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[robin]

Anyone give advice about karting is a twin engined honda 160 kart a good starter Looking at a ms pro kart with twin engines someone is selling just looks Like some fun is there anything i need to know or am i better looking at other options With engines etc really not a clue so advice would be ontresting

[turbo boy]

I'm no expert but If you want advice you can always call Tav Kirk at Elk Karting, Newark. He builds karts and races professionally. If you tell him that Jon Sanderson referred you I'm sure that he will be of good help to you. Kind regards, Jon

[Wolfstone]

Cocopops and JG are your guys to ask on here too. They used to kart.

Edited by Wolfstone, 03 October 2016 - 05:40 PM.

[CocoPops]

2 stroke is where you wanna be, sounds like the twin Honda is a 4 stroke fun kart rather than a quick kart. Possibly ex-corporate entertainment?

[robin]

yeah is twin 4 stroke honda engines  is a private sale

2 strokes are good fun but looking for a cheap option less hassle as only for bit fun nothing serious 

Edited by robin, 03 October 2016 - 07:03 PM.

[Kieran McC]

 A guy I know does hill climbs in a Suzuki 600cc 4stroke powered kart ,That is quick and very reliable 

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

rotax max 

thats the way forward 

 

 

[Mr Apex]

If you want a kart that will be a laugh for a thrash around a track from time to time, then a decent pro kart is fine. I used to race them in 12 hour and 6 hour endurance events and they are tough and reliable. They're also pretty quick. Some Pro Kart chassis are also compatible with Rotax Max (mine is - I have a Wright R2) so you can upgrade to that if you want more go.

[furtive]

I bought myself a Rotax Max a few years ago for a bit of fun. That's definitely the way to go. 

 

Just make sure you don't have too many spacers on the front wheels, otherwise one of them will come off. Probably at the fastest part of Rye House. This leaves you unable to brake or steer, and results in 6 months of physiotherapy on your ankles (and selling of the kart)

 

[Mr Apex]

Hard to tell, but that looks like a Wright R2 from the pic. If you had a stub axle failure on that, you're not the only one. I had two go suddenly and without warning - not even running much in the way of spacers. I think that there was a problem with the machining process, along with some sort of work hardening effect which caused them to become brittle. 

[furtive]

No it was definitely casued by too many spacers causing the wheel nut to come off. Schoolboy error really.

 

I got back in and carried on driving it for the rest of the day then went to the pub for 3 pints before going to casualty for x-rays. The doctor wasn't very impressed with me for that.