Hi. Grand Dad here.

[JimDilks]

I might be getting up there, but I still love my toys. Now I'm graduating back down to go karts from real motorcycles. I still love to ride but I need something a lot safer. I picked up a Ty Rod IV kart recently and I'm going to rebuild it like several folks have. Still like to work on stuff. It keeps a person busy. You gotta love DIY. I'm in Newark,DE.

 

[Denny]

Don’t worry, lots of us old guys here! Welcome!

 

[BaconBitRacing]

I might be getting up there, but I still love my toys. Now I'm graduating back down to go karts from real motorcycles. I still love to ride but I need something a lot safer. I picked up a Ty Rod IV kart recently and I'm going to rebuild it like several folks have. Still like to work on stuff. It keeps a person busy. You gotta love DIY. I'm in Newark,DE.

Welcome! I‘d love to see some pictures of your kart.

 

[pearl111]

Hello, and welcome to DIY

 

[Bansil]

Yeah, gotta agree...lots of 50+ here....welcome

 

[JimDilks]

Thanks guys. I also belong to a Honda twins forum. I have two. Gonna sell them and settle down to some fun stuff. It's been a while since I had a kart. It was a simple one with single drive wheel. I cleaned it, painted and serviced the engine. My two grandsons loved it. I'm down to three karts right now, but I have a lot of projects going on right now-too many interests. I'll be 77 this year and starting to feel it a little. I drive a bus for our local senior center and work on small engine stuff to keep busy. I sleep well. Still married to the angel I found 55 years ago. We still live in the same house too. Two girls and five g-kids. Good families. I'll get a few pics up of my kart too.

 

[Denny]

You should stay away from those old people. They’ll drag you down!

 

[BaconBitRacing]

Thanks guys. I also belong to a Honda twins forum. I have two. Gonna sell them and settle down to some fun stuff. It's been a while since I had a kart. It was a simple one with single drive wheel. I cleaned it, painted and serviced the engine. My two grandsons loved it. I'm down to three karts right now, but I have a lot of projects going on right now-too many interests. I'll be 77 this year and starting to feel it a little. I drive a bus for our local senior center and work on small engine stuff to keep busy. I sleep well. Still married to the angel I found 55 years ago. We still live in the same house too. Two girls and five g-kids. Good families. I'll get a few pics up of my kart too.

Sounds like you are living the dream. These karts keep us young!

 

[panchothedog]

Welcome to the forum Jim. I 've got one kart more than you ( 4 ) same number
of Grandkids ( 5 ) two years your junior ( 74 for a few more weeks ) and married
For 51 years come June. You sure we ain't related? If I don't watch the news on T V so I'm not thinking about how screwed up things are then I can truly say
LOVING LIFE yeah let's see some pictures of your stuff.

 

[JimDilks]

It will be a little period of time before I can get the karts pictured because I'm building a motorized bike for a guy. I have a one car garage and have a table set up to work on the bike. Since it's spring and I'm a home owner, there chores to do in addition to the "other stuff". A friend brought his zero turn mower over because it wouldn't start and I got the parts for it yesterday. I was over at my buddies house yesterday also helping him with a couple of mowers. I could take picture of my garage, but then it would take a long explanation of the mess. My grandson is arriving today from Connecticut to spend a few days before he goes back home to Ohio. Spring is always so busy!

 

[JimDilks]

By the way, I NEVER watch the news! Nothing but the crap of life. I sleep very well.

 

[BaconBitRacing]

By the way, I NEVER watch the news! Nothing but the crap of life. I sleep very well.

Heck I’d keep sneezing if I watched the news till I turned it off! You and pancho sure are cut of the same cloth, and good cloth too.