SuzukiSavage.com - My $25 investment

Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	My $25 investment 06/18/12 at 19:59:04 Would you give $25 over the phone with just a photo. I gave the guy my word and he held it on CL. No engine, chain, and needed a tube for one tire. I have pleather and foam for seat. I HATE changing tires! WIth a HF Predator at $114 shipped, I'm up to $147. Will have to use 2x8 to mount engine. Slots are made for a Robyn/Subaru. No problem.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #1 - 06/18/12 at 20:04:13 HF Predator 212cc 6.5 hp. Cranked on third pull, because I didn't have switch turned on for first two pulls.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My $25 investment Reply #2 - 06/18/12 at 20:38:55 Dude,, you coulda said ya meant to do that, to prime it.,
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28852 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #3 - 06/18/12 at 23:53:26 Man!... I've wanted one of those since I was 9... Someday,... someday... You lucky duck... ...
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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #4 - 06/19/12 at 03:19:32 Great deal! Engine seems perfect for it ...and you can't beat goop hand cleaner!
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #5 - 06/19/12 at 06:10:45 Someones in for some good times! Gratz on the $25 snag off CL.
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Re: My $25 investment
Reply #6 - 06/19/12 at 07:14:44

Fun stuff, tee hee!! I have also wanted one of those, from a young age. Had dreams of living near a beach, cutting donuts in the sand, haha. Motorcycles always seemed more available, street legal, took up less space, and I could always pass them off as a practical "gas saver" or something.

But I still think go karts are funner to drive than motorcycles.

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Reply #7 - 06/19/12 at 08:48:26

Had a cart as a kid, and they are super fun. With your butt just a few inches off the ground, 30mph feels like 60. I've always thot about building a more serious version with a 250cc or bigger motorcycle engine. In fact, a year or so ago I gave away (to a friend's HS kid) a Datsun B210 with a tiny 4 banger that was rated at 65hp. And yes, before giving it away, I seriously considered a cart conversion - LOL.

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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #8 - 06/19/12 at 09:18:19 About 1978 or so, one of the kids in my neighborhood hooked up a 175cc two-stroke motorcycle engine to a go cart.. heh hehe that thing would fly. He'd slide it around corners and of course outpace anything the other kids had to ride.. MAN we were green with envy. I'd a settled for a 5hp lawnmower engined one.
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Reply #9 - 06/19/12 at 10:31:33

We had one in the summer of '07. Had a VW motor, I can't remember specifics, but we had alot of fun with it that summer. My boys took it in some very deep mud holes. But we eventually figured out we didn't have enough time to enjoy it, so we sold it. Now I wish I still had it. Would be fun to have at our camp now, which we didn't have at the time. But it was a blast! Enjoy your great find!

Brought it home something like this

Stripped and painted it yellow:

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #10 - 06/19/12 at 20:01:19 Nice score. I remember going to my Dad's friend's house in Idaho, the go cart there ran a KZ900 police bike engine. Talk about a fast cart.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My $25 investment Reply #11 - 06/20/12 at 05:16:57 A go kart with suspension & a 4 speed might not be a go kart so much as a dune buggy,
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360k+ Serious Thumper Offline Savage heart of darkness Posts: 680 Cartersville, GA Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #12 - 06/20/12 at 11:28:45 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/20/12 at 05:16:57: A go kart with suspension & a 4 speed might not be a go kart so much as a dune buggy, Ahhh, the go cart / dune buggy threshold. When do you cross that line?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My $25 investment Reply #13 - 06/20/12 at 11:30:58 360k+ wrote on 06/20/12 at 11:28:45: justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/20/12 at 05:16:57: A go kart with suspension & a 4 speed might not be a go kart so much as a dune buggy, Ahhh, the go cart / dune buggy threshold. When do you cross that line? Heck if I know, Im still working on island/continent.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: My $25 investment Reply #14 - 06/20/12 at 11:32:54 We called ours a rail buggy
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