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Thanks mate, yeh very true. Well that kart isn't in use any more, had to make room for my new one. It's a real shame to see it go, although I've kept the engine so you never know, a re-build may be in order one day. Was only 15 at the time, so I'm sure if I re-built it, i'd do a much better job...

It has been geared to just under 1:5 and it's a de-restricted 6.5hp clone so honestly I'd be looking at about 35mph+ but i'll let you know. A bigger place to try it out would be great though. My last homemade kart managed to hit 55mph just down my stretch of road (not the stretch of road on the...

Thanks guys, yeh the paint job was my real own personal touch. Just need a big area to really open it up.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q_NTG53tNT0 Here's just a short clip of one of the first test rides after I finished building it. It took about 4 months to build from scratch. The whole project was planned, designed and made by myself, including the chassis, steering and 'hot rod flamed' bodywork...

Yep, stock air filter. Okay, thanks

Hi, No just free revving, no load at all.

Hi, Starting a new go kart project. I have a gx200 replica engine that was bought second hand. It does run but the idle rpm is a little inconsistent. The governor has been removed completely and it has a brand new carb. It will start and run but as said it runs a little inconsistently. I am no...

Check out my profile page, I've got an album listed my reverse trike. Have a look at some of the pictures. I build my three wheeler a few months back and it's a great project.

Here's the first video to get things started. Upload all your videos of your finished kart here. This is my Reverse Trike, which took around two weeks to build. It's pretty fast, anyone go faster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF3edQEOa70 :thumbsup:

Only joking about the race. Besides if the police catch you or anyone on the roads, they'll take it away so racing on the roads is a bad idea anyway.

One quick thing guys, how do you remove the gov... :wai:. In the nicest way possible, I suggest you dump the 80mph idea and stick to 40-50mph max. Good luck though.:roflol:

I don't think strength is too much of a problem as the mild steel has pretty thick walls, however a floor may be a good idea. I'll get a precise top speed gps reading soon and report back, but like I said I would be surprised if it didn't hit 45mph. Also better, bigger wheels would be ideal for...

If yours is geared to 46mph and I recon I can get 45+/- it should be a close race, lol. I'll carry a satnav in my pocket and take a top speed some time soon. The only F1 type feature is the steering wheel, but yeh you think alike with the whole F1 type idea. Good luck, looking forward to seeing...

Got the pictures, finally. Hits about 45mph and will accelerate great. Also has a cool engine start/stop button right of the seat which is a pretty cool feature.

Nice start r97. I'm still trying to upload some picture of my finished three wheeler but can't. I've posted a very shot simple vid on youtube (youtube: DIY Go-kart reverse trike, and its the first one, blue back end frame) not really to show you the speed or the handling but more as a...

V8 Supercharged on a homemade go-kart, lol. MZG, you say your kart does 40 MPH already and may I ask, is that not fast enough? Some people struggle to hit 15, so 40 is very respectable. Besides if your kart hits 40mph max, doubling that will be almost impossible with the same engine. You'll need...

To clean metal, I personally wire brush/emry cloth the metal down until It's visibly clean or close to. Then I use white spirit with a rough cloth to remove any excess grease or oil. Then finally wipe off excess white spirit with a dry, clean rag. Works perfect for me, then the metal's ready...

Going 80mph on a homemade Go-kart would take some serious precision engineering and I don't mean to be stereotypical but If you're new to welding, building an 80mph Go-kart will not be easy for you. My kart can hit 45mph (+/- a bit) and that runs on an unlimited 50cc ped engine. The frame is...

Yeah, I have send admin a message stating the problem but have not yet had a reply, so I thought posting a quick message here may help. I've never actaully tried to attach image/videos.... so I didn't know what to expect. I have been searching through the forum on posting pics, but nothing of...

I'm trying to upload images of my finally finished kart, however after trying, a new window opens saying: security token missing, upload failed. Anyone know what to do and how to avoid this problem? :furious2::mad2: