Remember, motorcyle engines make most of their power in mid to higher RPM ranges. You need to rev them out a lot to get them to go. Your gearing is probably fine, you just need to commit with more RPM.

It's a motorcycle engine bro.... REV IT OUT!!! They don't make power down low

It’s a bike motor. They make power high in the rpms . Take it somewhere you can rev it out in all the gears. Then see what it needs

Hey bro, I dont think your coilovers are long enough. An extra 10ft should do it.

You have become quite the engineer over your last few builds. Keep up the good work because its nice to see you get better and be able to see the progression of your welds on each successful build.

Sway bars will take care of the Boat feeling/body roll.

Bro i was smiling more than you whenever you drove that badass out of the shop. You have one hell of a talent man, keep it up.

FINALLY the itch got scratched! been watching like a hawk for this thing to move without you pushing! great work.

Those exhaust pipes made it look more badass

19000 PPL are screaming drive it out of the F'in shed!! ;)

6000 RPM and above is when that motor really wakes up!

By the looks of your coil overs, they can be adjusted for more preload. Should help eliminate that “boat” feeling. Also, consider adding a rear sway bar. Should stop some of that roll

Thinks about annealing the steel, though on the tools, decides against it due to wanting to keep the hardness. 10 min later. Full blast with the TIG in one go. Soft steel it is :) . Superb job though. love the series. Keep it up

🔥🔥 That awesome! The hard work is paying off

Finally see it moving. Thanks man, you made my day way better.

You could push the axial sprocket out to make room and put a Jack shaft behind the axle. But the powerband on that motor is at higher rpm so you could try to redline it out of the gate but then again low end gearing will help to save the clutch with such a heavy vehicle. So maybe try the 10 tooth I think you will just need to mess with it but everything is there to make it work you just need to tinker with it and it will work the way you envisioned. Excellent job bro you really accomplished your goal of a high end looking top quality store bought machine.

Motorcycle engines go to high revs for a reason; That's where your power kicks in. Give it some throttle and you can go.

This is the one I've been waiting for! Can't wait for the other sprockets!

Your videos just inspired me in some way. Now I somehow understand what mechanic is, how all these ridiculous cylinders + bolts make other parts to move somehow, and how you can weld things and they are capable of keep the construction whole. Cool stuff you know. Wish I had these tools and workbenches to practice something of this one day

The cage looks tall enough for Cleetus McFarland.I see a jack shaft as a possible option.Easy to change gearing and help with chain routing.

Honda Civic engine like a Kimini and sway bars... Real power/torque, LS diff and trans (with Reverse), I think the chassis can handle it. Nice work.

With the size of that thing it looks like you could put a V6 or even squeeze in a small block! It looks sick!

Its a good thing you have YT fans to help you live life. Because living life alone, well you know.

It’s always a great feeling when you drive your creations for the first time.

Doing a great job man! The reason I personally don’t put a bike engine on my builds is the poor clutch 😂 Toque is the name of the game

You are going to be a awesome fabricator. Every build gets more intricate. Great job!

Thoughts: -You can run your chain to a sprocket on an idler shaft, it looks like you have enough space behind the engine and above the axle for it. Use that to gear down and send a second chain back to your sprocket on the axle. This will give you many options on gearing and also the space to mount yet another sprocket on the idler and add a electric motor for reverse. You will of course have to bump out either the sprocket on the engine or the sprocket on the axle so that the chains can live beside each other. If you bump out the sprocket on the engine you can fab a bracket and bearing so that the force put out on the drive sprocket (drive sprocket shaft at this point) is supported from both sides and not just the bearing in the engine case. Considering how much torque the engine will be putting out to move that big boy this wouldn't be a bad idea. -Size, man that thing is BIG! Don't get me wrong, I like that, and it gives you a platform to graduate to a larger powertrain. A lot of buggies that size and weight use an ecotec or acura engine and a Modeola transaxle. Those (the transaxle) are REALLY expensive though, so my thought was that if the bike engine turns out to not be enough, just plug and play a fwd engine out of a Cobalt SS or something of the like and order some super strength CV axles. -It's your baby. These ideas are just what went through my head while watching, but ultimately it's already awesome and you've done an amazing job! Thanks for the cool vid, it's inspiring.

