Recent content by DakotaKart

One of the things I'm concerned with on the Karts is the front wheels. Where we ride isn't bad as far as rocks or really rough terrain, but I'm saying that with our only experience being with the youth quads and dirt bikes. What kind of performance impact would there be If I wanted to put...

wow... I'm going to read that again after 1-2 beers. :ack2: :cheers2: Thanks for the links and the explanation. I'm looking forward to testing the machines out (famous last words). I have to cut a track through the tree rows this weekend and turn the boys loose. Are the shocks on these...

Thanks for in the link! I'm picking the karts up this week. The guy was moving and I got both karts for $700. I didn't need to 2, but I also couldn't walk away from the deal. He kept them in his garage and took care of them, so I'm hoping we get several years of fun out of them. Now I just...

I'm seeing a lot of references to belt replacements. Is there "normal" hours of use limit on the belts or is it highly dependent on the engine, TC, use.... Also, what am I looking for when it comes to warn belts? Missing teeth, shredding, or do they just come apart during use?

New to the Forum as I've just purchased our first karts. I have 3 boys ages 8-15, we have dirt bikes and atv's which the boys enjoy riding. I started looking at getting a go kart as a project for all of us to work on. Well I ended up getting more than I bargained for. I started my search...