Hello my husband and I are looking at getting a gokart so I can ride along with the kids when he goes dirt biking. The question none of the dealers/manufacturers will answer (liability issues I'm sure) is how small of a passenger can ride with you? How small does a 4 point harness adjust? Please answer soon I can't wait to be able to hit the trails again!
We have a large one year old (he wears 2T clothes) and we have neices and nephews from 2 - 18, but some of the girls are very small in stature. We will probably leave our son with grandma at least one more summer.
OK. I'll tell you this. My 5 year old was not even close to being a tight fit in the stock seat belts. They just kinda bounced around him. I replaced the stock seat belts with Joyner belts and those are tighter. If you're looking for a seat belt to keep a 2 year old strapped in tight, I don't know if you'll find one stock on a buggy. You may want to fabricate something to get a tighter fit or buy a junior racing seat belt. That said, I wouldn't recommend having a 2 year old riding with you. Lots of people on here have replaced the stock seat belts because, well to put it plainly, they really suck. With a little ingenuity and about $70 bucks, you could probably come up with something that works for a really little person. Some netting on the cage would be extra security. Hopefully some others will chime in here with what they've done. It would not deter me from buying a buggy, though, but I can understand why a dealer would not want to give you reassurance that a 2 year old would be safe in a buggy. Sorry for the diarrhea of the keyboard, but that's my 2 cents.
Rock on. _________________ Ron
2007 Hammerhead 250SS, UNI, a/m exhaust, 17 gram sliders, blue Polini torque spring, 32mm MRP pumper carb, 135 main jet, iridium plug, ITP mudlites 23x10x10 on the rear.
2003 Suzuki Eiger 4x4
2006 Baja 90 Shifter
2005 Talon 150 (sold)
LOL I went ahead and bought one, I couldn't wait! We will see what we can work with once we get it here. I understand the dealers, when we bought a 50cc dirt bike for a nephew the dealer told us that they could only recommend it for drivers 16 years or older. LOL, could you imagine a 16 year old on a little 50. I was not sure about the younger kids and if they can’t ride for a year or two that’s the way it is. I just wanted to know and modification suggestions. Thanks I’ll look in to some aftermarket belts.
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