Comments on: How much effort would it take to get a motorcycle engine and turn it into a go kart engine? http://www.karts2go.com/uncategorized/how-much-effort-would-it-take-to-get-a-motorcycle-engine-and-turn-it-into-a-go-kart-engine Step into Karts 2 Go Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:33:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bart S http://www.karts2go.com/uncategorized/how-much-effort-would-it-take-to-get-a-motorcycle-engine-and-turn-it-into-a-go-kart-engine/comment-page-1#comment-1579 Bart S Sat, 02 May 2009 03:07:59 +0000 http://www.karts2go.com/go-kart-engine/how-much-effort-would-it-take-to-get-a-motorcycle-engine-and-turn-it-into-a-go-kart-engine#comment-1579 have you ever thought about a differential? what type of drive-line are you going to make to run an axle with 2 wheels?<br><b>References : </b><br> have you ever thought about a differential?
what type of drive-line are you going to make to run an axle with 2 wheels?
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]]> By: Mad Jack http://www.karts2go.com/uncategorized/how-much-effort-would-it-take-to-get-a-motorcycle-engine-and-turn-it-into-a-go-kart-engine/comment-page-1#comment-1578 Mad Jack Sat, 02 May 2009 03:00:59 +0000 http://www.karts2go.com/go-kart-engine/how-much-effort-would-it-take-to-get-a-motorcycle-engine-and-turn-it-into-a-go-kart-engine#comment-1578 Not much effort at all. You can cannibalize a lot of parts from the donor motorcycle. The biggest problem is getting the final gearing right. The circumference of a go-kart tire is much smaller than a motorcycle tire. However this could be accomplished with a jack shaft. This has already been done so you won't need to re-invent the wheel. There is a go kart racing series that already uses motorcycle engines. Open your favorite search engine and search for "motorcycle engine go kart" without the quotes. There is one minor issue that you may find is that a 2 stroke motorcycle engine doesn't produce much torque at low RPM. This may be an issue when starting off or if you need to go slow. But look out once you get the go kart moving. You may want to wear a full face helmet to keep the bugs out of your teeth because you will consistently have an ear to ear grin on your face. One other issue you may encounter is that you could very easily over-power your go-kart. If you use too much motor you could easily build a little 100+ mph death trap. Make sure your go kart, your riding area, and your driving abilities match the performance capabilities of your go kart. Another option I have seen is to use a snowmobile engine and belt drive system. I have seen both. And both were wicked fast.<br><b>References : </b><br> Not much effort at all. You can cannibalize a lot of parts from the donor motorcycle. The biggest problem is getting the final gearing right. The circumference of a go-kart tire is much smaller than a motorcycle tire.

However this could be accomplished with a jack shaft.

This has already been done so you won't need to re-invent the wheel. There is a go kart racing series that already uses motorcycle engines. Open your favorite search engine and search for "motorcycle engine go kart" without the quotes.

There is one minor issue that you may find is that a 2 stroke motorcycle engine doesn't produce much torque at low RPM. This may be an issue when starting off or if you need to go slow. But look out once you get the go kart moving. You may want to wear a full face helmet to keep the bugs out of your teeth because you will consistently have an ear to ear grin on your face.

One other issue you may encounter is that you could very easily over-power your go-kart. If you use too much motor you could easily build a little 100+ mph death trap. Make sure your go kart, your riding area, and your driving abilities match the performance capabilities of your go kart.

Another option I have seen is to use a snowmobile engine and belt drive system. I have seen both. And both were wicked fast.
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]]> By: kelly_f_1999 http://www.karts2go.com/uncategorized/how-much-effort-would-it-take-to-get-a-motorcycle-engine-and-turn-it-into-a-go-kart-engine/comment-page-1#comment-1577 kelly_f_1999 Sat, 02 May 2009 02:50:59 +0000 http://www.karts2go.com/go-kart-engine/how-much-effort-would-it-take-to-get-a-motorcycle-engine-and-turn-it-into-a-go-kart-engine#comment-1577 type into search box how to make a go kart or how to make go kart with shifter or how to add motorcycle motor to go kart<br><b>References : </b><br> type into search box how to make a go kart or how to make go kart with shifter or how to add motorcycle motor to go kart
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