Can't beat that feeling of your first outing in your project.

your seats look really concerned about something.[

Rear sway bar not a bad idea it will help it handle better! Again not obligated but i would try it you can always remove it if you don’t like it! keep up the good work!

Sometimes problem solving is all about trial and error. Plus it a great way to learn. Gearing issues can and will be addressed and resolved. Just keep working at it. Awesome build.

YOU HAVE TREMENDOUS SKILLS IN THE SO MANY AREAS, I STAND IN ADMIRATION OF YOU !!!!!!! GREAT WORK!!!!!

Looks and drives good. Looks a little cartoony with how high the roof line is but that's just my opinion. You did an awesome job. Not many people can do what you do.

Oh my god I m waiting for this sins first episode of the build💪💪💪💪 Youre the best💜💪💪

I love watching this video, it is very detailed and everything he work done alone..

This thing is turning out badass. I think the problems it has aren't a big deal. You can work through them. Sway bars. Transmission. Plus that engine likes to sing. Opening up the throttle isn't a bad thing.

Great to see it moving under its own power great job. Ps you look like a little kid in it the drivers area is so big. Nice job maybe a jack shaft to get the gearing right but that's a lot of work

Pro tip, man: If you heat a hardened steel part to red hot, it's not going to be hardened any more.

You do beautiful work, also the smile on your face on the testride was priceless

Just found your channel with this video. I have a couple of those v65 engines and have been wanting to build a buggy with one. Thanks for doing most the prototyping for me 😉 My engines are coming from '84 Honda Sabres with shaft drive though.

Guess you either need to modify the gearbox or put a reduction gear, which you could also use to reroute the final drive chain and get rid of two problems at once.

I love your videos man keep it up 👍

You are by far the best as far as building these types of gocart buggy's on here

This is such an amazing build, absolutely amazing. The only thing off is the tyres are a bit small but still looks amazing And take it from someone who races bikes you have to get into the higher rev range to get that thing moving properly, because that engine is very capable

i think the tyres look to small but thats just me

You need to make that thing street legal

Building things most people only dream about. That is badass! Nice work!

This thing inspired me to do a full suspension job on my stiff chassis buggy.

could do a jackshaft so the engine drives a 60 tooth then goes to a small gear and go to a 60 tooth again should lower the ratio enough you still have the problem with the sprockets being too close and in line , you might be able to solve that by mounting the axle the other way around or switch the brakedisk with the sprocket so the sprocket is on the other end of the jackshaft

Awesome! But I think the exhaust might be a little restrictive.

Working super well down low. ........Just my opinion, some larger wheels and you've got a full-on competetive buggy. Love your shop! So jealous with the bridgeport and all the pro cyclic welding equipment. I know this is what you do! It's just awesome to see a shop like that.

Rather B Welding is basically just a guy with a shed, a welder and a dream

Easy on the cold start bro #SaveTheEnginesLife

It looks like you still have the motorcycle trans still. Dont change the gears too much, just use the transmission

That’s gotta be a super satisfying feeling finally driving it.

Most of the comments are things that people think you are doing wrong or along those lines anyway. I wanted to say that your project here is super badass!! Any type of custom vehicle will have its issues to be worked out no matter how much you plan and try and get it on the first try. That's just the nature of the beast really. Everyone saying rev it out to make it go, I'm sure hes aware of this but that is not very good for the clutch and other drivetrain components so having the proper setup IS the fix for it not more gas! Even though more gas is the fun way, it's not the right way!! Having all the different front sprockets will give you a ton of gear options for different places you can go, like more trail stuff having a lower ratio or if going to the dunes when u can go flat out with a bit higher ratio. Plus you can play around with different tires and or sizes and still be able to gear it how u want to that sweet spot because yes people the tire size changes the overall ratio it will have so options are always good to have!! I really dig this buggy man cant wait to see it ripping around some day here soon!!!

