Yard kart with kdx200 2 stroke motor

[joedarr33]

Ok i joined this forum to learn some things about how to get this to work. I have been doing a little research and havent found much. I have a single person yard kart and a kdx 200 2 stroke motor im going to rebuild.

My background on karts- I use to race in blue plate and what not when i was younger.

I have a welder and alot of tools and a general idea of what i need to do

What i need help with-
Whats the most common way to hook up the shifting mech and clutch mech.
I was thinking on using a lever with a clutch lever on that lever (thats alot of levers in one sentence)
Is there a place i can buy like a kit for this ? so i can mount it next to me.

Everything as far as mounting the engine, and bulding up the week spots i understand.


pictures
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Any tips and what not would be great

 

[landuse]

Ok i joined this forum to learn some things about how to get this to work. I have been doing a little research and havent found much. I have a single person yard kart and a kdx 200 2 stroke motor im going to rebuild.

My background on karts- I use to race in blue plate and what not when i was younger.

I have a welder and alot of tools and a general idea of what i need to do

What i need help with-
Whats the most common way to hook up the shifting mech and clutch mech.
I was thinking on using a lever with a clutch lever on that lever (thats alot of levers in one sentence)
Is there a place i can buy like a kit for this ? so i can mount it next to me.

Everything as far as mounting the engine, and bulding up the week spots i understand.


pictures
post
links
Any tips and what not would be great

Welcome to the forum! Post some pics of what you have so that we can help you out

 

[qtband]

Kind of like this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqLcI2y7wA

 

[joedarr33]

Kind of like this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqLcI2y7wA

This helped a lot with the clutch cable. Now that shifter, how in the heck is it ran to the motor?



Ill post pics tomorrow of what I'm starting out with.

 

[qtband]

Maybe like this one:

 

[joedarr33]

This is what i will be starting with, has a old B&S motor on it right now, going to put a cheap racing seat i have laying around in it. Build up the frame and what not. New tires eventually. And put the kdx200 on it.

 

[joedarr33]

Maybe like this one:

Yea, can you show me the way it goes back to the motor?

 

[landuse]

Yea, can you show me the way it goes back to the motor?

Have a look at THIS thread starting from page 6

 

[qtband]

I just googled for my info. See the link Landuse posted. It'll be more help.

 

[OzFab]

This is what i will be starting with

That's a Manco Dingo; some people would crucify you for wanting to change it

 

[KartFab]

I wouldn't haha! I just put a big motor on mine and geared it low.

http://youtu.be/Sf0pkzWhkS4

I bet that thing would go really, realllllly fast with a 2-stroke lol

 

[joedarr33]

That's a Manco Dingo; some people would crucify you for wanting to change it

well it already has a diff briggs motor on it but its pretty slow. Today we figured the kdx200 motor is about shot. My buddy has a raptor 660 that has a good motor and what not for 500 bucks.... Should i ? lol

 

[KartFab]

Yolo!

 

[OzFab]

Should i ? lol

Yolo!

True but, with that conversion, that one life may be a short one

TBH, I honestly dont think the Dingo is up to the job; that amount of torque will tear the frame apart...

 

[joedarr33]

True but, with that conversion, that one life may be a short one

TBH, I honestly dont think the Dingo is up to the job; that amount of torque will tear the frame apart...

yea, starting to think the same lol. I have a buddy with a newer up to date one he would hook me up with pretty cheap I'm sure. I am trying to think of what i could do with the 660 motor.

 

[KartFab]

but what about zoom zooooooom?! vroom vroom? weeeeeee!!!!!!