Is this possible/been done before?

[beastmode986]

has anyone ever mad a stick shift go cart? ive always love the concept of stick and it looks pretty fun would there be a way i can work in a stick shift to a go cart some how or simulate how it would be driving stick? i dont have my licence yet to drive so i cant buy a stick shift car so i was jw

 

[beastmode986]

also can a go cart or mini bike frame be made frome 1IN OR 1/2IN CONDUIT?

 

[Shawn drifts]

Look at my build thread. You need a motor that shifts

 

[Shawn drifts]

The tank build

 

[Jcotz]

Plenty of people have made manual-transmission karts. If you want it on a buggy then you could use a motorcycle engine, or if you want it on a race or yard kart then dirt-bike style engines would be a good way to go.

 

[souperman000]

pretty much all dirt bike engines and motorcycle engines and ATV engines you need to press the clutch and shift

 

[fowler]

Yes manual karts are common

Unless u mean it has that pattern like a car
All manual karts use bike engines or external boxes that are simply push up for gear up and down for gear down
Like a race car

A shift pattern like a car could be done using a set on linkages
But its over complicated

 

[TheWingnut]

I had the same idea. It is possible, but you would probbly have to get a big space-taking transmition box.
What i did is just get a small differential/gear box that you can find online easily. Its what Fowler was saying, its just the f/n/r gearing but its still pretty kool and its always nice to have a neutral and reverse option.

 

[fowler]

No bikes have 5 gears

And u can get external gear boxes

A few bike powered machines are running a f/n/r box after the fear box

Also rideon mower trannys tend to have a few gears
My first hack mower had 7

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Search on "Shifter Karts".

Regarding EMT (conduit) - Sure, you could build a kart with it. I would suggest you use 1" EMT, 1/2" and 3/4" are too small, and too thin. Even with 1", you'd have to have a decent frame design, and be a decent welder. Keep in mind EMT is galvanized. Weld with good, forced air ventilation (preferably outside) and use the right primer when painting, as most off-the-shelf paints will not stick to zinc.

 

[beastmode986]

i mean just like how it is on a car except it dosent need a pattern. i want to build a 2 seater kart just to drive on the street in my neighborhood however i want it to be low profile in shape and not to loud any suggestions??? im not sure what type of engine to use. a motorcycle one?(i know ppl with mini bikes and dirtbikes and do this neighbors dont care and therearent many cars)

 

[beastmode986]

sorry about all the questions im a perfectionist due to my ocd lol however i love making my projects always turn out great

 

[beastmode986]

ok so ive gotten multiple ideas now and also i just got an 8hp brigs n stratton enginge i just gotta clean it up a little bit.
right now i have 60$ and not sure what to buy now. any reccomendations. i want to build a frame but im not sure where to go to get parts. also i could just imatate stick by putting a bar the is in front of the pedal that wont let the pedal go down all the way then i just shift forward and lock the knob in place and i would do that 4 times in order to reach my max speed. seems alot simpler

 

[Jcotz]

Your idea is cool, but is just sort of a hassle. I would recommend trying to find an engine with a built in gear system.

 

[landuse]

ok so ive gotten multiple ideas now and also i just got an 8hp brigs n stratton enginge i just gotta clean it up a little bit.
right now i have 60$ and not sure what to buy now. any reccomendations. i want to build a frame but im not sure where to go to get parts. also i could just imatate stick by putting a bar the is in front of the pedal that wont let the pedal go down all the way then i just shift forward and lock the knob in place and i would do that 4 times in order to reach my max speed. seems alot simpler

It seems like you are just going to be burning up clutches this way, as you will only get to full clutch engagement on your last "gear shift".

 

[fowler]

i see burnt clutches as landuse said

also u wont really get the same feeling as a manual as u wont get the revs right up then change up then repeat
it will be more like the kart has problems accelarating

 

[landuse]

i see burnt clutches as landuse said

also u wont really get the same feeling as a manual as u wont get the revs right up then change up then repeat
it will be more like the kart has problems accelarating

Second that

 

[jamyers]

also can a go cart or mini bike frame be made frome 1IN OR 1/2IN CONDUIT?

Yes, but not one that'll last longer than a mile or so. Best to use actual steel tubing, either square or round. Good places to find it cheap are usually industrial users or suppliers, you can often get their scrap that's too small for their use and plenty big enough for yours, for little money. Just have to start asking around.

 

[jamyers]

As far as the car-like shifter and tranny, I've always wondered about using the tranny and shifter out of some little front-wheel-drive car...

As I see it the hardest part is connecting the engine to the tranny - using the automobile clutch adds a lot of fabbing work, I wonder if you could use a centrifugal clutch and chain-drive it to the tranny input shaft, letting off the throttle and slip-shifting the gearbox into the next gear.

Then the second-hardest part is hooking the tranny output shafts to the rear wheels, but I'm thinking you could either put a sprocket on the left and right outputs and go with two "dead-axle" kart drive wheels, or go inside the gearbox, permanently lock the differential gears, then put a single drive sprocket to a live kart axle.

I think it's a GREAT concept, but it'd take a good deal of fabrication (and I'd think at LEAST an 8hp engine)... I think it would be cool to have an actual automotive stick-shift in a kart.

Heck, why stop there, just rob the entire driveline out of something like a Geo Metro...yeehaw!

 

[Koolitaly]

Hello guys I know this is an old thread but I just came across it on google and figured I would join this site. Shifting like a car is very possible if you know someone who can engineer a small solenoid and program it. I had a go kart with a 200cc engine on it from an old Suzuki that we mapped in an H pattern by simply programming the box to "click" the shifter into the proper gear. This sounds complicated but it really isn't. Just a stepping stone if you are looking to do the same. It worked out well for us you just need to get used to softly shifting as there is no resistance in the shifter besides locking into each gear using 2 door track wheels and a spring on each side to create the locking effect other wise it will just bounce around. Do this at your own risk also it took us a while to program it right and adjust the 2 small solenoids (the same size as such door poppers) to switch gears. we also built the frame with a lot of extra space to mount the box which we welded into place. It also had a neutral switch so I cannot tell you what headaches you will come across without one since you shift 1 down and the rest up. If I come across some photos from that project I will post them here to show you what I did. If you decide to work with this method just make sure the solenoids can stay dry. I had to learn the hard way how easy they can fail.