gk-40 info request

Posts: 3

is there a gk-40 owner here

i am thinking about buying one i want to know about the actual performance of the gk-40 from people who own them

quiz!
1 what is the top speed on level ground
2 dose it run out of power or rpm at top speed
3 how far dose agallon of gas go
4 how far on a tank of gas
5 is 1st gear low

Posts: 283

JUST SAW YOUR POST ... I HAVE ONE SITTING NEXT TO THE GARAGE COVERED UP .
I GOT MINE FROM GOKARTSUSA ... HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT & THEY DID'NT HELP A BIT. NOW THAT I TOLD MY STORY ON HERE THEY WON'T EVEN ASSIST ME WITH PARTS UNDER WARRANTY.

TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS :

YOUR #1--- I THINK I WENT AT LEAST 45 ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ONCE... CAN GO FASTER.
#2--- I DID'NT THINK SO
#3--- DUNNO ... GAS GAUGE (LED) DID'NT WORK ACCURATELY
#4--- DUNNO ... SEE ABOVE (WAS NOT A GAS GUZZLER)
#5--- YES

YOU CAN HAVE MINE FOR 3,500 RIGHT NOW ! I HAVE 6,300 IN IT . THAT INCLUDES A NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER THAT WENT BAD IMMEDIATELY , GAPLESS SPARKPLUGS , & NEW BATTERY . (IT RUNS , BUT , HAS A FEW ISSUES... LED NOT RIGHT, RUST ON SPOTS , STEERING COLUMN & IGNITION NOT FIXED IN CORRECTLY, BATTERY WIRES HAVE SHEATHING MELTED SOMEHOW , LIGHTS ARE DIM (MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE WIRES ? ) ,POSSIBLE VALVE ADJUSTMENT , ALTERNATOR ... BUT THAT COULD BE THE MELTED WIRES AGAIN , ETC.
I RODE IT AROUND THE FIELD 2 MONTHS AGO .
I JUST DON'T NEED IT OR WANT IT ANYMORE ... I NEED TO RECOUPE A LIL' BIT OF MONEY ON IT THOUGH.

COME GET IT MAN !
RONE

I'M INTO SMALLER BUGGIES AFTERALL ... & A TORNADO JACKED-UP OUR TRAILS REAL GOOD ... SO I'M RIDING THE SMALLER BUGGIES NOW .

Posts: 1243

I have had some issues, but nothing like CTE...

To answer your questions, they were originally geared very high. With the newer versions, you can expect about 60 as a top speed. 4th is basically an overdrive, so you run out of power not RPM. It gets great gas mileage, most of the day on a tank of gas. Similar to my atv.

1st gear is lower now than on the original versions, but still not
"granny low"

Hope this helps

CHris