Yeah, one shock for sure. One spring, one set of valving adjustments, one set of mounting tabs. When dirt bikes went to single shocks way back when, they never went back. Cool build!
I would really like to see you build a Coleman ct200u into a stretched (around 2 feet) utility bike with a larger 23in’ish rear tire. Something more utilitarian. That would be great.
Trike looks great! When you get through it's going to rip! I am a little concerned about your rear axle though. Your mount being so close together makes me think that the axle is going to bend. But if I know you, is going to rip good red beard. No matter what it looks bad to the bone!
Holy cow this is going to be so sick. Can't wait to see some wheelies and donuts maybe Lonnie will bust his rear-end and smash a dip can for old time sakes, yee haw haha
Great vid Red, I learn so much from you. I can't wait till I get my new house later this year so I can start doing some of this stuff myself too. I'm tired of having a 1/3 acre yard, I want a couple of acres at least so my son and I can have a place to ride.
you look pretty good with the fab work there red. if ya can't find an 11" bolt just make one. I end making parts after the old useless run to parts house. keep up the great work.
have you two ever thought about making a gas powered Mountain bike? i would love to see it set up to where it uses the 23 speed set of gears that the bike already has on it.
I had the same problem with a plasma cutter. getting the tip too close. you can make a simple guide for the tip that wont allow you to touch the tip to the metal. there are many vids on this too!
Hey man how’s she going love the videos I learn so much n so many cool things from you an your channel keep up the great content never regret subscribing you guys are by far the best go cart /mini bike channel oh hear you guys should Collaborate with cars n cameras that would be some awesome content peace brother
This i like this seen some on instagram and snapchat love the build seen this with chinese pit bikes but not a coleman mini bike. Now i be wondering what engine is going on this bad little coleman 3 wheeler🤔
Just get 12 inches of round stock, thread both sides, weld a nut on one side and then you got yourself a bolt, may spend more than you want in tools though😎
So are you worried about the bearings on each end of the swing arm being able to take abuse such as forward and aft movement against the bearing race? I was thinking of doing this same thing instead of the standard bolt through two angle brackets you see on most swing arm hinges.
I think it would be much better to cut the minibike upper backbone pipes out and fit in a single tube upper backbone to mount that tank, instead of cutting up the gas tank to fit how the bike is now. Way better. Just cut them off somewhere near the front of the seat and weld in a cross plate at the front of them, then weld a single pipe from there to the neck.
you can make a piece that will keep the tip away from the work you are cutting. just a piece of tubing with the middle cut out so you can see, hard to explain
hea redbeard have you tried going through a company such as Midwest Bearing and Chain Co? they were able to find an odd-ball bearing for a project i was helping a couple of friends of mine with, they might have something that would work for your application, also, sweet build, cant wait to see the results
Tractor supply has steel and aluminum boat trailer (small) fenders that would fit pretty good. I'm using a set to redo the busted up plastic fenders on my buggy.
What if you used some axle brackets for shock mounts to the axle and up the the frame then you could easily do dual shocks even though you've probably already done the shocks lol
Would it be okay to put a bigger axle on it if someone did this themselves? I see you did a 36”, But would a bigger one be okay, like a 46” or maybe up in the 50’s? I feel like a really wide trike would be awesome.
50 is way too wide in my opinion. A three wheeler is dangerous any way you look at it but I do plan on putting a 40" axle on it to widen it some. It has a 36 right now
Okay, that makes sense. I really wanna start a build similar to this, but with a different mini bike frame. What seat is that? I don’t see it on the go power sports site
Yo RBG I have a big question. First off in a newbie but have been a structural welder for 20+ years so my fabrication is purtty good. My question is in the rear when you turn the bike the outside wheel would want to move faster than the inside. How do you let this happen without the inside wheel wanting to basically drag the rear? I bought a trike not realizing this until after I unloaded it and tried moving it around the shop to mint the engine.
Red beard please tell me about that duromax bakc in the bakc ground I'm thinking about buying one but don't want to spend that kidney of money if their bad engines
Red Beard's Garage I understand. I got some leaking tires to fix but can't afford to have a shop do it so I'm building a manual tire changer to do it my self. So far I'm only about $15 in the build.
Hi I wonder if you have some trike like this with max 31 inches distance side to side in the rear wheels Or if the is a chance to make it Im handicapped person and I need some to move outsiders
When you're ordering replacement tips for it, see if you can find some sort of standoff guide that fits your torch. They're a big help till you've gotten all the variables sorted out and have learned your torch's sweet spot. (A combination of air pressure, standoff and cutting speed.) Find that and a plasma torch will cut like a laser.
