[Kartbuilding] Fwd: Ratio problem

[Stephen Burke]

Hi Daniel,

To make the kart go faster you can either:
1.)  Have bigger wheels on the rear axle.
2.) Have a low ratio, e.g. 1:4

If you want the kart low to the ground, then keep small wheels and
instead reduce the gear ratio to about 1:4, i.e. 10 teeth on the
engine, and 40 teeth on the rear axle.
I hope this clarifies what you wanted to know.
Best of Luck
-steve


On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:08:17 +0100 (W. Europe Standard Time), Daniel
> Hi Stevie,
>
> I'm Daniel. I'm building a kart and I have a 100cc motorbike engine for it.
> I have a little
>
> problem on the ratio of the rear wheels because they are smaller than those
> of a
>
> motorcycle so it is going to be VERY LOW when running. What shall I do for
> this
>
> problem? Shall I make bigger wheels or smaller sprocket on the rear axle?
>
> I wish that the kart will run fast on at least the second gear even tough
> the gearbox
>
> is 5 speed.
>
> Hope to hear from you soon
>
> Bye
>