Motorcycle Engine Powered Dune Buggy

Motorcycle engine powered buggy and go kart.

Motorcycle engine powered dune buggy.

Most people who build this buggy choose a 600cc to 1400cc superbike engine with the suzuki hayabusa engine being the most popular choice. Motorcycle engine swap the quest for power continues. By studio5o thu aug 22 2013 12 52 am just like the title says i m in the process of swapping my perfectly good and highly modded tl1000 motor into my buggy even with the turbo i still needed more. Used as demo for 20 to 30 hours.

Engine type 600cc motorcycle engine 1300cc recommended drivetrain porsche 930 cv s 4130 chromoly drive shafts differential optional limited slip reverse optional jeffco reverse gear box with differential tires sand front 6 75 15 rear 11 00 15 tires dirt front and rear lt235 75r15. Well you d need to duct air to flow over the cooling fins. We specialize in motor cycle engine powered cars mini buggy dune buggy utv off road lite and protolite race buggies. 930 cv axles yamaha r1 factory dash powder coat paint and rear all terrain tires.

The edge products provides plans and parts for a range of dune buggy or sandrail type vehicles. Over 25 years experience we don t just design but build too. Protodie offers a large variety of mini buggy parts for your build. Motorcycle powered desert karts by dave brackett living in southern california in 1971 if you did not have a dune buggy and go to the desert on weekends you were not normal.

The original transmission is kept and the chain drive runs directly to the rear wheel drive assembly the completed barracuda weighs in at 380kgs so as you can imagine the off road performance is a little. In dwarfs when i ran a air oil cooled motor we d normally jet the cly against the fire wall one size 2 5 or 5 depending on how big the stock jet was bigger so if it had say a 135 we d toss in a 137 5 or a 140 as 2 5 are not alway available. Protodie is your one stop source for high performance buggy parts to help the avid buggy builder complete their project. Protodie is not just a retail online parts store.

I could easily build a dune buggy and had built several for friends one vw and one corvair but i have always hated towing a car or trailer. Sand car dune buggy custom powersport custom sand rail built by sand cars inc. Very fast dune buggy with motorcycle engine custom built project with mo.