shifter kart....

[smokin]

im planning on building a shifter kart, but was thinking about usin a 2 stroke dirt bike engine. wut motor is best? and how would you shift and clutch?

 

[I like karts]

I have an engine to do this, and was planning on doing practically the same thing. The engine I have is off a 1980 yamaha dt100. For the clutch, I was going to add an extra pedal and hook it up to the clutch cable and to shift, turn the little shift lever 90* to where it's verical, then hook a lil rod around it and then have that rod connected to a shifter on a pivot at my side

 

[smokin]

but wuts a good motor thats fast, and can lay some rubber on the street?

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

GSXR-1300=200mph cart. Anything over 200cc should have some power, stick with air cooled and avoid Chinese stuff. A 2 stroke will make double the power a 4 will.

 

[I like karts]

Mines an air cooled two stroke, which is the best choice because 2 stroke=really powerful, and air cooled= low maintainance

 

[smokin]

wut size motor

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Whatever you can find air cooled and over 200cc.

 

[smokin]

r they cheap? and does a go cart frame be good or is a shifter kart frame better?

 

[jr dragster T]

r they cheap? and does a go cart frame be good or is a shifter kart frame better?

Dude...It doesnt matter. Its all up to you and what your driving conditions are.

 

[smokin]

r they cheap? and does a go cart frame be good or is a shifter kart frame better?

 

[jr dragster T]

No man nothings cheap once you mention racing.

 

[smokin]

it will be mostly street, but does the roll cage and the extra height make a power difference? like losing some top speed, but a small go cart frame not a two seater or with no suspension.

 

[smokin]

i mean engine pricing, is or are they decent pricing?

 

[jr dragster T]

Dude...Once again. Of course weight slows you down. But a 200 cc 2 stroke will make any cart fly.

 

[smokin]

do you have a pic. of iow the clutch and shifting work?

 

[Fast Eddie]

Whatever you can find air cooled and over 200cc.

......a 200 cc 2 stroke will make any cart fly.

Isn't 200cc with a transmission a bit overkill? Aren't most 100+ MPH Pro shifter karts 100-125cc? I can see a clutch-driven 200cc engine being okay, but with 5 or 6 forward gears?

Not to be negative, but it sounds like a recipe for suicide to me.

 

[ed1380]

natural selection = godly

 

[smokin]

a picture of a clutch and shifter? please.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Isn't 200cc with a transmission a bit overkill? Aren't most 100+ MPH Pro shifter karts 100-125cc? I can see a clutch-driven 200cc engine being okay, but with 5 or 6 forward gears?

Not to be negative, but it sounds like a recipe for suicide to me.

Gotta have fun!

 

[smokin]

how bout a kt100 motor are they any good, wut top speed would i get from a kt100? and are they manual or automatic? if not what is a decent size motor under 200cc that is fast and manual no automatic and 2stroke?