Buying advice

[jamyers]

I don't know how far these are from you, but here's some of the better deals I just saw on the St.Louis, Mo Craigslist when I searched for "kart".

$375 for a 5hp suspension kart in Alton

$350 for a good-looking single seat 5hp kart in unlisted location

$150 for a decent-looking homemade 5hp kart in Edwardsville, IL

$150 for an engine-less kart in Centralia

And here's a Honda 5hp engine for $60 in Festus, that's hard to beat.

Your $500 would go a LOT farther picking up one of these and doing any repairs / upgrades, in my not-so-humble opinion...

 

[beansdaddy78]

I'm in st louis

snap ill be there in the morning. are you just wanting a basic frame? Do you already have a motor to run or have one in mind?

 

[friteful]

Thanks

 

[friteful]

No I'm new to go karting

 

[friteful]

N my dad runs a machine shop so I have the stuff needed to bend stuff and weld ect

 

[friteful]

I have this but don't wanna take it apart

 

[beansdaddy78]

I have this but don't wanna take it apart

all i can see is what looks to be the top of a gas tank

 

[beansdaddy78]

N my dad runs a machine shop so I have the stuff needed to bend stuff and weld ect

great so you can get my shaft shaved down cheap right

i got a qoute to turn a 1" shaft to a 3/4" shaft for $30

what would your pops do that for?

 

[friteful]

Idk

 

[friteful]

Email them n check www.steuby.com

 

[friteful]

Let me take another pic

 

[friteful]

Here

 

[friteful]

Here I think it will work this time

 

[landuse]

Idk

Email them n check www.steuby.com

Let me take another pic

Here

Here I think it will work this time

Friteful, please use the edit button at the bottom right of your original post. We try not to encourage multiple postings like this. Thanks

 

[peterbilt]

I wouldn't buy anything that was or camr from China. Imo its all tensil steel junk that you'll have to wrench on every 5 min or it may break in 5 min.

 

[jamyers]

I wouldn't buy anything that was or camr from China. Imo its all tensil steel junk that you'll have to wrench on every 5 min or it may break in 5 min.

I have no problem with chinese gear, just be aware that their quality control varies, much like lots of US-made stuff from 20-40 years ago. And there's nothing wrong with 'tensil steel' (I'm assuming you mean 'low-tensile steel'), depending on the application.

 

[OzFab]

Tensil = not a word
Tensile = strength

I'm gonna go with jamyers... unless you have a better explanation

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I wouldn't buy anything that was or camr from China. Imo its all tensil steel junk that you'll have to wrench on every 5 min or it may break in 5 min.

Then, before very long at all- you're going to stop buying stuff altogether. China has a huge manufacturing and export sector, and North America is a huge buyer and growing daily. More is made in China than you may think. You might want to start reading the fine print on everything you buy.

Despite a lot of bad stuff, it may also surprise you to find that there's some pretty high-quality stuff coming out of China, too.

So, you'll forgive me for saying so, but the above was a pretty ignorant statement (in the traditional sense of the term, meaning "uninformed")

 

[beansdaddy78]

http://www.smurly.com/117/posts/2-F...s/3413696087-Go-Cart-275-Vermilion-Cnty-.html

heres one for you

 

[jamyers]

http://www.smurly.com/117/posts/2-F...s/3413696087-Go-Cart-275-Vermilion-Cnty-.html

heres one for you

That looks like a HECK of a good deal!!!