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Machine a clutch? well I plan on making a friction clutch for the motor, possibly the old cup and cone style, so the engine will run at a set RPM but my kid can press a peddle to increase the friction and get the drive transferred to the axle. I had thought of putting in a centrifugal clutch but...

Hi Fowler, Thanks for that, yes I prob, will go petrol. Not looking for anything too fast, just a small thing for the kids to move about on, so I have a small 5hp 4 stroke motor in the shed so that should do it. I suppose the next thing is to machine a clutch for it.

Hi all, I am totally new to all of this, was involved racing Rotax Max, for a year or so but gave up due to finance, and now on the verge of building my own Kart to play with, not sure if petrol or Electric. Been a mechanical engineer for the last 25 years and in the last year been teaching...