need second opinion

[killawatt]

does anyone have experience witht he hammerhead go carts im looking at buying one i want a 150cc and they offer two the 150cc gt ant the 150cc gran torismo whats the diffrence and isit worth the extra 500 bucks?

 

[modelengineer]

How much are the base model ones?

You would end up with a better kart if you bought a second hand kart, or built one yourself. My Sidewinder kart will only cost me $2500 AUD total, which is about $1800 USD, and it will smash any hammerhead kart (when it's finished ). Even a heavily modified one.

 

[killawatt]

well i thought about building a sidewinder but im trying to stay compact. the hammerheads are designed to fit in the bed of a truck so i wouldnt have to buy a trailer

 

[Buick455]

well i thought about building a sidewinder but im trying to stay compact. the hammerheads are designed to fit in the bed of a truck so i wouldnt have to buy a trailer

Are you sure? I might be looking at the wrong kart, but this one is 56" wide. It would fit on my old flat bed p/u barely, but it would be up over the bed rails on my f150. With most pickups I have owned, if over 4' wide good luck.

 

[Raywelder]

Are you sure? I might be looking at the wrong kart, but this one is 56" wide. It would fit on my old flat bed p/u barely, but it would be up over the bed rails on my f150. With most pickups I have owned, if over 4' wide good luck.

If you had a f250 maybe.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

I would never buy a go kart, half the fun is building it...Besides, 150cc? what brand engine? china i bet...i built my shifter kart, which will top out at 60, and is probably a little better performance than a hammerhead for about $100. It is more cramped, but its a lot of fun to drive.

 

[thgrahamjr]

I have a BX 125 off-road buggie that has a 125cc GY6 Honda clone which sells new for $2,400 in the states, I paid $250 for mine off of craigslist and all it mainly needed was a carb cleaning. Mine goes 35mph stock but these engines have lots of aftermarket performance parts.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

yea i just looked up the engine, looks decent.




heres a page on it.

http://www.rc-trucks.org/twister-hammerhead-engine.htm

 

[r_chez_08]

the engine seems too small for such a big kart. it needs a motorbike engine

 

[killawatt]

i thought the same thing about the engine size but there performance is ridiculous i test drove one and i almost got whiplash from flooring it from a dead stop so i thought maybe its geared really low but the digital speedometer claimed we 42 before i ran out of road and i agree i would love to build one but by the time i bought all the tools like welder pipe a pipe bender tires motor and stuff i could just buy one for that on craigslist they run like 1000 after about a years use

 

[r_chez_08]

thats not a bad price!

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

You need a decent welding setup and all the tools needed to work on the motor/trans/suspension to keep a go kart running.

 

[killawatt]

good point but my neigbors have a lot of those kind of tools and will let me barrow them but i would need things like a welder a lot longer then anyone would be willing to let me barrow it

 

[modelengineer]

For $1000 you could get a nice welder, angle grinder and drill press (second hand) AND build yourself a kart which would run rings around the hammerhead, which would also fit in your ute.

I was always under the impression that those hammerheads were built for kids...

 

[killawatt]

yea but im not made of money i would still have to buy a motor and pipe and designs its just to much for my blood

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Your reading comprehension sucks.

For $1000 you could get a nice welder, angle grinder and drill press (second hand) AND build yourself a kart which would run rings around the hammerhead, which would also fit in your ute.

 

[killawatt]

oh haha my bad i guess i read that way to fast well that definantly sounds good ill look into it and see what i can find

 

[r_chez_08]

$1000

welder -$150
drill press - $100
andle grinder - $50

left for kart - $700