building a go kart from scratch has been a fun and wallet deflating experience lol.

[devilstear]

okay this whole time has been only waiting for belt to arrive,now that it did i can work on it again while still waiting for chain dam shipping cost is starting to add up on the numbers will update pics soon

 

[devilstear]

hello finally the dam belt is here but i got a question the belt in the image hasnt been adjusted yet but how tight are we to make the belt to say it is within spec,how much slack is allowed before its considered to loose ,hoping someone can help me with this as this is my first time hooking things up to a go kart type of thing,well this is how to kart stands as of right now,cant do much cuz still waiting on the chain dam thing is taking forever to get here anyway enjoy the pics and thanks in advance.sorry for bad photo it seems if i wait til dark its to dam dark if i wait til day its too dam bright ,guess this will have to do for now .

 

[CustomShifter]

That thing is straight up sexyyyyyy!

 

[devilstear]

hopefully ill be able to get it running soon

 

[mysteryboy28]

yeah... i wouldn't have any sharp sheet metal exposed like that... just waiting for a bad accident to happen. otherwise not too shabby!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Regarding the belt- "Tension" on a CVT is not measured, in the traditional sense. You need to look up the Comet belt chart, and find your belt model #. It will show and exact distance from driver center to driven center. You must be within 1/8" of this measurement for your CVT to perform to its peak. If you cannot find this chart, publish your belt # here, and we will look it up!

 

[justang90]

hi

first your kart is so hot ! i never seen someone doing a homemade kart that look alot better than an original racing kart! i think your kart can take a bigger engine and i was thinking of a bike engine like a minimum of 15 hp to a maximum of 25-30. its look like you will not be able to go over 25 mph with that engine but you have made a frame strongh enought to take 60+ mph

i would like to have some info about your braking systeme cause with the pic you have posted i evaluated that it weight 300-350 lbs so if you follow my advice or your planning going over 30 mph you would need at least some front disc brake.

but for the rest you have the sexiest homemade kart that i had never seen !!

 

[devilstear]

Regarding the belt- "Tension" on a CVT is not measured, in the traditional sense. You need to look up the Comet belt chart, and find your belt model #. It will show and exact distance from driver center to driven center. You must be within 1/8" of this measurement for your CVT to perform to its peak. If you cannot find this chart, publish your belt # here, and we will look it up!

aaahh i get you now,i did measureand came close to about 9 3/8 off by couple mm, belt number was 203787A,so in reference to all this should i be adjusting it to exactly 9 3/8 thanks.

 

[devilstear]

hi



i would like to have some info about your braking systeme cause with the pic you have posted i evaluated that it weight 300-350 lbs so if you follow my advice or your planning going over 30 mph you would need at least some front disc brake.

but for the rest you have the sexiest homemade kart that i had never seen !!

thank you for your thoughts on this and yes in the begining i was gonna go wit a ninja 600 bike but the motor was sold faster then i could have thought an there were other engines but priced way to high so jus settled with duromax for now ,and the brake system im still in the market for the best price and options as soon as i figure it out ill post it up

 

[devilstear]

well heres some pics of all my wiring of the electrical parts if anyone wanted to see still working on it, battery has a solar panel charger i havent hooked up yet and fan is thermal activated or manual by switch,i just put these for fun and to add a bit of extra detail battery will be relocated into batt box ,volt gauge came from part laying around and got a vac gauge drilled to intake end closet to throttle body ,well thats bout it for now .this is all purely just for fun,and cosmetic appearance ,i gotta get some sleep...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

aaahh i get you now,i did measureand came close to about 9 3/8 off by couple mm, belt number was 203787A,so in reference to all this should i be adjusting it to exactly 9 3/8 thanks.

You got it!

 

[devilstear]

thank you ts you have been a great help now on the installing the belt.

 

[devilstear]

i cant believe this motor is brand new and the coil manage to fail on me so soon but replaced it with genuine honda coil runs strong now

 

[devilstear]

waiting on chain but finish adjusting the belt so soon ill be testing it for the first time

 

[devilstear]

okay yall,it is at its final stage in production,just got few touch up to do,only problem is all this hard work only to have to wait on a delayed chain,harness belt and brake due to back ordered digital tach so im forced to wait before testing the open top is not made as a roll cage im not planning on doing jumps and risk rollovers i simply wanted to feel more compact and strapped in tight,it will have hydraulics later and is held closed by racing hood pins,the seat still needs to be fully bolted on also ,hopefully everthing will go well as planned if theres anything feel free to ask ,this is all ive been able to complete due to parts delayed but ill upload once it ready to test thanks guys for everything heres a full 360 view of how it sits right now enjoy...

 

[greaser]

love it. it looks like something from mad max.

 

[devilstear]

thanks,can anyone tell me if chain needs a particular adjustment or how tight can it be,or is it gonna be one of those trial and error type of things any help is greatly appreciated even if you know only a little info on this is better help then none thanks guys

 

[landuse]

thanks,can anyone tell me if chain needs a particular adjustment or how tight can it be,or is it gonna be one of those trial and error type of things any help is greatly appreciated even if you know only a little info on this is better help then none thanks guys

Your chain should not be tight. It should have some slack in it, but not too much

 

[OzFab]

Not so tight that it strains the clutch but not so loose that you skip teeth or throw the chain completely: Somewhere between 1/2" & 1" of movement in the chain

 

[Blazkowiez]

We always tell customers on a typical karting application you want about 1/4" of play in the chain when adjusted. On a mini-bike or an application with a 4-5 foot chain, typically you want a little less play.