E-bay Go Kart 400

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Tom Smith
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E-bay Go Kart 400

Post by Tom Smith » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:44 pm

Guy has a Continental Kit Kart listed as a Go Kart 400. I replied to him that it isn't a Go Kart 400. He didn't revise or add my comment to his auction. Just a heads up.
Somebody was poking around for a Continental Kart on one of the forums a while back.

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Re: E-bay Go Kart 400

Post by Tom Smith » Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:48 pm

Another thought is it may be a Bird Engineering product, another Go Kart clone at the time. The single tie rod is definitely not Go Kart.

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Re: E-bay Go Kart 400

Post by vince hughes » Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:41 pm

Hey Smith, I also emailed him, thought it may be a Lil-500, no reply. gaskets on the way.

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Re: E-bay Go Kart 400

Post by josh carrell » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:23 pm

That kart is mine. It only has 400 in the title because no would fond it otherwise. Th discrption is very clear that I do not know who made the kart. Hell there are two different models listed here.

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Re: E-bay Go Kart 400

Post by josh carrell » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:51 pm

Opps I mean there are three different opinions about what it could be :D

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Re: E-bay Go Kart 400

Post by ted johnson » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:32 pm

Hi, Josh. Tom is correct in saying that the rig is certainly not a GK 400. The Continental kit kart, as well as the L'il 500 and Bird karts were less expensive ways to get into karts than Go Kart, Caretta or Bug. Those sissy rails are very familiar to these old eyes, as is that funky tie rod setup, but I don't have the old magazines in which to look it up. The Go Kart steering yoke was also bent a little differently than the one you have, and they had welded pedals on them instead of the later Azusa folded pedals. Neat old piece of karting history!

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Re: E-bay Go Kart 400

Post by josh carrell » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:47 pm

I thought it was pretty cool myself. I have actualy owned it twice but I just do not have my heart in doing it this time. :mrgreen:

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