desperado
Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:49:00 PM

"Look at his determination"

He's thinking how much faster he could go if she'd get out !

( very nice pic! )

rockmeister
Friday, January 23, 2009 2:32:00 AM
Excellent Pic! Congrats!

That's a very good way to teach driving skills for the youngins'

Snowmobile engines work well on these too......but then a roll-bar would be in order.

edsbar60
Friday, January 23, 2009 4:43:00 AM
I did put a smaller drive sprocket (6") and new brakes, too. That made it much quicker off the line. I'm not ready for them to go any faster than that..lol!
grmcooper
Friday, January 23, 2009 5:04:00 AM
I need to build my kids a kart but all i have is the 5hp briggs.

Cool picture!

edsbar60
Friday, January 23, 2009 5:21:00 AM
The 5hp Briggs is the standard engine for most go-karts.

Check out this site for parts:

http://www.mfgsupply.com/GoMini.html/mv_session_id=ckAQMedM 

They've got pretty good prices.

grmcooper
Friday, January 23, 2009 5:22:00 AM
Thanks!
weskimad
Friday, January 23, 2009 5:38:00 AM
Looks totally awesome. I loved it when my friend let me ride his go-cart back in the day.

On another note, and please don't take this a criticism, but the kids foreheads are exposed and vulnerable with the helmets sliding to the back of their heads. This is a common mistake. A simple adjusting/tightening of the helmets straps so their foreheads are covered and they will be much safer.

Good luck!

edsbar60
Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:11:00 AM
None taken. I've been getting a little lax on the helmets since they're older but I actually did adjust them after I saw the photos I took.
rockmeister
Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:30:00 AM
Hey Cooper, the 5hp is o.k., just have the head milled a skosh and have the valves ground (multi-grind) for faster response and don't forget to open up the governor so you can get the rpm up. just thinking...