Homebuilt Bat-Mo-Bike; 4 hp 4 stroke trail bike with torque converter, spooling the Tork-a-verter up

My littlest brother david is wet behind the ears and it takes most of the video for him to just figure out how to work the carb throttle lever. Sorry, I got the brains and he got the looks.

This TAV unit was made in 1978 and starts with a 2.3:1 ratio, and ends up as a .90:1 overdrive.

It's mounted on a converted bicycle with a 4hp slanted 4 stroke/cycle pressure washer engine, that was pulled, or at least that was what I was told.

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[mmikkone]

80? Kmph or mph?

[BobbyIronsights]

@mmikkone KPH, here in Canada we use the metric system.

[SebNormandy]

It's look cool but a dangerous for left leg :)

[Lynium]

@gigobait looks like about a series 30 Comet Torque-A-Verter to me..

maybe one of the chinese knock offs..

[gigobait]

This is a centrifugal force clutch, not a torque converter

[1049pm]

not a torque converter but a cvt! but some people call it a torque converter! this thing is bad ass though!

[NastytheGREASERZOMBI]

wow very kool, what wheels and frame are you using, they look like very slim motorbike wheels, or very fat bycycle wheels :p

very slcik ride :D

[davelennox235]

I've shaved some skin and lost some shorts off my left leg cruising on that .. So yes it is dangerous for the left leg

[form109]

That's no Torque Converter.

[IRONMAIDENFAN2006]

3 idiots