[donmac]

probably better for a mini bike not enough power for a cart! I did a lil indian bike with a puma saw when I was a kid, hardest part was cutting the chainsaw sprocket off the clutch housing and welding a gear on it! must have been titanium. took a full day and a couple bandsaw blades!One of my uncles worked in a factory with a machine shop, said it was the hardest material they'd come across!
a little older about 15 I got a margay panther with a mccullock long intake and tuned pipe would run about 70mph, with a high gear on it! then I found a norton commando engine 65hp 4 speed put that on it, was crazy fast but axle couldn't stand the weight for long! when sunday shopping started and the mall parking lots filled up was time to retire it! no track would let it run!

 

[donmac]

I'm too old to make full use of this modded 800 monster after building it and happy everytime it makes it home without breaking! but still like to wind it out on the straight stretchs! might get one more blast across the lake today, ice is getting under 10" time to park it for the season!
one thing I've been considering is a couple electric scooters a friend gave me that don't work, was thinking of bolting a weekwacker motor on one for the grandsons and a 12hp snowblower motor on the other for myself to run down the street to friends!

 

[donmac]

there's kart track about 15miles away from here! I took my son there when he was about 12 to try it out! we rode about 20-30 laps on the rental karts and then I let my son continue while I talked with the owner, we were the only ones there! I noticed a nice competition kart parked near the shop and asked if it was possible we tried that one out! the guy said no problem! my son did 10 laps and brought it into the pit and I took it out! I ran it hard for about 5 laps and brought it in, asked the guy how my driving was , he says .5 sec off the track record! I said not bad for a beginner ,he says don't try and B.S. me your kid told me you had carts when you were a kid!