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Because I'm giving it a go...
Bought this shifter kart in pretty shabby shape. Took a few mechanical magicians to get it to run. But it was fun to drift on the grass!
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After a while of doing that I hunted down an engine. My engine builder had this thing on his shop floor:
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2003 Suzuki GSX-R 750... 140 hp. Yum!
Here's where I got to today:
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Frame is extended to accommodate the bigger engine. Some work has been done to get the engine mounts happening.
My buddy and I are fairly unskilled and we're just doing this for a bit of fun. We take it pretty slowly so don't expect it to be driving any time soon.
Here's a vid from when we first got the engine running off the bike:
[url]http://vimeo.com/6776517[/URL]
Any questions?
Bought this shifter kart in pretty shabby shape. Took a few mechanical magicians to get it to run. But it was fun to drift on the grass!
After a while of doing that I hunted down an engine. My engine builder had this thing on his shop floor:
2003 Suzuki GSX-R 750... 140 hp. Yum!
Here's where I got to today:
Frame is extended to accommodate the bigger engine. Some work has been done to get the engine mounts happening.
My buddy and I are fairly unskilled and we're just doing this for a bit of fun. We take it pretty slowly so don't expect it to be driving any time soon.
Here's a vid from when we first got the engine running off the bike:
[url]http://vimeo.com/6776517[/URL]
Any questions?