I've been searching for kits too do this and I can't find any, Do you know what parts it took, Or where you got the kit? UPDATE: Do you know the total price of all the parts
So little of the Coleman is left, is it really still a Coleman? The frame is so basic, bend and weld some tubes together for a frame, make an engine plate, put the original stock parts from the Coleman on it, and you have a second CT200 lol
For some pointers on using plasma cutter try messaging Mustie1 on youtube. Very nice guy he has been using one a while. Maybe he can help u get past the learning curve
Glad to see someone turning a mini bike into a trike
Yeah, one shock for sure. One spring, one set of valving adjustments, one set of mounting tabs. When dirt bikes went to single shocks way back when, they never went back. Cool build!
I definitely want to do a trike as well. Suspension wasn't even a thought. Again you are the man brother!!
I like where this is going. Something different! And a good use of parts that might be "laying around"
I have been waiting with baited breath on this conversion. Awesomeness indeed..
Love the Step Brothers reference! This thing looks nice, cant wait to catch up and watch the next couple of episodes of it.
Looks awesome. I'll be watching for the next vid. Also can't wait to see what you do when the parts come in for the full suspension build.
I love RBG always making awesome new toys I learn alot about mini bikes engines & parts
Awesome build. Liking the videos. Those beats are nice. Like that you take advice and use it. Loving u guys
Thanks for watching man
Wow this thing is awesome looking :) it makes me wanna try to build one myself.
Hey Red, This is a great build!!!! Love the different way of thinking!!! You guys Rock!!!
Thank you man
I would really like to see you build a Coleman ct200u into a stretched (around 2 feet) utility bike with a larger 23in’ish rear tire. Something more utilitarian. That would be great.
We got a build coming up real soon on a ct200u I think you will like
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Great I look foreword to it.
you can get a drag tip for your plasma cutter so you can rest it on the metal as you cut.
Awesome, im curious to see how it rides. Gonna be different now that you can't lean to turn.
Yeah I am also curious lol
Either way im sure it will be fun!
I bet that suspension is gonna be nice.
Trike looks great! When you get through it's going to rip! I am a little concerned about your rear axle though. Your mount being so close together makes me think that the axle is going to bend. But if I know you, is going to rip good red beard. No matter what it looks bad to the bone!
Thanks man. I probably will make up some type of axle stiffener
Holy cow this is going to be so sick. Can't wait to see some wheelies and donuts maybe Lonnie will bust his rear-end and smash a dip can for old time sakes, yee haw haha
Ill talk him into it lol SEND IT
Chop the frame to lower the seat for a cushie seat with backrest and THEN ya got her right!@@RedBeardsGarage
Who else wants to make their coleman a 4 wheeler?
Great vid Red, I learn so much from you. I can't wait till I get my new house later this year so I can start doing some of this stuff myself too. I'm tired of having a 1/3 acre yard, I want a couple of acres at least so my son and I can have a place to ride.
Thanks for watching and Im glad we could help you brother
Just like welding it take practice, youll get the hang of it, Red
Awesome man! Your videos are great keep it up!
Thanks man
Good luck keeping a chain on it . Unless you just go with a rigid rear swingarm or Use a jack shaft the way it should be used at the pivot .
you look pretty good with the fab work there red. if ya can't find an 11" bolt just make one. I end making parts after the old useless run to parts house. keep up the great work.
Yeah I was going to build one out of the jackshaft that was in the tube
Hey RedBeard, small suggestion. Rather than a nylon lock-nut, why not just get a larger bolt, drill a hole, then use a castle nut and a pin?
Yeah I probably should just didn't think of it.
Tractor supply has the bearing if you have one near you.
have you two ever thought about making a gas powered Mountain bike? i would love to see it set up to where it uses the 23 speed set of gears that the bike already has on it.
We have one of those 80cc 2 stroke engines but haven't gotten around to install it. It would be crazy to have all those gears
add a pipe to the frame that fits the tank, instead of having to modify that sweet tank. Maybe plates that bolt to the tank and under the frame rails.
I had the same problem with a plasma cutter. getting the tip too close. you can make a simple guide for the tip that wont allow you to touch the tip to the metal. there are many vids on this too!
Yeah I want to make one for sure. Its gonna be nice having it in the shop for sure
Hey man how’s she going love the videos I learn so much n so many cool things from you an your channel keep up the great content never regret subscribing you guys are by far the best go cart /mini bike channel oh hear you guys should Collaborate with cars n cameras that would be some awesome content peace brother
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plasma cutter, You can't touch the steal with the tip. Some have a drag tip. Nice build..
use the back rim on the front then you can weld a tab for the brake and have front brakes too.
