IndyGunworks
Grandmaster
Eventually my wife and I will be purchasing a go kart/s of some sort. Mostly for the kids. I have 4 acres of woods, and that's hooked up with other neighbors 40 acres of woods, that a lot of which will have trails through it. That will be the primary use for these toys, however we will probably trailer them to other peoples property at times. IF we get nice enough ones (cost being the primary factor) then we may take a few family camping trips to some of the off road parks that have trails that we could utilize.
That being said, and cost being a factor, I have seen some pretty cheap small ones but I am not sure if I would just be wasting my money because the kids will outgrow them to fast.
As of now I am only looking at new, because they have the descriptions that I can understand. I am not opposed to buying used, and have quite some time to do so, but I really don't know what to look for with some of the used stuff. A lot of what I am seeing go for good prices don't even have any sort of suspension on them, which I THINK should rule them out?
Also, sometimes they have automatic transmissions, and some are "semi automatic", what should I look for on these?
I have two kids, a 4 year old boy, and a 2 year old daughter. so I have plenty of time to find something, and to scour the used market.
When it comes to power on these things you see 4 seaters with 200cc motors, which leads me to believe that would be enough, but again, I don't really know. What would the min motor size be that I am looking for?
Lastly, does anybody have any of those really really nice go karts that I might be able to test drive? that 400 CC sand sniper seems pretty sharp at a fraction of the cost of anything else.
We are not avid off roaders, just looking for some family fun, but don't want to spend money on a flop.
lastly again, do these Chinese import deals actually run decent? Its hard to find forums that talk about them w/out the snobs that have 17,000 dollar razors talking about how incapable they are. Just want to make sure that if I were to go the new Chinese import route, that it wouldn't be something where two years later I have to put a whole new motor in it because a 5 dollar part broke and I cant get another.
P.S.3. should I look for 2 single seaters or 1 two seater? cost being a concern here.
That being said, and cost being a factor, I have seen some pretty cheap small ones but I am not sure if I would just be wasting my money because the kids will outgrow them to fast.
As of now I am only looking at new, because they have the descriptions that I can understand. I am not opposed to buying used, and have quite some time to do so, but I really don't know what to look for with some of the used stuff. A lot of what I am seeing go for good prices don't even have any sort of suspension on them, which I THINK should rule them out?
Also, sometimes they have automatic transmissions, and some are "semi automatic", what should I look for on these?
I have two kids, a 4 year old boy, and a 2 year old daughter. so I have plenty of time to find something, and to scour the used market.
When it comes to power on these things you see 4 seaters with 200cc motors, which leads me to believe that would be enough, but again, I don't really know. What would the min motor size be that I am looking for?
Lastly, does anybody have any of those really really nice go karts that I might be able to test drive? that 400 CC sand sniper seems pretty sharp at a fraction of the cost of anything else.
We are not avid off roaders, just looking for some family fun, but don't want to spend money on a flop.
lastly again, do these Chinese import deals actually run decent? Its hard to find forums that talk about them w/out the snobs that have 17,000 dollar razors talking about how incapable they are. Just want to make sure that if I were to go the new Chinese import route, that it wouldn't be something where two years later I have to put a whole new motor in it because a 5 dollar part broke and I cant get another.
P.S.3. should I look for 2 single seaters or 1 two seater? cost being a concern here.