looking for a go cart

[MainFramed]

i am looking for one of those go carts....the ones where your basicly sitting of the ground and theres no doors..just the frame, if someone could lmk where you can buy these things or if someone has one for sale-hopefully i can find a used one or one that is a bit low in price.

 

[crab]

Hmm I have two but we broke both frames

 

[Evadman]

How fast do you want to go?

I helped design and build one that used the engine from a 1981 CBX ( straight 6 motorcycle ) Also known as a shifter cart.

First things to go on was the wheelie bar Unfortunately, the place that built it ( and supplied all the labor besides mine ) and myself had an argument over who owned it, ( I supplied all the materials and design ) and they refused to sell their stake, so we split it up. I took the engine and transaxle while they got the frame.

or are you looking for a 5hp go cart?

 

[MainFramed]

uhm i'll now that in a second...brb (how fast i want it to go)

 

[stev0]

fleet farm or truevalue... maybe pick one up off of ebay.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: here4amission
uhm i'll now that in a second...brb (how fast i want it to go)

Lets make this simple. under 50 or over 100?

You can easily hit 120 or so with a 125cc shifter cart. Expect to pay 5-7k. Less for used.

under 40 is easy too. Hell, costco sells go carts that will do that. Expect to pay $1-2k new, or $200-300 for a frame used, 3-500 for a serius engine ( 5-15 HP honda or B&S ) and 300-400 for a good set of brakes, $200-300 for tires, plus 200 or so for the little things.

 

[LAUST]

If you are lookin in the higher speeds and you are new to it go with a Rotax 125cc

They are pretty fast still, plus their maintinance is very very low, prolly get into one for abo0ut 4K - 5K

 

[Evadman]

small engine and go-cart parts

125cc rotax series info

Rotax engine for $2k

Rotax engine info

a few used shifter carts for sale ( to get pricing )

 

[Scarpozzi]

I own two of those. Just to give you some pointers. There are primarily 3 kinds of drive-trains you can get. A single axel, a live axel, and ....well, can't remember the kind, but rather than a centrifugal clutch, it has a belt-drive on it...but it is also a live axel. A single axel will go faster since all the power is concentrated in one place. A live axel will be a little slower, but does better off pavement. I would expect to pay around $500-750 for a decent cart.

 

[Evadman]

Go live axle.

Single driven wheel can get wierd at high speeds ( like 20+ ) I had one, and would stomp on it, and the cart would wip around the un-driven wheel

 

[LAUST]

Evad do you KART??

Performance Truck and KART.... you got some taste

 

[MainFramed]

forget it...thanks...but this post was for a friend he's now decieded to build it himself

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: LAUST
Evad do you KART??

Performance Truck and KART.... you got some taste

I used to, only for fun. Never in any kind of competion. I prefer to have steel over my head when I am going that fast Haven't been on a cart in oh, a year and a half or so.

Originally posted by: here4amission
forget it...thanks...but this post was for a friend he's now decieded to build it himself

Don't forget to post here if he has any questions. We built rolling frames in auto shop in high school as a fund raser my junior year.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: LAUST
Evad do you KART??

Performance Truck and KART.... you got some taste

I used to, only for fun. Never in any kind of competion. I prefer to have steel over my head when I am going that fast Haven't been on a cart in oh, a year and a half or so.

Originally posted by: here4amission
forget it...thanks...but this post was for a friend he's now decieded to build it himself

Don't forget to post here if he has any questions. We built rolling frames in auto shop in high school as a fund raser my junior year.

WOW THATS AWESOME i will post questions if i got em, thanks again...ill post later when we/he get things rolling with it