Honda VF 1000 buggy build part 13. test drive 

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.

Those exhaust pipes made it look more badass

🔥🔥 That awesome! The hard work is paying off

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

your seats look really concerned about something.[

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

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

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!

I love your videos man keep it up 👍

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

You need to make that thing street legal

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.

The smiles per hour are real with this one.

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.

Easy on the cold start bro #SaveTheEnginesLife

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

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

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

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

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

That’s gotta be a super satisfying feeling finally driving 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

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

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

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.

A pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing.

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

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

Very beautiful exhausts, nice work!

This rig is really cool man. Thanks for sharing.

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?

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

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

you gotta just send that thing

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

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..!

Extremely awesome great build you guys rock!!!

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

Sounds like you were In 2nd dude

Looks really great! Super job.

Congratulations, pretty amazing work starting from scratch.

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

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

Very cool. Good job. It drives like a boat because it's designed for long travel. If you want more travel, you will inherently have more body roll. If you want less body roll, you will need to reduce travel. If you don't follow these positive ralationships you will end up with weird behavior, terrible stability and ride quality, and jacking forces throwing you around. But if you want to make it a little more stable on smooth surfaces I would suggest raising front ride height 2 inches and raising the rear about 1 inch. Also could use stronger springs. If those dampers are adjustable, stiffen them just a bit, particularly the front. If you plan on driving any kind of rough terrain, don't add sway bars; that would make it bouncy. It's a buggy. Learn how to drive it like one. Can't wait to see this thing hit the trails!

Love this build. Cant wait for more.

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

Looking good man. Please Prime it while it waits to be finished. You have put so much into it, keep it looking and working nice. 😀😀

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

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.👍👍

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.

You deserve a lot more subscribers than you have, honestly blown away by you sometimes my dude!

Have actually rode one of those bikes,, it's a top end motor ,power band is up top, the bike was a rocket

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.

Nice build! Wishing to see more of your builds

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

At last it rides! Congratulations!

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

AWESOME CRAFTSMANSHIP!! the Honda 1000 motor makes plenty of power bro! With it geared right it will haul some ass! that motor also likes the higher RPM, let that beast REV!!

Exquisite TIG welding on that sprocket hub

So damn LEGITimate~ Insane build! Just intense series!

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!!!!!