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New member matt |
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By: CKGB Date: December 3, 2025, 8:20 am |
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Welcome to matt. |
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lease reply to this post and share a little |
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about yourself especially location (not your specific address |
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though!), interest and experience in cycleKarts, any particular |
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skills you might be happy to share...etc |
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ome tips: |
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isit |
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the club's website and read "What is a cyclekart?" and "Build |
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your own" |
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hoose an inspiration car |
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ave a look at the Events |
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calendar on the club website and come along to an event |
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tart |
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a build journal - it�s great for others to see your progress and |
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for you to ask for advice |
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https://cyclekartsgb.createaforum.com/build-journals/ |
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Join the |
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club |
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https://www.cyclekartsgb.com/join |
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Read the spec in detail |
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dd yourself to the Map |
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#Post#: 14129-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: New member matt |
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By: matt Date: December 6, 2025, 2:12 pm |
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I�ve only been aware of cyclekarts for about 18 months. I was at |
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the Malvern Kit Car Show and heard these popping engines revving |
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and clearly having fun. I followed the sound� and there they |
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were � cyclekarts! I was immediately hooked. I loved the |
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hobbyist, builder, �make do� aspect, and also the huge range. |
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Some were absolutely beautiful, but all were accepted. |
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Well, only a couple of months later I had bought steel, an |
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engine, and wheels� and the build began. |
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The build is going OK so far � lots of thinking through all |
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sorts of parts, but it�s all just problem solving and making |
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things work. I�ll start a build diary soon, and all comments and |
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advice are very welcome. |
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I�m based in the Notts / Derby area, so if anyone nearby has |
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suggestions, or karts I could come and look at for ideas on how |
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to make parts, please let me know. |
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Although clich� for an Englishman, my inspiration is a 1939 |
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Aston Martin Speed Model. It was a one-off and last sold at |
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Sotheby�s for �395k(!), so I probably won�t be owning a real one |
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any time soon! I�m not really a car expert, but I love building |
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things that do something. |
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looking forward to meeting you! |
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Matt |
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Re: New member matt |
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By: Ian F Date: December 7, 2025, 4:04 am |
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Hi Matt, welcome to the mad-house. From your description, your |
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in for a treat with your build. There will be lots of |
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head-scratching to do throughout your build, but its all fairly |
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simple engineering, and there's lots of good gen on the Forum. |
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Dont get too hung up on details, as it can really slow your |
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build down, plus your 90% certain to be building a second one or |
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more, and you re-think during those builds ;D |
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Re: New member matt |
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By: Granville Date: December 7, 2025, 12:40 pm |
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Hi Matt, Im over at Matlock, if you fancy having a ride over Im |
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happy to put the kettle on and show you round my cyclekarts. Im |
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starting a rebuild on one of them in the new year so it will be |
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all stripped down into the various bits around January. |
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Re: New member matt |
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By: RhysN Date: December 9, 2025, 4:23 am |
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I'm in Tamworth Staffs so not too far away either. Always on for |
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a chat and a cuppa if you want. Being semi retired anytime sort |
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of works. |
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