Just my personal preference but I like to leave the frame as produced so I can display it as the factory built it and not how I think they should have built it.

Thanks Ted. That's the type of answer I was looking for.

Sorry. Ijust asked the question because I know there are guidelines and I didn't know if this fit in.

I know REAR strives to maintain authenticity of the old karts and to keep them period correct. I've heard fellows speak of powder coating their frames and other parts. Does this meet REAR guidelines as I don't believe the karts had this finish when new? Thanks

Rob, Thanks for the Holiday greeting and wishing the same to you and your family. Thanks for this site and a place for us old rear engine guys to gather. Darv.

Rick, Hefty little beast. I believe the listed weight without engine is 130 lbs. The only ads I've seen are for 59 and 60. Does yours have a serial plate on the steering support? I saw pictures of one during a race running dual Mcs,must have run a jackshaft or some type of modified drive because of ...

I have a Sensation mini bike and it was built by the lawn mower co. in Ralston Nebraska. They also built snowblowers. The fellow that owned the Co. was Frank Rogers. The Mini bike was called the Mike Bike and was named after his son Mike,who still lives in the area. His phone # 402-392-0500. If you ...

When I look at photos of vintage kart gatherings it seems like a majority of the participants are grey beards like myself. Are younger people not interested? What will become of these karts when our generation is gone? Will they be like the brass era cars that were popular with my dads generation an...

I was just visiting with a fellow named Harold Ness. He raced karts out of Amarillo and Phoenix in the early 60s. His dad sold Fox karts and he still has the 62 Fox that he raced. He is retired now and spends summers in MN and winters in AZ. He stopped in the shop the other day and was talking to my...

Could it be harmonics?The condenser could be setting up a sympathetic vibration. If as you say the engine was assembled from less than perfect parts, it could be setting up a slight vibration at a certain rpm that affects the mass of the condenser. Or just a bad joint between cond. and bracket.