Just a few years ago, ATVs became a very popular means of transportation. This mode of transport surprisingly successfully combines the best features of a motorcycle and a tractor. As a result, its popularity is growing day by day. ATVs are especially popular with young people and farmers who love extreme sports. This is explained by the fact that they have a high landing and are able to successfully move over rough terrain.
Make an ATV with your own hands from the "Oka". The second life of an old friend
Many motorists have had an old Oka, a veteran car of Russian roads, in their garages for many years. Taking into account the fact that every second Russian person has golden hands and remarkable ingenuity, it is not so difficult to make an ATV based on the Oka, without spending a lot of money. The basis for creating a new vehicle will be the faithful Oka, which has served the owners faithfully forfor decades.
Comparison of homemade ATVs with factory ones
The first and main advantage of a homemade motorbike over a branded one produced at the factory is efficiency. Indeed, almost all spare parts from the old Oka standing in the garage will be used, and not so many new ones will be needed. In addition, a home-made ATV has a lower mass (no more than three hundred kilograms) than a factory one, but at the same time greater draft power. And, of course, an important factor when choosing between them is that self-made ATVs based on the "Oka" necessarily have some specific characteristics that convey the individuality and character of the owner, the so-called charisma.
Starting
First of all, you should study the drawings of professional designers to understand how to make a homemade ATV with your own hands from Oka.
After finishing the study, we get to work. After the drawings of the self-made ATV from the Oka are studied, we proceed to the creation of the body. This is one of the most crucial moments in the process of creating an ATV. After all, the body is the largest part of the future vehicle. So, we get rid of the ceiling and doors. They are useless for an ATV. Having done this, we get the supporting frame of the future vehicle. In order for the ride on the ATV to be comfortable, seats are, of course, installed on it. Someone prefersleave only one (for the driver), someone two (for the passenger). In this case, the choice depends on the purpose of operation. Someone replaces the seats with motorcycle ones, someone leaves their relatives.
The main part of the work
As you know, the heart of any vehicle is the engine. And the best engine option for a homemade ATV from the Oka will be a two-cylinder or three-cylinder carburetor. You can also use a native motor of 35 hp. or 53 hp depending on the goals and conditions of subsequent operation of the finished vehicle. A quad bike with an Oka engine, of course, will be less powerful than a motorcycle engine, but more economical.
After installing the engine, the jack of all trades must be taken for the muffler, which must have at least two sections. An important “gadget” in the design of an ATV is a resonator, which will allow you to feel like a professional racer while riding, enjoy the roar of the engine that pleases your ears.
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The ATV will also receive shock absorbers and suspensions from Oka, with their help wheels are attached to the frame and the level of load on the supporting elements is reduced. As for the wheels, the first thing to do is to expand their working space, that is, expand or even cut off the fender liner. Depending on the purpose of using the ATV, the Oka wheels can be replaced with wheels to increase the degree of cross-country ability.trailer.
The next step in assembling a homemade pet is to install a fuel tank, it should be placed in the luggage compartment in order to properly distribute the weight.
Installing the brakes is the second important moment after choosing the engine, which, when assembling an ATV with your own hands from Oka, should be given special attention. Saving on any of the elements of this system can result in irreparable consequences, even death, so all parts must be exclusively new and of high quality. As a rule, motorcycle brakes are used as brakes for an ATV, because they are ideally suited to the future vehicle in terms of dimensions. Usually, the control of the brake system of an ATV is displayed up to the steering wheel, so that it is as comfortable and accessible as possible. As for the steering wheel, you can either leave it the same from the Oka, or replace it with a motorcycle one. The main thing is to firmly and efficiently fix the steering rods, install the headlights and the signal.
Final works
When creating home-made ATVs from the Oka, the designers must take into account that the future vehicle should be ideal for operation in all weather conditions, regardless of the climate and season, so it must have parking lights and fog lights. When you finish creating an ATV with your own hands from the Oka, you should do body cladding with metal and subsequent painting. It is necessary to check the metal sheets for the absence of "bugs", clean and straightenplaces where they are. Coloring should be done exclusively on clean, dry, fat-free material, otherwise the dried paint will swell and quickly crumble.
