Shifter Karts

[Motogiro]

Bump.

Ok, the bolt should be in Thursday. I have to do some research as to whether the CDI runs on a Normally closed circuit or a normally open circuit as to which kill switch i need, and if it's normally closed then i need a switch just to fire.

If it's just a loop all you need is a switch to open or close the loop unless you're looking for a specific Kill switch in which case you could use a Kill switch that has Normally Open (NO) and Normally Closed (NC)

 

[SweaterDude]

i bought a switch thats supposed to work with all honda CR/CRF/XR models and since honda stuff is usually very consistent, it will more than certainly work.

im now working on a megashifter setup with a motorcycle clutch lever mounted on the shift knob itself. i have already ordered a new cable since the old one was getting ratty, and im glad i did because i found out today that a cable sheath can pretty much explode if the cable is binding and too much pressure is exerted (it was really cool though) and ill post a picture later of it.

Also, i had to swap out wheels for a 5'' diameter from a 6'' because apparently 6'' tires are very difficult to come by. so now im yet again waiting on what i believe to be a single part before im ready to tear up the local MegaChurch parking lot.:BLAA:

 

[SweaterDude]

Well..... unless i can get some parts by Wed. night, this will be my last update till Thanksgiving/Christmas. but here's the news.

-Re-Glassed the Seat
-New, correct sized wheels (going to buy another set)
-Remounted the fuel system, correctly this time:spank:
-Made new electrical mounts
-Fabricated the Hurst style Megashifter (which i dont really like)
-And the big one: IT RUNS!!!:rockon::Flash::rockon::Flash:

 

[Motogiro]

Video Please! :BLAA:

That's great! Let's hear that baby!

 

[SweaterDude]

its running really rich right now because i mixed the fuel rich to make it start easier but it fired up the second fuel got to the carb bow::bow:Honda dirt machines:bow::bow but my big issue is that the previous owner neglected his clutch waaay too long and i have busted friction plates. new ones are on order and should be here wednesday (fingers crossed) and by sometime wed/thurs i should be terrorizing the neighborhood/police.

and when i get the clutch i will definitely post a vid!

 

[SweaterDude]

It's 1:00 PM right now and I'm headed off to school here in about 2 hours. So if I don't get a call from honda about my clutch parts, there wont be a video until November. But, my dad will be installing the clutch and fine-tuning the kart while I'm away, and I should be able to get a video up pretty quick then (Assuming I don't get a call here shortly, in which case I'll have a video up tomorrow night:thumbup

 

[SweaterDude]

ok, so my parts came in just in time to fix the clutch and go for a spin 'round the 'hood.........(there's no smiley with a big a$$ grin)

but here are the links to my vids:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atR80Diyov4&feature=plcp]My Kart Running (running rich, but running) - YouTube[/ame]

and the reaction:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDY1aDoTdtQ&feature=context-cha]reaction to first drive - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Motogiro]

ok, so my parts came in just in time to fix the clutch and go for a spin 'round the 'hood.........(there's no smiley with a big a$$ grin)

but here are the links to my vids:

Great how you stuck with basically a basket case and brought it all back to life.
That's got to be a hoot to drive. Have fun and wear protective gear!

 

[SweaterDude]

Great how you stuck with basically a basket case and brought it all back to life.
That's got to be a hoot to drive. Have fun and wear protective gear!

it wasn't so much a "basket case." it was just more that i didn't know enough about it from the Get-Go and didn't know what all i needed to do. The frame was straight, the carb was perfect, and the engine is a Honda (that says enough) so i knew i could get it running.

so its officially running and "done"...... BUT, i still want to do a little to it.

-new MATCHING wheels and tires
-new brake rotors and pads
-some kind of speedo and tach set-up
-headlight setup
-and a GoPro

 

[SweaterDude]

so i found a Tach/Speedo/Temp setup for the "racecar(t)"

its called a trailtech Vapor

reads tach up to 20K rpm

programmable wheel size for speedo by the mm! (really accurate)

reads internal and ambient temps

internal battery powered

only $100 vs. the $450 for the MyChron setup:rockon:

i can make a mounting bracket for the steering wheel, so no problem there. but in the video it shows the speedo referencing off of a magnetic bolt near the brake disk. ill hve to find a way to mount it on the inside of the wheel spindle/rear axle and respective hub. also the temp sensor might get tricky but i think i have a slick idea, ill just mount it right into the filler cap of the radiator... maybe.

Here's a vid of a review (drz400sm)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_OT_oNXAc]Trail Tech Vapor Review - YouTube[/ame]

 

[SweaterDude]

so Thanksgiving just came around here recently and i got to go home for a week and put a couple hundred on the FZ but just as importantly i got to really wring out the ridiculous purple people eater of a shifter kart, that i bought at the beginning of the summer. i looked up some specs and here they are:

CR125 hp:
(stock) => 43hp at 10,500rpm (redline at 11,5K)
(blueprinted carb & pipe) => 47-48 hp

weight:
190-210 lbs wet

0-60 for the average shifter is around 2.5 - 3.0 seconds

braking is just plain scary fast.

i was to chicken to take her above 4th gear in the massive church parking lot, but my buddy who was filming said it looked like i was doing 70+ mph (in 4th of 6 gears)

the new conclusion is that its so involved to drive that its only fun when you get out and think "wow that was ridiculous lets take a brake, the do it some more." its not exactly fun while actually driving it. like i said in my reaction video, it's "unspeakably fast" and corners like a cat on carpet, the lateral G's are tremendous.

and the bad-ish news:

I think i want to sell it.
yep, i decided that since the little bro is big enough to ride my old honda 230, and ive been wanting something bigger anyway, i need one'a those orange Austrian beasts known as KTMs:sinister:

i think im goin to try to find an EXC250-F so i can make it fully streetable, and buy some Excel SuperRetard wheelios and buzz around town on it. and insurance should be dirt cheap on it.:rockon:

 

[iSteve]

I had a friend that worked at a Kart shop/track he use to setup karts for a few racers. I got to try a few shifter karts and after a half hour or so you get use to the crazy speed but it is not as much fun as people think. The karts are made to race and anywhere other then a track they are scary.

My friends and I would borrow some karts that were much more fun. If I remember right had 125 Rotax engines but were automatic. Not as quick as the shifters but handled about the same.

When I first read this thread I thought to myself... this guy is in for a big surprise.

 

[SweaterDude]

actually the parking lot that i was at it very similar to a race track only wider. its not just a giant rectangle with poles. it wraps around a massive church and has little roads (thats where i was driving for the most part) that connect the different lots around the building. honestly its the safest place i can think to drive one of these demons.

 

[SweaterDude]

So i finally sold the kart:rockon:

and now will try to indulge myself in the world of supermoto, which if everything goes as planned, means that i will be returning to the BLUE TEAM for the dirt as well as expanding the tarmac lineup. if not then ill get a KTM most likely. (of course if i can find a Husqvarna, it takes predominance over the other two:spank