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[poisonedyoyo1]

Hello Everyone! Allow me to bring you all up to speed about my situation (I have no idea what you'd call it). So I went up to PA this summer to visit relatives and my Uncle gave me a bunch of Scooter supplies. Like, the kind of scooters senior citizens ride on that go about 1 MPH. Included was the full scooter set up but without the seat, two separate drive trains (you know, the wheel assembly with a motor and the differentials and all that good stuff that powers the scooter). So I was wondering, would I be able to use that stuff for building a Go-Kart?

Much thanks:
-Poison.

 

[anderkart]

Welcome to DIY poisonedyoyo1.
It might not go very fast, but yes you could build a go kart from a Mobility scooter.

 

[Linksep]

Research those motors. I'm fairly sure the robot wars crowd love those scooter motors and you could either sell them for cash to buy kart stuff, or you might be able to find hop-up parts and tips to make the motors powerful enough for an e-kart.