I have a plan to do front disk brakes on this
that would be better.
This i like this seen some on instagram and snapchat love the build seen this with chinese pit bikes but not a coleman mini bike. Now i be wondering what engine is going on this bad little coleman 3 wheeler🤔
Just get 12 inches of round stock, thread both sides, weld a nut on one side and then you got yourself a bolt, may spend more than you want in tools though😎
You should make a kit for this conversion
Aren't you worried about roll overs? Rear wheel base seems alittle skinny.
It is wider in person but if its a problem we can always throw a wider one on it
14:11 was that a step brothers reference?
So are you worried about the bearings on each end of the swing arm being able to take abuse such as forward and aft movement against the bearing race? I was thinking of doing this same thing instead of the standard bolt through two angle brackets you see on most swing arm hinges.
I still look away at welding 😂😂😂
Tractor supply sells those bearings.
I think it would be much better to cut the minibike upper backbone pipes out and fit in a single tube upper backbone to mount that tank, instead of cutting up the gas tank to fit how the bike is now. Way better.
Just cut them off somewhere near the front of the seat and weld in a cross plate at the front of them, then weld a single pipe from there to the neck.
Ace hardware has them bearings cause I needed some and I drove everywhere to find them and then went to ace and there they was
They were actually on ebay as well if u trust ebay bearings
You should get four wheeler pegs and nerf bars and put in it!
I didn't even think about that but we will do for sure
Sweet! I’m gonna send you what kind I’m talking about on snap!
Any info on when the front fork kit will be available?
Talking with Coleman tomorrow and Ill find out
you can make a piece that will keep the tip away from the work you are cutting. just a piece of tubing with the middle cut out so you can see, hard to explain
I think I know what you are talking about. I will see about making one
hea redbeard have you tried going through a company such as Midwest Bearing and Chain Co? they were able to find an odd-ball bearing for a project i was helping a couple of friends of mine with, they might have something that would work for your application, also, sweet build, cant wait to see the results
I know where to get the bearings at just didn't have them to put new in this video
This beat makes me think you are doing a tutorial on how to clean a pistol or weigh up a sac... not building a mini-trike! haha
You should have made back portion of swingarm a tad wider. I the rough terrain it may twist on u or worse axle will bend
I can't with wear the sprocket has to ride. I can maybe fab up some sort of brace and I have thought about that some
You should make fenders for the back of it
Tractor supply has steel and aluminum boat trailer (small) fenders that would fit pretty good. I'm using a set to redo the busted up plastic fenders on my buggy.
Im going to use two of the stock rear fenders on it
Can you talk about how to take about the rear brake on a mini bike?
Mr.Red Beard the psi on your plasma cutter needs to be higher pressure
I got it set on the psi the cutter recommended
Very nice
What if you used some axle brackets for shock mounts to the axle and up the the frame then you could easily do dual shocks even though you've probably already done the shocks lol
I actually have not did the shocks lol. I have been thinking of how I want to do it over the last few days lol
i like it alot
RBG 👍👍
Would it be okay to put a bigger axle on it if someone did this themselves? I see you did a 36”, But would a bigger one be okay, like a 46” or maybe up in the 50’s? I feel like a really wide trike would be awesome.
Perhaps if you go longer, an 1-1/4 axle would be better, and of course would need more bearing and a longer swing arm
50 is way too wide in my opinion. A three wheeler is dangerous any way you look at it but I do plan on putting a 40" axle on it to widen it some. It has a 36 right now
Okay, that makes sense. I really wanna start a build similar to this, but with a different mini bike frame. What seat is that? I don’t see it on the go power sports site
Yo RBG I have a big question. First off in a newbie but have been a structural welder for 20+ years so my fabrication is purtty good. My question is in the rear when you turn the bike the outside wheel would want to move faster than the inside. How do you let this happen without the inside wheel wanting to basically drag the rear? I bought a trike not realizing this until after I unloaded it and tried moving it around the shop to mint the engine.
I buy my bearings from mfg supply online for like $2 each. They last a really long time.
Check out azusa bearing number 8205. 1 1/4" od x 5/8"id. Hope it helps
Trying to do the same thing what axles and tires did u use form go power sports
How did you move your sprocket from outside of Fram to inside of Fram?
How do you bind the right bearings? I have projects, I need bearings and have no idea how to order them. Any suggestions?
