The Flatshifter has now been installed, the initial test run with the Kart raised above the ground went well. Gearing up without moving the foot from the throttle, and gear down using a throttle blipper, The gear change is smooth in both directions. We are hoping to get it out on the track soon and test it out, so until then I am going to grow a large set of nuts before we go flying round the track.
First Reaction to my new shifter kart
*UPDATE*
If you want to know how the clutch/shifting works, please take a look at my new video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsgQoLMMEoY&feature=g-upl
I got a GP Racing/Honda 125cc shifter kart with and Extreme Kart Racing top end.....I am speechless! Note: I do not drive this on the road. One time deal to test this thing out! (filmed on private road)
Monster Kart 172 HP
Go-Kart with 172 HP engine from a honda cbr 1000 RR motorcycle. the craziest thing Baras ever built. for more information visit
http://www.motokarts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=40
270cc dual engine kart fast at race track, not driftingn donut burning Gixxer
Helmet cam footage at NCMP starts at 3:45 mark. Custom restored Margay with dual BM-130 engines, racing kart from mid-late 70's, dual engines totaling 270cc, methanol fuel ... much higher speed than a modern 125cc shifter kart. MCP brake upgrade, dual rear Ripley vented discs and customized brake bias adjuster for 3 master cylinders. Pipes by RLV, vintage Burco oil bath clutches, digatron dual display gauge.
for info on racing and restoring old karts like this visit: http://VKAKarting.com
Update August 2012: see video of new vintage dual Invader Kart built for 2012 season, its 50lbs lighter and sports dual Alky carbs on each engine...:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=macY5n_R3gE
Gixxer Kart...A must see run
2005 GSX-R 600 engine mounted to a custom stretched 125cc shifter kart frame. Power commander III, weight about 475 lbs with driver, ~110 WHP.
350 v8 go cart first run burnout
This is in Kelowna BC CANADA
cookin off tires on our 5L
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbHiZWEflOE&list=UUV9Q4t4eKsqfRhPB0on6l2g&index=1
after this video we did weld rear end, put in a throttle pedal, a tach, then jumped it, split the bell housing and blew it up :)
Kawasaki 48 Cylinder Runs!
Quick clip of the Worlds largest multi Cylinder Motorcycle, this 48 cylinder bike was built by my pal Simon Whitelock - here it is at the Triples Rally in 2004 - it is actually 49 cylinder as the initial sound is of the single cylinder starter engine
Briggs and Stratton Powered Homemade Prototype Buggy
A short video of my homemade 3hp Briggs & Stratton Buggy.
The buggy has an upside down car differential and a 3 speed gearbox. The primary drive is belt drive and this is used as a clutch. The final drive is chain drive from the gearbox to the differential. The steering system is a steering box from a mitsubishi colt and the steering rods have been modified to suit the buggy. It isn't very fast but can tow a car trailer or a boat trailer and it goes anywhere.
600cc Gocart from Stockholm Ice cart
Jonas is Singel and plays allan, Gocart from Sweden, Stockholm with a 600cc engine from a honda hornett. More info at http://www.norrortracing.se
