Is this a good go kart

[middleg]

I found this go cart on craigslist they say it is a sunl 150 cc with reverse and electric start. The reverse cable needs to be replaced so the reverse does not work right now. I was thinking about building my own go cart but i got to thinking i'm ganna spend at least 75 on metal 250 parts plus what ever i need to build and weld. I was thinking I might just be better off buying this one for $400. Let me know if you think that i could do better building one or should i just buy this one and make it my own doing mods at other things to it.

 

[kush]

if its in great condition then yes.

 

[middleg]

What do yo think it it is worth in great condition and ho about if it is only ok and am i going to spend just as much building one than buying this one

 

[gixxerkart]

I guess our answer depends on how well you can build a kart. If you are some kinda engineer with mad weld/fab skills, then no. But since you had to ask us, you're probably joe shmoe like the rest of us. Those Chinese karts are fine. Just prepare to repair if you trash on it hard. My spider box took a beating, but also needed welding after every outing. Also, 400$ ain't a bad price.

 

[cumminsbayou4x4]

just modify that go-cart to the way you want it

 

[middleg]

I am that guy who can weld enough to make a cart that would be fun to take around the yard which is what i want but if i had a cart off of the production line that has supention and electric start i could take it on gravel roads and through fields without flying off my seat or breaking the frame in half. Also it is two seater i don't think i could build a one seater for the price and neatness of this one. When you say trash it hard do you mean take it off jumps and run into things or taking it through feilds and whipping cookies with it.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I've said this before- What's it worth to YOU? If you're willing to go $400, then do it!He//, if it's worth $1000 to you, then do it.

You'd be pretty hard pressed to build a respectable kart for less than $400. I've done it, and so have others- but you've got to be a wicked scavenger, very patient, and willing and capable to rework a design plan 100 times based on some oddball part you just got and didn't foresee. My kids' kart came in right around $200 including a new engine and clutch, but it sure wasn't easy. All steel was scrounged. Steering wheel from computer control. Front axle, spindles, arms, steering rack, front wheels, rear wheels and tires, differential, and rear hubs from an old lawn tractor- scored free. Brake master cylinder, hose and caliper from a motorcycle. Jackshaft and bearings from an industrial ventilation fan. Front tires from a garden cart. Pedals fabbed from 1/4" round stock, also scrounged. Two rod ends from old Honda ATV, the other two from unknown source. Scrounging for a low-buck build takes a lot of time and patience. Many of these parts literally took years to amass for as cheap or free as they were. Lots of luck involved, too. Not too often do you find a lawn tractor with a chain-driven differential axle and manage to talk your way into it for free.

In other words, just going out and buying everything you need that's going to fit and work out without some major logistics is going to cost you. $400? Get the unit you're looking at.

 

[OzFab]

Well, it's pretty much all been said. If it's gonna do what you want then get it.

Take heed of gixxer's advice, the chinese aren't reknowned for their workmanship...

 

[Unbrokenhope]

I came across a sunL kart like this one that was all dismantled, I had to rebuild the whole kart and wire up my own wiring harness but once I got it running it was AWESOME! The one I have has R-N-1-2-3, the only problem I have had if I have broke the frame twice in the back where the motor is mounted