Just find the measurements and go to google
🙂 Рыжая борода Рулит!😂 в хорошем сиысле слова.👍🏻
Hell yea
Grease fitting for the swing arm???? my bad :-)
I agree how are you going to keep the chain on it
Probably a tensioner
Red beard please tell me about that duromax bakc in the bakc ground I'm thinking about buying one but don't want to spend that kidney of money if their bad engines
We are doing a twin 18hp go kart right now
Red Beard's Garage thanks for reply and going to check it out
You should make luxury kart with velvet interior and hydraulic brakes windshield and stereo
We want to lol very soon sir
Red Beard's Garage you don’t have to call me sir I just turned eleven
@@melissacook4335 homie should be 15 now
You can save yourself some trouble with cutting that pipe off by buying some 1-1/4" steel pipe. Standard 1-3/8" od bearings fit inside 1-1/4" pipe.
Well I was just using what I had so I didn't have to order anything
Red Beard's Garage I understand. I got some leaking tires to fix but can't afford to have a shop do it so I'm building a manual tire changer to do it my self. So far I'm only about $15 in the build.
What about a castle nut?
I didn't even think about that. That would work pretty nice
where are all the rest of the vids on this trike? cant find any..
Cool build! What if instead of a swing arm, you installed an upper and lower A-arm with a coil over shock?! Independent rear suspension! Bitchin!
We would have to run cv axles and a jackshaft and thats a lot to have going on this little mini bike frame.
What type of tripple clamps did he use
Hi
I wonder if you have some trike like this with max 31 inches distance side to side in the rear wheels
Or if the is a chance to make it
Im handicapped person and I need some to move outsiders
It would be cool if you made a homemade 4 wheeler and put a 8hp 301cc predator
Rather b welding is about to make a new atv
What kind of plasma cutter do you have?
Lotus LT5000D
When you're ordering replacement tips for it, see if you can find some sort of standoff guide that fits your torch. They're a big help till you've gotten all the variables sorted out and have learned your torch's sweet spot. (A combination of air pressure, standoff and cutting speed.) Find that and a plasma torch will cut like a laser.
You need to put some motor oil on that chain. or chain lube
Yeah we just have so many projects its hard to keep up lol
Yeah I I know it
Red beard’s garage could I please get a shoutout for my UA-cam channel it’s dirt bike for life
Red Beard's Garage could I please get a shoutout my UA-cam channel is dirt bike for life
You should rebuild little red.
I should very soon
3/4 all thread rod 2 nuts cheaper than bolt
I need to know what breaks you used
Hi everyone
I have a monster moto e1000 electric I want to do a trike conversion, is this possible with out welding? Just installing a longer axle?
What size axle is that I've been thinking of doing this for a long time
I think its a 36"
Red Beard's Garage thanks I really wasn't sure what to try to start but that size looks good with the bike
How can I keep my back wheels from binding?
I've been searching for kits too do this and I can't find any, Do you know what parts it took, Or where you got the kit? UPDATE: Do you know the total price of all the parts
I listed all the parts in the description of the video. You can add them all up and see what it would be
Working on my choper indapenden rear suspension
If you woulda moved the swing arm 12" foreward, you coulda had a monoshock minibike
Already have it with the way i set it up
Put a Honda atc 200e motor on it 82-83 chain drive it fits in that frame I'm told.
If I could find one I would
Red Beard's Garage Craigslist and knocking on doors at old farms.old farms is usually the best price.
Red Beards Garage you need to get yourself a plasma cutter
I have one I just need some tips
I need an extra coleman lol.
I think u should throw a 301 or 420
So little of the Coleman is left, is it really still a Coleman? The frame is so basic, bend and weld some tubes together for a frame, make an engine plate, put the original stock parts from the Coleman on it, and you have a second CT200 lol
Ik u have a lot of projects but plz if u find the time make a bar stool go kart
We kinda think of the super scoot as a bar stool racer
Red Beard's Garage o ya true
Hell yeah man looking good I think the 301 would be better on it or a built 420
670!!!
Well I better make new plans
For some pointers on using plasma cutter try messaging Mustie1 on youtube. Very nice guy he has been using one a while. Maybe he can help u get past the learning curve
I actually have watched that guy before. I need to catch up on his videos
It's called a mono shock not a uni shock RBG
Go power sports no longer sales the axle😔 does anyone know we’re I can get one like it
ive wanted to do that for so long. but no i just cut up a old kawasaki and put a 16hp flathead briggs on it...
this would be awesomererer lol if it was dragster with nitrous and murdered out with flat black paint
Put a 420 on it