Iam 53, Been doing shit like this since age 8, My first project was a Kawasaki 80 on a 2-seater gocart frame. AT 18,Had a Kawasaki Kz 900 on a bigger 1 seater frame. I broke my ass too...
We got a go kart same day this vid was posted it was broken and it sat in our garage till me (12) and my buddy (13) fixed it up and it ran well and still does but it shreds through belts so we put a direct clutch on it and the chain is angled so we gotta move the engine over abt 1 inch but it's cool to think 2 kids fixed a go kart that was sitting in a garage for 3yrs
Those engines are perfect for this, they have a nice torque curve for the swap. Another engine overlooked is the Suzuki GS 450. They are bullet proof and make tons of good torque and power for buggies. I built a few yerf dog spider box karts using the GS motor. They all ran 80mph with a gear that would pull the front wheels. Very cool build, thanks for sharing.
That’s badass🤟 I got a similar go kart that I modified recently . It’s a hammerhead 80t, I’ve extended 6in And made it wider by 12in for larger seats . added adjustable steering as well.
Great idea with the shifter and clutch. I was thinking of doing a Honda Odyssey type steering with controls on the wheel but I think your way may work better.
I wasn't planning to make any videos but now I might. Look at some Grind Hard Plumbing videos ru-vid.com/show-UCivi_f1nniBzEOfKhRoN12Qfeatured?disable_polymer=1 they made 2 karts with steering controls.
How does the axle handle the weight of the engine? I'm thinking about putting a 650 suzuki motor in my buggy, worried the extra weight might break the axle
Did you rig-up a neutral safety light on it? After pricing a new 13hp and a $400 series 40 torque converter a totaled motor cycle engine made better since.
Hello hopefully you'll respond even after a year but can you leave a link to where you got that gear shifter? If tryed searching on ebay but only find cables no handles with a lever for the clutch. Thank you
@@stylze5767 some bolts and nuts, a spring, the control cable, another heavy duty cable for the clutch, a piece of tubing, and the clutch lever off of the motorcycle.
I’ve got something similar to this but I really don’t even know how to start I’ve got a Honda hyabusa engine but other then that I’m stuck I’ve never done anything like this basically all I got is the parts
You basically just have to start doing it and try to figure it out along the way. Watching some of the go kart channels on YT would probably help quite a bit too (ratherbwelding, red beards garage, cars and cameras, etc). A welder, grinder, and some other miscellaneous metal working and hand tools will definitely be required. If you do try it I'd love to see a video or some pics of it :)
Yeah I know I baby it, but it always feels way faster while driving. The carbs don't have accelerator pumps so if you punch it while in too high of a gear, then it kind of stumbles before taking off. That might be what you are hearing. Other than that it runs almost perfectly.
@@fishinkarts2865 maybe get a mechanical or vacuum fuel pump to help the starving issue. But would be cool to see some better shots of it going like a tripod shot and mph test. And show off what it can do.
