Carden or AV Monocar would make a great cyclecart.

[@stevevinson6030]

Dennis Thomas built a very nice version on the AV Monocar, he has a KZbin video series on how he built it if you are interested. Thanks for watching.

[@shaneellasdaicastrestorati3675]

Such nice cars , I wish you were able to show the steering setup more.

[@stevevinson6030]

It is very unique indeed.

[@duanemiller5606]

Kind of curious how that steering worked, wish you could’ve shown more information on that.

[@stevevinson6030]

Yes, several people have mentioned that. I will see if I can get an answer.

[@clocloholdo]

Super ! ✌️

[@stevevinson6030]

Thank you 😃

[@MrAussieCrasher]

I’m building a cycle kart here in Australia so my ? Is where do you get the torque converter from . Who makes them and do you really need one or can you use a enduro 4 stroke racing kart clutch 👍

[@stevevinson6030]

It is a common gokart part. Any supplier there should have them or maybe Ebay or Amazon?

[@MrAussieCrasher]

@@stevevinson6030 no it’s not used on racing karts in Australia they used direct drive clutches with chain drive to the rear axle . Which is what I will use. I even went to a ride on mower shop yesterday to see what they used . They use veritable Lilly system and a gear box on the rear axle . Thanks for your help .

[@mrblanche]

If you bent the tie rods that are in front of the axle outward an inch on each side, it would really improve your steering (by improving the Ackerman angle).

[@stevevinson6030]

Good idea, proper suspension geometry does make a difference. Although even a CycleKart that handles badly is still a ton of fun.

[@mrblanche]

@@stevevinson6030 They share much with my toy of choice, the T bucket. And some of the same steering problems occur, usually to builders who don't understand the principles of differential steering. (The two front wheels don't make the same circle in a turn. The inner wheel needs to make a smaller circle, and thus has to turn sharper than the outer wheel. Otherwise, you will get a "scrub" from both tires.)

[@gerard4444]

Amazing what you can make, if you have the money..👍

[@stevevinson6030]

Very little money to be spent on these, the effort and craftmanship is what sets them apart.

[@jerryjohanan4511]

Sweeeeeeeeeeet looking ride

[@stevevinson6030]

Even better up close

[@КонстантинСиманович]

💪😁👍

[@stevevinson6030]

Thanks for watching.

[@КонстантинСиманович]

@@stevevinson6030 спасибо вам из Сибири, с берегов Енисея за видео!

[@amelierenoncule]

Albeit, a bit of a Wet Dream, mes amis, they remain of interest.