In good weather, a moto scooter with a small engine capacity has always been in demand not only among young people, but also among adults. Since it was distinguished by its ease of operation, lightness and good speed. But unfortunately, when cold weather sets in due to the small diameter of the wheels, riding a scooter becomes very inconvenient, and in snowy weather, even wearing winter tires is completely unrealistic.
Having studied various motorcycle magazines, it was noticed that there are caterpillar propellers on sale, they can be installed instead of the rear wheel, which will lead to the transformation of the motorcycle into a snowmobile.
If you have like-minded people in this matter, then it is best to take the caterpillar from the Buran snowmobile (photo 1), it is perfect, since 4 suitable ones for the scooter will come out of one caterpillar. The cost will cost 2.5 times cheaper than the tracks taken from a motorcycle. But for one scooter, it will cost too much.
Soon, after contacting a company that deals with propulsion kits, one not very wide caterpillar and a plastic ski without fastening were obtained.
No changes will be made to the basic design of the scooter, so that in warm weather it would always be possible to replace the installed tracks with wheels.
We buy in the store a driven sprocket from the Buran snowmobile, 2 wheels from an ordinary scooter for children and 2 small wheels from a trolley, with roller bearings. Next, instead of the drive wheel on the scooter, we put a wheel of a much smaller diameter, for example from a sports car, in order to replace the gear ratio. This is done because in the transmission of a scooter, the gear ratio is usually calculated for its operation on excellent roads at an approximate speed of up to 40-60 km / h. Of course, when driving on snow, the load on the engine increases significantly and its power is most likely not enough, and such a high speed can be dangerous on slippery roads.
We take the disc of the drive wheel of the moped and cut out the brake drum with slots for the drive shaft, and to mount the disc of a smaller diameter, we drill a hole in the drum (photo 2).
In order for the caterpillar not to slip off the wheel and not slip during movement, we make hooks (photo 3) from plastic water pipes, which, in turn, are inserted into the hole on the caterpillar.
It is necessary to make a bandage of the diameter we need from flat roofing metal, to fix the hooks on it with the help of furniture capercaillie bolts (photo 4), they should be at the same distance from each other and in a step that will correspond to the location of the caterpillar holes. Using the same bolts, we fasten the wheel, after putting a bandage on it (photo 5). We get from an ordinary wheel, a soft drive caterpillar sprocket.
We connect the driving sprocket of the Buran snowmobile with 2 rubber wheels from the cart with M8 bolts, we get a driven sprocket, and for the axis we take a stud with an M10 thread (photo 6).
To make a frame for a caterpillar mover, you will need metal corners and square pipes (photo 7). The dimensions of the frame and the parts to be attached to it will need to be chosen independently, depending on the track you have chosen and the brand of your scooter.
You can take a homemade ski made of wood or plastic from a children's scooter, attaching a metal undercut from below so that the scooter does not lose control on an icy road. The ski must be fixed at the front fork of the scooter through a special rack. It will have 2 degrees of freedom of movement, due to which, when the scooter is tilted to either side, the ski will remain on the snow with its entire plane.
We install a wide platform under the feet and a small decorative shield for the front fork. For long trips in adverse weather, a windshield must be installed.
The standard body kit on the scooter is not very strong in high degrees of frost and has small pockets, if snow gets into them, the weight of the scooter will increase. To avoid this, we make a small casing over the caterpillar. To do this, we take a piece of plexiglass, polycarbonate or other plastic that we need in size and carefully cut out the sidewall of the casing.
We shift it onto a large sheet, it will serve as another wall of the matrix and, using hot glue, we fix the plastic corners around the entire perimeter of the sidewall. We cut off a strip of flexible and preferably thin plastic, the width of the planned casing. We carefully assemble the matrix by gluing the previously made sidewall, bottom and large panel on the corners. All joints of parts must be coated with plasticine.
Snowmobiles sold in the store are quite expensive and often do not fit into the budget. But you still need to move in the snow. Fishing, hunting and just outdoor activities in the wild require cross-country ability. Therefore, we will consider ways to make a snowmobile with your own hands.
