Edge Barracuda Sand Lake 09

[cotequadsport]

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[adecker119]

Hey man nice ride!!! I just see one issue myself, it might not even bother you tho. It seems that your suspension up front is a we bit to soft! That A LOT of the time is what causes the dreaded front end drop when you jump. From personal experience bumping up on compression and rebound can make that thing a DREAM when flying thru the air! But like I said great vid great build great job!

[68knative]

No more vids of this vehicle in 2010?

[krzyhoo2]

why u fucked up this vid by music? :(

[johnbrakingground]

You did a great job on this. Very nice. How do you like the Air shocks. Do they build up alot of heat after a while of riding? Please respond as I want to use these type of shocks on a current project. Thanks

[plkracer]

@johnbrakingground The air shocks work well. They don't get too hot. After a half hour run around the whoops they got warm, maybe 105 or so?? Not hot, but definitely warm, and it was about 60 outside, and I was running pretty fast so they had cooling. I know they can get real hot on larger buggies around 1500 lbs, but they hold up to it. They get stiffer as they get really hot due to the nitrogen trying to expand, increasing the pressure in the shock.

[johnbrakingground]

@plkracer Cool I am using just one to replace and late 70's Yamaha monoshock to see how it works. Fox use to make an air shock for those bikes so this should work. Thanks for you input.

[calholli]

Make sure you are accelerating hard just as you are going up and off of a jump and it should keep your front end up better (like a wheelie effect)... I would throw on some 16-18 inch wide paddles on the rear in the sand.. it would prob even stand up!!.... I understand how you built the cv's but where did you get the rear hub that has the sprocket and disc??? Btw. that thing looks totally sick with it painted and suspension set up right!!. WOW!... how much would you sell it for??

[plkracer]

@calholli I was accelerating hard off the jump. It was too short and the front end came off before the back was fully loaded, so it bucked it forward. I couldn't get enough traction to counteract it. The rear hub was custom machined for a 1-3/8 21T spline. The buggy differs from edge's by quite a bit. Don't know how much I'd sell it for, but I have a few who have dibs on it.

[ARCEYE78]

great vid, shame they dont do a 2 seater :/

[JredLapeair]

hey, where did you get all the parts you didn't make yourself, I was thinking about tackling this project soon and would like some help.

[okracing06]

are there any difficult problems with converting a street bike engine in to a chassis such as this one, im building one simular to this and need tips on the fab, im using a cbr 600rr engine, with full mods. were do i find an IRS axle?

[plkracer]

@okracing06 There isn't any converting besides lengthening the wiring harness, which is pretty simple. I used car joints and welded the axles together using a piece of 1/4 inch wall DOM tubing.

[plkracer]

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[blown4six]

Definitely need some paddles on that thing.

[retrogazele]

hey i watched in hd...super smooth and fast buggy.. me and my friend wand to build one. any tips? what do you think of the badland st2??

[plkracer]

yeah, it's pretty quick. Smoked any 450 or Raptor on the flats. I couldn't get the leap on the hillclimbs like they could without paddles, but any hill the size of the one in the background in the beginning was long enough for me to easily pass them. I started with the ST2 actually, then abandoned the frame for this design. It is a little longer than the cuda, which I didn't like, and it has inferior suspension geometry, and the steering setup is weak.

[retrogazele]

cool.! i was going to use it for trail ..and gravel roads here in greece..so long travel isnt what i am looking for i think.. what was your total cost to build>?

[plkracer]

It came out to be around 6500 after paint. I did a lot myself though, which cuts it down.

[UEscout]

nice. Great video dude. 5*

[plkracer]

Thanks. Hopefully the HD option comes up soon. I used my little 720p camera to shoot it, and it looks much better!