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Hopster
Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:35 pm 
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There are a large range of products here.

Where shall we draw the line between buggy and go-kart???


Can't just say an industrial engine = go kart b/c there are different engines on both.

How do we deliniate here??


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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:23 pm 
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Mabey by go-kart weight. Say for example if we said 'This section is intended for karts that have a total 'empty' weight of 400lbs or less'.
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:24 pm 
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How about adding to that to reflect the "classic" karts almost never have independant suspension (or even any suspension). Brakes are almost never disc but the old band style brakes.

>Where shall we draw the line between buggy and go-kart???
>Can't just say an industrial engine = go kart b/c there are different >engines on both.

>How do we deliniate here??



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Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:50 am 
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independant suspension. Smile
Hopsterguy wrote:

How do we deliniate here??


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Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:54 am 
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Another way might be the fact that most of the old-style go-karts were a pull-start and had a small Briggs engine on it. I had one when I was a kid and I wore that thing completely out! Great memories!


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Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:37 am 
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I guess we could call it non-suspension karts... that clears up a bit... though some of them do have suspension, if you could call it that.
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Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:05 pm 
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Because of the "Distinct" difference between a typical go kart and the 150 & 250cc buggies that are streaming the market now.
I describe my Talon DLX as a "QUAD BUGGIE".
I at least want to get away from the briggs type go kart many think of.

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Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:12 pm 
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some classic karts have a front suspension. manco make them like that.

A Classic cart is this:


1wheeleddrive
turf tires
small rims
recoil start and kill switch
3.5 to 6.5 hp tiller engine
basic steering arm
thin roll bar
under 400lbs in most cases
safety whipper flag
low gearing
drum brakes
centrifical clutch


Thatsall i can think of.


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Post Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:22 pm 
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I had a 2 seater red one when I was 13. Looks like the green 1 pictured above. 5 HP Briggs and Stratton engine. I had fun on that go cart.
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have any pics?
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