Snowmobile from a motorcycle
The first model was assembled at a service station from improvised parts, plus a little welding. The engine is from the Voskhod 1 motorcycle, the sled is welded from metal pipes.
Snowmobile from a scooter
Honda scooter engine 50cc.
The frame is welded from a metal profile with a section of 50x50mm.
Caterpillar drive from an expanded wheel and hutch from fret nine (VAZ 2109).
Shock absorber from am. Oka.
The slides for the caterpillar are made from a water pipe.
The caterpillar was taken from an unknown snowmobile model. The suspension is made for this track.
Video of the snowmobile in action
Homemade snowmobile
A serious design made according to all the canons of motor-building.
The frame is welded from a profile pipe according to self-made drawings.
The following items were purchased from the store:
Were purchased:
- Engine Lifan 188FD 13l.s. with electric starter
- caterpillar 500mm wide from Raid's motorized dog
- snowmobile rollers Buran
- driven and driven shafts with sprockets
- leading Safari variator and driven.
- Slides from Tiksi snowmobile
- Windshield from Tiksi snowmobile
- headlight from scooter Atlant
- the hood is made of VAZ2110 hood
- Skis from the snowmobile Taiga
Assembly photo:
Dear visitors of the site "", today we will consider one of the options for assembling a snowmobile from a scooter with our own hands. Mainly that no fundamental changes have been made to the design and the scooter can be easily converted from a snowmobile into an all-terrain vehicle) an excellent and moderately economical means of transportation, both in the city and in the countryside. This type of transport is especially popular among teenagers, because it is an intermediate link between a bicycle and a real motorcycle) With the onset of cold weather, motorcycles are put in the garage and stay there until spring, but not in our case, because an excellent snowmobile was made from a scooter for fishing trips)
To make a full-fledged scooter, you need a rubber caterpillar, in this case it was borrowed from the Buran snowmobile and cut in half. Also, a rubber caterpillar can be made from a tire from a car, of course, you will have to work hard to punch square holes for the step of the star, make metal heels, but for free) The author adapted the wheel from the kart as the leading star, the fact is that such a wheel is slightly smaller than that of the scooter itself, which reduces the speed and increases the traction characteristics of the machine. A metal band is screwed onto the wheel with teeth fixed with flat-head furniture bolts. The driven star is made from the original Buranovskaya with the addition of trolley wheels on the sides, the road wheels are wheels from a children's scooter. The frame and fastening of the caterpillar are welded from a professional pipe and a corner.
The ski is borrowed from a children's snowmobile, a metal guide is installed at the bottom so that the snowmobile feels stable on the road. The ski also has a floating position, that is, when tilted, it remains flat on the snow.
A kart wheel is used as a leading star. 
The wheel is covered with a metal bandage with teeth made of PVC pipes screwed with furniture bolts. 
Driven star from the Buran snowmobile, wheels from the cart are added on the sides. 
Wheels from a children's scooter were used as road wheels. 
Caterpillar assembly and installation on a scooter. 
Made of fiberglass to protect the caterpillar. 
Ski attachment and lining. 
Ski from a children's snowmobile. 
Snowmobile testing on loose snow.
In our time, many began to engage in constructive creativity. Fortunately, there is time for this, materials and video instructions that can be easily found. If a homemade bicycle is interesting to some part of our society, then about a homemade scooter or tricycle, which are easy to make, there is nothing to say. In urban conditions, this is a very useful mode of transport, which can be maneuvered quite successfully. You can buy a scooter or a tricycle, but making them yourself is both the embodiment of all your ideas into reality, and a unique opportunity to save money, and much more. You can always make it using a high-quality video guide.
The main parts of a moped
First, let's look at the main parts of this technique. In other words, let's take apart our future scooter piece by piece, so to speak, and find out its main elements to make it easy to make a moped.
