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There's always the home-made route:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Cu ... Earphones/

...though that does look like a good way to end up on "Bizarre E.R."

AMB

I've seen plenty of advice to wear ear plugs to reduce potential hearing damage from wind/engine noise. Is there any legal reason why you couldn't wear a set of in-ear headphones to cut down the external noise? Google has let me down on this one (truly these are the end times). Ideally I'd hook them...

Did anyone else read that as a 10hp STEAM engine, or was it just me?

It's been a long day...

AMB

Fair point - I'm hoping to do it "all in one" (engine - cvt in - cvt out - rear sprocket) without an intermediary, gearing etc permitting, if only to make the build simpler. Flipping the CVT over so the "bulge" (I'm sure there is a technical term) is on the inside is an interesti...

You can get kits of different springs and weights that will increase or decrease the engagement RPM of the CVT.

Google isn't playing nice atm otherwise I'd post the link, but you can get a kit to get the engagement down to 1400 rpm, which sounded about right for a Yan-clone.

AMB

I don't know where these diesel micro-cars are, but they aren't over here :D Diesel Smart cars are still relatively new so there aren't that many available used/scrapped etc. There's the Aixam cars but they seem even rarer (at least in my part of the world). Small four cylinder engines are more comm...

Northern Ireland has a slightly different system when it comes to MOTs. There are a handful of approved test centres, you have to make an appointment and the test has a lot of automated components for testing lights, brakes, suspension etc. (compared to turning up at the local "Kwik Fit" a...

Hi, Any thoughts on suitability of this on a ~10hp engine? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-GO-KART-TORQUE-CONVERTER-CVT-CLUTCH-Replaces-COMET-TAV2-30-100-218354A-TAV-2-/330692634749?pt=Go_Karts&hash=item4cfed1287d#ht_2017wt_1348 For approx. UKP160 delivered it seems almost too good to be true. They ...

Lots of people asking similar questions but nobody seems to have actually tried it.

Time to scour the free-ads of a spares-or-repair scooter.

AMB

Performance on a par with a 125 is what I'm aiming for. I was trying to find some figures on the engine weight vs. the frame weight without much success. About the only thing I did find was that the 250cc version of the Hornet weighs about 25kg less than the 600cc version (150kg vs. 175kg). What did...

Hi, And so it begins - I'm searching for that perfect donor bike to fit a 10hp engine to. My first thoughts were to go for something small and light. Reading around the forum and it sounds like the frame on a 125 or 250 may not be physically strong enough to hold a heavier engine and put up with tha...

Hi, Has anyone tried recycling the CVT/Torque converter from a twist-n-go scooter onto a 10hp Yanmar? A 125cc scooter will be producing 10hp or more, so it could handle the power. The speed at which the "clutch" engages would need to be changed, I'm not show how much adjustment would be po...

Hi,

Andrew (AMB2012) based in Northern Ireland.

Been reading up for a while, thought it was time to actually say "hello"

Current plan is a 10hp conversion of a small 125 or 250 trails-style bike.

AMB