Fast go kart

Alright so lately iv been thinking of some ideas for a go kart. iv been lookin around on craigs list and i see all kinds of old go kart frames for sale for around $50. iv also been lookin at motor cycle engines an i found a 600cc one for $200 so then i had the idea to put the two together and make a really fast go kart:)

one of my question was. what all do i need for the driveline? can i just take a chain and go straight from the engine shaft to the axle? i just want to know wut i should be lookin for.

im thinkin around $300-350 for the whole project. normal go karts are like 5hp and the cost triple that

just found a add on craigslist for a old honda rebel. i think i might buy it. it has a little bit smaller engine than i wanted but i should still be super fast

it is 100$. the add says the engine is bad but im thinkin for that price i can try get her runnin and if not i can sell it and get my money back.

it seems like the seller doesnt know much bout motorcycles so mabye theres not to many major problems

what do yall think?

youtube search davidsfarm go kart
he made one with a 450cc bike engine (i think) anyway thats how i would build it.
FYI his channel is shut down but the videos should still be up

I think i found the video . pretty sweet but i didnt see one of it drivin


heres the video that gave me the idea... that thing is sick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJfOdQK9_E
theres one of it burning the tires off lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrddpoE_E4g
and it on sky hill
i didnt know that his vids were taken off, a few weeks after his account was shut down i was still watching them

is that the same guy as this? https://www.youtube.com/user/RedneckRickem he has iv seen videos of sky hill on his channel

If the chassis youre buying is complete- it shouldnt be too hard to adapt a different motor- altho you might need to move the seat or lengthen it to fit everything- if it doesnt have a one piece/ at least 1" axle and heavy duty pillow block berings - id upgrade those because a bigger motor will snap them for sure.

Ive been lucky with my tractors that ive gotten non running - lil work n cleaning they fire right up.

Thats one reason why i decided on making the wizard a go kart- its big enough for larger motors - plus i scored some free steel angle from work .

Nephew is also giving me a mini electric atv chassis that im gonna adapt a gas motor on- might just build a whole new frame.

yea it deffintily wont be as much work as the mower... the hard part is findin the stuff for a good price.

i planed on doin alot of beefin up to handle the bigger motor to. prolly bigger tires if needed to.

at first i was just lookin for a motorcycle engine but know iim lookin for a whole bike. so i can get all the controls, clutch,transmission,sprockets

it would be cheeper in the long run getting a whole bike - if everything works. It wouldnt have to be a huge bike either- even a minibike would work fine.

That kawasaki 90 i had when i was younger was awsome- with me on it it wasnt all that fast , but the motor was bulletproof - ran awsome, always started on 1st or second kick - just everything else wore out.....

yea im definitely lookin for a whole bike.. it would cost to much/not work as well without all the component an stuff to go with it.

i figured this build would be less work than the mower build.. mostly just a engine swap and i few other minor changes

i need to find i junkyard near me then i will be able to find one real cheap mabye even find a go cart there

noledroByrreK wrote:

yea im definitely lookin for a whole bike.. it would cost to much/not work as well without all the component an stuff to go with it.

i figured this build would be less work than the mower build.. mostly just a engine swap and i few other minor changes

i need to find i junkyard near me then i will be able to find one real cheap mabye even find a go cart there

ditto on the junkyard
i have no clue on cc/hp relation(i know they really dont have a connection, but the larger the better), but back to the point, what about a harbor frieght motor, cheap, readily availible. also i know that a bike motor has benefits, just something to ponder.