david.c Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 My 9 year old son wants to progress from his electric golf trolley powered go-kart (hand made) to one with an engine. (again hand made) I was thinking of trying to get hold of an old moped and using the engine, gearbox, front and rear wheels and brakes from it. I did this when I was a kid with an old Honda C50 stepthru and it worked a treat Where would be the best place to try and source such a donor? My son is already sussing out which bike speedo and lights he wants to fit to it Cheers David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I used to have a "prokart" which used twin lawn mower engines. for a 9 y/o i think they use the single engines honda GX160 if i remember rightly. the kart was chain driven to a solid rear axle, which also had a single caliper which was more than enough stopping power. there is a massive website with aload of gokart for sale items, have a look on google for it. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 found one website go-karts have a look on there for more ideas. if your son is wanting to race it your better off getting a popular engine so there will be classes and races available. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.c Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Mike Thanks for the link, I'll have a look. The kart is just for fun not for any sort of racing. Tha fun of building one and gradually improving it. Sounds like he is a budding Westie builder in years to come. Cheers David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I used to race until last year, i sold my kart, but have a spare engine still: mac minarelli, 125 cc engine 6 speed box brand new engine never used, comes with dellorto carb, as new. if thats any good to you.......also check out this site......www.karting.co.uk, theres a good load of secondhand parts etc, which might help you out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.c Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Thanks Wookie But sounds quite a bit quicker than I want my son to have at the moment Cheers David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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