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Yea making engine better and the like is fair game. We also have the kf/kz arena for that. 6000 Karters in Australia ( 7000 officially ) , roughly a mere 150 only bother to run rotax constantly .

But Rotax don’t want to play that game . Even as they market it as recreational racing engine you’d think they would be happy to play the TaG game. But they don’t want play that either , so.

What it does for parity in many organizations world wide within TaG is no real concern to them at all. They push for world rules but like here in Australia and just about everywhere else on the globe , importing your own at cheaper cost is no go. We need official stamp on casing proving it was purchased of specific dealers here.

If it’s a control class and everyone has same engines you could argue that up grades aren’t even needed.
The price increase alone contradicts the market they claim to reprent. This proven by many experienced karters complaint on the mojo as merely dissed with ” you don’t know how to set up your kary ” response .

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Forcing associations to make statements they probably don’t want to have to make to customers which iinturn unsettles the trust people have in the sport .

Yea go Rotax , good guys.

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Oh and BRP don’t really care for their customers .

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Called denial for atleast one more week or so

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Karting Australia ( formally AKA ) does more to damage the sport in this country than any individual or rival association could ever do.

A history of corruption, abuse and even assault in some cases is not out of place. Now partly in control with ex multi motogp champion Mick Doohan the sport has never looked as grim . Look into it on places like Kartbook and you will see.

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All is not well in Australian karting.

Corruption and back room deals between long term friends still dictate things.

A good $300 ontop of that overly priced reedjet goes to the association for 95% of club karters to prop up the 5% that CiK kart at elite level.

Testing is a myth and you would not believe the shenanigans behind the swcenes to ensure certain industry players maintain control.

The sport is about to implode into a million little pieces.

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Hi Gary.
Personally , if you happen to be around 5 ‘ 8 tall and 130 lbs . The 80/85 cc kick for type of karting you looking at.

Parts cheaper again. Way lighter and compact , gears closer together , rev higher and just more forgiving all around.
Front brakes and medium tyre like maxis hg3 and you can’t go wrong.

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Looks early 90’s mac minarrelli / Power engine to me . Try UK superkart forum etc , someone there should be able to assist.

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Actually Chris I was going to mention how demise of 125gp racing left all these Italian engine manufacturers really only have one avenue to put all previous 125gp technology etc into kz karting only and all .

But i honestly don’t think your ready for it.

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I never said 180 switch on top end did that ?

This going to hurt Chris , but ICC cases were used well in 125gp classes and what you seen and heard in video above was well claimed by many of a factory team around the paddocks in last few years of 125motogp. In fact that set up in video is pretty much what they were doing.

Now is useable in short sprint karting ? Probably not , is it possible ? The above mentioned figures have already been claimed well before elsewhere.

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Chris,
Lol. thank god old 125motogp teams didn’t go to you to win world titles hey ?

” Just put a cr125 in , straight cut intake boot is the game changer and with the pipe ? Make sure it looks good first please ” you’d say ?

I’m outta here. lol. It’s been fun.

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What am i dealing with here ?

that pic you.posted , ktm ? Notice how pipe doesn’t hang below frame/engine/shock linkage ?

Why is that you think ? Just so happens that way ?

I know your pro moto but seriously come on man !

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Chris,
Ok . simply put. No point building the fastest 125 pipe if you mash it on the ground or with the front wheel after your first big suspension hit is there ?

That was always the issue with any 125mx pipe building. again , not something gp or kz developers need to even consider .

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Chris,
I don’t know how many 125/250 gp bikes front ends are sorted to max out on a big set of doubles but i’d imagine it’s of no real concern .

Anyone who knows how to build half decent 125mx pipe knows the front wheel distance with forks collapsed is the biggest limiting factor.

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Chris,
No if mx 125 wasn’t restricted on exhaust port angle etc you wouldn’t have exhuast/power valve that’s needed for mx but pointless in a kart as per kz. ( hence the 250f)

Do you remember what brands ran & won last few years of 125gp ? wasn’t honda aprillia etc it was derbi , italjet and ktm etc.

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Keith , Chris,
Your talking mod moto with 48hp in 2002.

Ever get trackside at motogp in last days of the 125Gp class like fast open flowing Phillip Isle gp circuit ? Because comparing a motox transplant that is restricted by it’s design ( ie engine tightly cradled , usable power to ground ,suspension must colapse clean all around pipe etc)
to a factory european completely open un resticted gp engine developed week in week out against just as equal competition is only worth a HP or 2 ? Seriously .

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I thought he has beaten you guys in TaG in first or second year he first came over ?

I do recall reading in now defunct Kartsport Mag claims from editor he couldn’t do it ( beat Americans ) in shifter.

which I think he did ?

Dare I say it but going from kz back to S1 would be easier than vice versa.

kiwis don’t run honda and they seem do it ok.

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I build mini moto gp bikes. Almost same as honda nsf 100 but I use these horizontal Lifan 125 engines.

here they pretty much are again in Europe in 160 guise.

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Done it . Don’t . Just finish up with pile of junk engines with trashed gearboxes.

last a whole 10 min on bitumen kart. limited amount of downshift/ compression lock ups before they say good bye.

botm manual and semi auto.

Unless you go out and spend $500 on Takegaw 5 speed. Then you’ll want Takegawa casings as with most of these china XY pattern
I have a sand off road buggy with one which is 3 speed and reverse. done on engine already . gearbox. I have since found the Lifan and Loncin brand ones are the best of them and on the dirt seem to be holding up. You can get the gears in various patterns. Only Takegawa does the 5 speed i know of.
This is Underbone racing in Asia. 115cc seems to be best for these engines. all takegawa stuff

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