Power Kite Forum

Extending a flexifoil

garydog - 15-9-2010 at 07:25 PM

I now own a flexifoil Sport Buggy and there is one problem. I am 6'6".

Has anybody extend the main square tube. I have a few ideas on how to do it but maybe has already made the same mod.
Its a 2002 sport Model

Thanks Dan

Bladerunner - 16-9-2010 at 04:04 PM

I am NOT the king of buggies but am thinking extending the front end will effect your traction. Putting your weight too far back and losing traction . Frankinbuggy has the weight back of centre and I slide out very easy. It suits me but is the WRONG set-up for racing.

popeyethewelder - 16-9-2010 at 10:47 PM

I would think twice about extending your existing one...the down tube take a lot of the torsional and lateral loads, especially if you do tricks

Buy some 40X40 box section, 500mm long, and a 80mm piece of stainless tube that will snugly fit the nylon bushes, then get a local welder to weld it up....copy the hole pattern = Flexi extended downtube