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Well something went wrong on my first trip. I went around the street this AM and heard a thunk about 5 mins in When I got in the drive way I noticed the jack shaft (3/4") is bent. Just for info My TC40 is on the JS with the 10T which goes to the 2nd JS with a 29T. Then the 2nd 10T which...

What I learned today I thought would be very helpful to pass along to the rest of this forum. I was having serious issues bleeding my new disk brakes as I was getting air into the system. Everything I tried to get it out I was not successful. After several minutes of google and youtube. I...

So I seen the driven in both orientations with the spring on the left or the right. With that said I seen conversion both side of the conversion that there a wrong or right orientation. Looking in the at the instructions http://www.bmikarts.com/pdf/comet_40series.pdf I have not necessary seen...

So I purchased a 420cc predator which I have yet to connect. I have read the instructions, which are poor at best. But the instructions call for a 12 volt 36ah battery. Is there a alterator which charges the battery? If so can one only assume you can connect some LED lights. As I mention...

New to go-kart building. Something I have wanted to do since I was a kid..... Will DS and I have talked about it for off and on. So we decided it was time. I have done a ton of go-kart web surfing and have collected a good measure of links of different ideas and sites. So I made the...

So we getting our part list together on what we need and take it in design consideration. Building 2 seater with a 301cc or 420cc enginee. From what I read general speaking I want to think about a front tire 12" in size and 15" for the rear. Front: I thinking of a 6 inch rim with a 3.5" or...

So when making the A-Frame I plan on welding a 2.5" long bushing to the A-Frames. These will be 1" OD, 5/8 ID which will go into welded 2.5" (ID) spindle bracket. Then a 5/8 bolt will go into with lock nuts on the end. So the questions to ask. 1. Is there a available bearing set for these...

I am pricing and looking for tubing for our go-kart at a local steel house. I am debating over 1.25 vs 1" tubing. What size are most using to build a go-kart. Will 1" be strong enough if I get 1/8 walled thickness? Thanks Mike

We having been looking for sometime and decided to make our go-kart. I saw a predator 420cc (14HP) today and thinking in the design we want to make this would be a good fit. I have seen some response and chatter on the 212cc. Any good, bad or ugly on the 420cc. I saw a electric start on the...