you built a race car and your trying to idle it around your driveway...:)

The reason the endmill didnt work is cause you were climb cutting. You were spinning the work piece the wrong way

love your crazy and positive attitude, you are really a person, keep up your aewsome work, love your videos

Congrats been watching you for almost a year I saw the excitement in your face when it started in last video once again congrats

It doesn't make any power at 4000 rpm. Look at the power curve. Max power near 10,000 rpm. Even babying it on the street in a bike you would shift it at like 7000+ rpm

Negative Nancy says WD-40 is like the worst cutting oil you could use, just use 30w oil

Outstanding ! Young Man... you are great rep for for your generation.

Think it's funny how people don't like the look of it but don't even have the skill to even think about building one keep up the great work you're smart enough to get it

This is so much better then a stupid CVT Polaris.

That's Awesome Chris ! Even sounds like you have a blower on it.(hint,hint)Do they make an 9 tooth?

Awesome work... glad to see it moving under it's own power, looks menacing hey!!

I built one with a vf700. You got a lot more yours. I dig it!

you gotta just send that thing

Your bogging something that has near 10,000rpm. Rev it out man.

The smiles per hour are real with this one.

The toe on the gas is pointing to high, just a though. Just picked up your show with much enthusiasm.! Thank you for sharing...! Thumbs Up..!

I run 14/60 with a gsxr1000. 12/60 should be quite low geared. Are you sure you aren't starting in second gear?

Make your own sprocket there is a lot of KZfaq videos on how to do it and you have all the tools to do it

Subscribed a couple of days ago...perfect timing I feel like you still small enough to where you still see our comments but man you did a killer job turning something in your head into a reality I will be a sub for life man can't wait to see what you do next lol put a turbo on it

A pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing.

Sounds like you were In 2nd dude

That’s the coolest thing you’ve built in my opinion it’s just awesome you built it yourself!

This rig is really cool man. Thanks for sharing.

the facial expression of the bucket seats is priceless. they look skurd and dissapointed lol

You have a very rare talent I couldn't believe how you custom made that sprocket that was too cool. Now all you need is a set of 35 mudders LoL!!!!!

Honda definitely makes some of the smoothest running and sounding vtwin and v6 engines in the world.

that thing is really cool !!!! I cant believe the amount of work it takes to go into building one!!! Anyway, Great job!!!!!

Realy waited a long time for this monster to hit the road Finally the time had came excited

Nice build! Wishing to see more of your builds

Great video buddy. As another fellow said a few sway bars should help with the boatiness. Brilliant project. You did very well to hold yourself back from tearing off up the road.

Congratulations, pretty amazing work starting from scratch.

You keep me up at night mate what brilliant worker your are paddy from Ireland good luck in all what you do

That is the biggest little dune buggy I've ever seen. Great work and great camera work too!

Wait awhile before you worry about the engine smoke, give it a few heat cycles and maybe try some high mileage engine oil. Gearing problem, pick-up or order a copy of Boats & harbors. A lot of adds in there that apply to millions of things. Look for a reduction gear 2nd hand lots of good deals as well. If nothing else you did a awesome job on the frame work. Best of luck finding the fix.👍👍

Awesome build! I need something like this too. But in germany you can´t think to drive something like this

3:52 - O man, I feel bad for those seats... They look like they've seen some stuff. 😂

Love this build. Cant wait for more.

great video! A set of anti sway bars well help the body role issue a used set of something like a rzr would likely work fine and be relatively cheap.

It needs some open roads and farms to let loose in, big off road beast, find somewhere you can open it up, will be smiles for miles!

The moment the new sprocket fixed the problem I wanted to hit 10 more thumbs up!

Looks really great! Super job.

So damn LEGITimate~ Insane build! Just intense series!

Extremely awesome great build you guys rock!!!

Exquisite TIG welding on that sprocket hub