bike motors?

[aaron78viper]

has anyone ever ran a small motorcycle or dirtbike motor on a flat kart and created a "modified or outlaw" class.. something like a 450cc with a direct drive? just wondering what people have done with these karts before. maybe add pics of them?

 

[flattop1]

uas has plenty of them
2 cycle section

 

[hogans goat]

Can you say JAWA ! or hust about any motor under 514 CC's

 

[Ted Hamilton]

Most don't run "direct drive" like a kart engine would...they either retain the motorcycle gearbox and clutch, or remove the gears/clutch and use a jackshaft setup.

 

[aaron78viper]

Can you say JAWA ! or hust about any motor under 514 CC's

what the heck is jawa?

 

[jack burroughs]

Euro bike engine, used in flat track bike racing. The UAS has had 250 2 stroke engines running for at least 4-5 yrs.

 

[aaron78viper]

Euro bike engine, used in flat track bike racing. The UAS has had 250 2 stroke engines running for at least 4-5 yrs.

now that sounds like some fun haha. i bet they tear up tires pretty good

 

[Outrider]

Around here there are also rotary engines and the 500cc Jawa speedway bike engine running in UAS.

 

[1fastyammy]

You need to go over to the Dark Side of 4cycle. The open 2cycle side. That is all we talk about. That is the fast side of this forum LOL

Frankie

 

[XXX#40]

Bike/4wheeler engines have been used for years in karting
I have a 450 RMZ engine in the shop, just waiting to be mounted when i get around too it

 

[aaron78viper]

man I just looked on youtube for some UAS karting. found a video of indoor qualifying and man o man that was sweet

 

[Vintagequest]

Heck, back in the '70's a guy could run a stock RD400 or open 250 in WKA's enduro Unlimited class. Nothing new.

 

[aaron78viper]

ive only driven a briggs and clone karts myself, so the big motors are new to me. I dont know if i would be able to handle those fast karts but i do like watching them turn laps. it much more exciting

 

[Flash06]

This is a gm and a jawa going at it along with some 450's and 2 smokes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilvq7traZCM&list=UUf4j6hmd2LyRigIF_SPJzJg

 

[aaron78viper]

them guys are haulin the mail. looks like the ultimate oval kart racing to me

 

[aaron78viper]

whats all this coke syrup I see everywhere???? do they actually pour syrup on the track surface to make it sticky?

 

[Don K]

I dont know if i would be able to handle those fast karts

Sure you could...........it's just that you've been cloned down to the slowest common karting denominator.

DK

 

[Flash06]

Sure you could...........it's just that you've been cloned down to the slowest common karting denominator.

DK

Lol!

 

[aaron78viper]

Sure you could...........it's just that you've been cloned down to the slowest common karting denominator.

DK

I was getting whooped by some kids in champ karts last week it was embarrassing. kid went smoking by me on the straights. and its not a long straight

 

[flattop1]

whats all this coke syrup I see everywhere???? do they actually pour syrup on the track surface to make it sticky?[/QUO
Yes they do
fast and extreme.