Engine
It is clear that without a good engine on a scooter you will not go far. It is put in this case, usually the power unit D-6. Recently, chainsaws have also gained great popularity, from which a homemade moped is made. Watch the video instructions to see how to do it in detail. Chainsaws will be discussed in more detail below.
Exhaust system: forward flow
It is necessary to think carefully about a high-quality exhaust system so that the muffler does not have a negative impact on the power unit with which home-made mopeds are equipped, but, on the contrary, helps to quickly get rid of the remnants of the air-fuel mixture. Do-it-yourself forward flow will be what you need.
Suspension: pendulum fork
A pendulum fork that looks much better than other varieties of this part of the scooter. The fact is that a large number of varieties of forks can be made, but any expert will confidently tell you that it is better than a pendulum one, so far nothing has been invented. As you know, the hardest work falls on this part of the scooter. It is the fork that takes the main blow when passing through various bumps, and generally uneven sections of the road. This is a kind of suspension, on which running characteristics depend. Thanks to the pendulum fork, it will be possible to achieve the stability of the scooter on any road.
Other parts
Finally, the bracket, shock absorbers, frame and steering column define all parts of the moped.
Scooter and tricycle from a chainsaw
Chainsaws, as mentioned above, are very popular among home craftsmen. They are distinguished by their small weight and dimensions, and in terms of power they are what you need. Today on the net you can watch a lot of video guides on how to make a tricycle, scooter or moped out of a chainsaw.
More often mopeds and scooters are made from the Druzhba chainsaw. An old bicycle is also taken, on which all parts are installed, including the forward flow muffler.
Muffler
It is the forward flow muffler that becomes almost the main feature of making a homemade scooter, because you need to know some secrets of its installation. The forward flow muffler was originally designed for sports cars. The forward flow muffler is in itself an increase in the power of the scooter engine.
Air filter
The air filter for a homemade moped or tricycle is also done by hand. First of all, the filter must be reliable. It is recommended to use for the manufacture of such an element an oil filter from Moskvich, a washbasin siphon, a metal hairpin, silicone and a self-adhesive micropork.
- The filter is clamped between the throat of the siphon and its rest;
- The whole thing is pulled together with a metal pin, the length of which is selected on the spot;
- We put the cork on a metal hairpin;
- We collect everything, and we process the cracks with silicone;
- On the flange of the throat of the siphon we glue the micropork.
The result is a rather attractive-looking and very functional filter for any homemade products, including a moped or tricycle.
In conclusion, I would like to remind you that during the manufacture of homemade products, it will be useful to watch a video that gives practical understanding.
On the Internet, including on the YouTube channel, there are a huge number of technical solutions (homemade products) for winter riding motorcycles and mopeds.
The principle of seasonal low-budget transformation of your beloved iron friend into a conqueror of snowdrifts, urban snow-ice mess and icy expanses comes down to solving only two tasks of confident adhesion to uneven curved surfaces ( spikes)
and confident maneuvering of your vehicle ( ski on spring fork). Drawings with actual manufacturing details can be found online.
Craftsmen throughout the post-Soviet space solve these problems with approximately the same logic. And this logic is more effective than buying special snowmobiles. Still, in most of our expanses, your own snowmobile, and even more expensive in tens of thousands of dollars, is a completely unnecessary thing. And the ability to work with your own motorcycle or moped is a vital thing. This is more than sex!
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Steering ski: 1 - ski (aspen board 180 × 15); 2 - sole (aluminum, sheet s1); 3 - guide (duralumin corner 25 × 25); 4 - bracket (steel pipe with a diameter of 10); 5 - support bracket (StZ, sheet s3); 6 - fork of the rack (from the cardan joint); 7 - stand (StZ, circle with a diameter of 32); 8 - body of the steering knuckle (StZ, pipe 032); 9 tie rod fork (from cardan joint); 10 - hinge (M8 bolt); 11 - steering knuckle lever with bushing; 12 - pin (M8 bolt); 13 - bushing (bronze, 2 pieces); 14 - axis (M12 stud with two nuts); 15 - bushing (nylon, 2 pcs.); 16 - hinge body (pipe 1/2″)
