Recent content by mark4ksu

Thank you all for the feedback. I called Jack's, and they aswered the phone quickly. Apparently, the go kart kits are drop shipped from Azusa. So while they don't have it in stock, Azusa does. I went ahead and ordered the kit and cluch from them. They estimated it would take about 2 weeks to...

Hello Everyone, I'm about to order an Azusa go kart kit, pn 3551. I was planning to order from Jack's small engine since they seem to have a better price ($685) vs Azusa directly ($905). https://www.jackssmallengines.com/ I started looking up reviews for Jack's, and they are horrible. On their...

Thankyou both. I'll go with the 'big' predator engine for the kart. 6.5 hp. I hadn't given much thought beyone the centrifugal clutch. The kart I had as a kid had one and it seemed ok at the time. I'll check out the CVT. It sounds more espensive. lol. I guess all the good upgrades cost more.

@Denny. That's how I weld. Messy, but lots of it. Thank you all for the input. I really appreciate it. It sounds like Azusa is a solid brand. I really like that you can buy replacement parts when/if something breaks. If he's driving correctly (having fun), he'll surely break something. lol...

Yeah, they do look small. I'm 6'-4" so I'm sure I wouldn't fit. lol. I saw a youtube video of some men folding up their legs to drive them. I'd probably try the same thing for a short period of time. I can weld (not well), but for a first gokart project, I wanted to keep this somewhat simple...

It's nice that this place seems family friendly. You don't see that in a lot of message forums. And thanks for the welcome!

Hello Everyone, I'm planning to buy a gokart kit for my 10 year old son. I want a project we can build together. I'm looking for more of a nuts and bolts assembly project vs fabrication and welding. The Azusa gokart kits caught my eye, and look like what I want. I could buy the kit, a clutch...

Hello Everybody, When I was a kid, my dad and grandpa built a gokart with me. Now I have a 10 year old son, and I want him to have the same experience. He's super excited to get a gokart, and I'm interested in buildig a gokart with him in the coming weeks/months. I'll be posting some...