homemade shifter kart idea

[iatemeself]

I have a chinese made 250cc two stroke 5 speed dirt bike engine I have obtained through random trades on craigslist and this is currently on the dirt bike still, but I want to make a dune buggy/go kart with the engine, got a few questions about doing so.. taking the engine off the dirt bike and slapping it on a frame is easy however how would i be able to use the rear sprocket on the dirt bike on the go kart axle? I don't know what # chain the bike has and was wondering if screwing it onto an adapter or possibly welding it onto the frame would be best, also was wondering how to make a shifter lever, if anyone has any more info that they want to share it would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance:thumbsup:

 

[The Restore Kid]

You are probably just better off using a different sprocket on your gokart. You might be able to find a hub that lets ya bolt your sprocket to a hub, that filts your axle for a little cheaper. But basic sprockets are fairly cheap anyways.

 

[mwmurrell]

the shifter is going to be one of those things that comes to you once the engine is mounted and you have a visible path from the engine leaver to wherever you decide to have your shifting mechanism.