Is this any good? Ax6, yamaha kt100j

[Joshmcmillan]

Hello,
I found another go kart I might buy. I just rang the guy, he said it's an Arrow AX6 with yamaha KT100j engine. It had new carb, exhaust blah blah with 3 sets of tires.

Is this a good kart?

He also said it's 25th anniversary and 28-30, I have no idea what this all means. I weigh 80-85kg's and am 6 foot tall, will I fit? What if I bought a bigger seat (saw an XL one for $40 near me)

oh, it was $1550 O.N.O (is that a good deal? What should I offer?)

 

[brendonv]

Its a good price but not the kart ur looking for. An Arrow is a racer kart, u want an offroad kart. Racer karts are about 5cm off the ground if that. U want something with like 15" tires so u can get around on ur farm well. A racer kart will not last 2 seconds on a farm.

 

[modelengineer]

If you are going into gokart racing (at a track) then it's good. For just general bashing around you want an off-road one.

 

[Joshmcmillan]

Could I maybe turn it into an off road kart? Bigger tires with tread? It's the only one I can find on the internet that's within a few hours from me. I could use it on a track in 10 months or so when I get my solo license, but until then would it at least be decent on gravel and mowed grass?

 

[BradenM]

The frames and steering components won't take anything other then level ground at any speed for any length of time. They just aren't designed to do so.

 

[Joshmcmillan]

What about level ground, thin mowed grass or thin level gravel? Is there absolutely anything I could do to make it usable at all? I don't want to use it's full speed, would it be ok just to cruise around at 40 or so?

I wonder could I buy it then sell it for more, It's pretty cheap am I right?

 

[modelengineer]

It will not work off a track, and you may damage it by doing so. These karts get up around 90kph, and only have about 75mm ground clearance.

It is a dedicated track race kart. It may not have a clutch.

 

[BradenM]

Get an offroad Kart, you will not be dissapointed.

 

[brendonv]

It will be cheaper to get an offroad cart which will turn out to be triple the fun.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Thats a purpose built racing go kart, you can only run it on tracks. Very fast and at 15,000+ RPM the KT100 needs rebuilding more often than a fun kart/industrial engine like a GX200 or Briggs 13 series.

 

[BradenM]

Some fastidious drivers tear them down after each meet.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Not to mention you will spend as much on oil as you do on gas, 16:1 or fatter with come very expensive oil.