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For many reasons my Bonanza MX project has lain idle: http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=33386&highlight=iron+john I don't really need the minibike or motor any longer and am open to ideas. Admin/Mod: if this request is treading on the For Sale rules here, no problem, please just...

Spotted this, thought it was cool: http://www.ebay.com/itm/302233361892?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I'm refurbishing an ASW3170 go-kart for a friend who recently acquired it for his child. The kart has been stored outdoors for years with no gas cap and the fuel petcok 'on'. Yep, rust city inside the carb - among the worst I've seen. The motor is a 6 hp Subaru Robin SP-170. The carb is in...

I'm helping a friend repair a go-kart he picked up for his child. It's pretty beat, with all the usual faults. This one might deserve special mention. The TC cover is broken with a piece missing by the engine pulley. As I slowly turned the motor over to see if it was free, I saw that the...

We've all seen the posts. Perhaps a new member introduction or someone's cry for help. Inevitably one of the quick responses that appear in the thread reads along the lines of "where do you live"? Often the justification for this is something like "well, it's so we can tell him or her where to...

It seems that the Forum software automatically flips portrait photos to landscape. This is quite annoying when posting pictures that are - correctly - portrait. Would the Admins please look into disabling this feature. Thanks!

I picked up this carb a few years ago for cheap. It's new. What is it, is it any good, etc., etc. I need to retrofit a carb to a 5 hp Briggs flathead kart engine that will be used on a fat-tired minibike. This little baby might do the trick - it is already set up for a cable throttle - tell me...

My buddy gave me this, my first-ever minibike. I've got some thoughts as to how I might complete it that range from a restoration to something a bit more out there. ] The first order of business is to identify it. I am sure that you gurus will know straight away what it is. As you see...

I've had this kicking around on the shelf for a long, long time now. It was just run enough to break it in. Is this 5 hp newish, vintage American engine worth anything in this day of $99 6.5 hp Predators? If so, I guess I should sell it. If not, I will likely use it on a minibike or...

What's an original Fox cart worth? No motor. Has the original Satellite seat with a few rips. The cart is intact and original and has been in a barn since 1965. Mag wheels, original slicks, etc.

It's been four years since I posted anything about our old Yerf Dog 3200. In the last day or two I resumed work on it. This thread is to catch up. I left off with these two threads: Handling issues: http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18272 Engine swap...

Formula 1 race cars have ultra-sophisticated engines that turn around 18,000 rpm, and have per-cylinder displacements roughly twice our one-lungers. Current sports bikes easily turn 14,000 rpm with motors perhaps one and a half times our displacement on a per-cylinder basis. Yet for some...

I have read the TC sticky and would like a clarification on the correct way to align the driver and driven pulleys. My questions are regarding an asymmetrical Comet TC that takes a 203591 belt. From the Comet tech sheet in the sticky, it looks like you align the 'flat' faces of the rear...

The TC in our Yerf-Dog 3200 (repowered with a HF Predator 212cc) is OK, but I must say that I am not thrilled with it. Right up front, let me say that I have read the torque converter sticky and that the advice provided seems spot on. I have a feeling that we might be a good candidate for...

The stock Tecumseh OHH6.0 in my Yerf-Dog 3200 is ready to be sent out to the farm so that it can run in the fields with all the other small engines. HF has their good old Predator 6.5 212 cc on sale for 99.99. My time and the parts are worth that, so instead of rebuilding the Tec I am thinking...

I have a Yerf-Dog 3200 that I purchased new quite a few years ago. This kart has always had evil handling. It has a narrow rear track, a high center of gravity due to the roll cage and excessive ride height, sticky tires and an incompetent front end geometry. As a result of all that, when...

Hi all, I just came across this forum and thought I would give it a shot. I'm a long-time once-in-a-while karter. When I was 7 or 8 I worked odd jobs and saved every penny to buy a nice little Fox kart with a 610 (I think) West Bend engine. The motor is long gone but I still have that kart...