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Go Kart # 3
This project began with a Yerfdog go-kart my neighbor had started to modify.

You can see where he traded the stock motor and drive for a Honda dirt bike engine.  This kart was off to a good start but needed a major suspension upgrade and some fine tuning.  Unfortunately my digital camera was dead during the build process so I don't have any pictures while I was working on it. 

I took this is for a size comparison against my Murray 40" riding lawnmower.

 In this pic I had the carb apart since the breather assembly I made failed its first time in the woods and it sucked in muddy swamp water.

The 22" balloon knobbies really give this some bite.

 

The front came form a Yamaha yfm200dx that I recently blew the motor and rear end on. 

Of course being a manual I needed a way to shift it.  this shifter is setup for 1,n,2,3,4.  So if you push forward from neutral you will be in first. 

For the rear I upgraded the shocks.  These still need some tweaking to take some of the bounce out of the ride.  You can also see that it is a kick start.

I also had to add an additional peddle for the clutch.  To make room for the front end I had to cut some of the old kart back and move the peddles back about 6 inches.  This caused a problem with the steering since it was so low I could not lift my foot high enough to switch peddles.  So the steering had to be cut off and moved up several inches. 

Here is the steering which attached right to the atv steering quite well.

Last but not least a little stiffening up on the frame

The (semi) finished product