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Posted by 'itpro' on 01 Mar 2010 @ 14:48

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The 250cc can be more difficult because (obvuiously) the cc is larger and the potential for disaster that much worse. E.g.:-

1) Your wrist MIGHT survive a back-fire from a 10cc motor but it's not likely to survive one from a 3,000cc motor. That seems to indicate that larger motors carry more dangers.... and.... 250cc is larger than 125cc.

2) Similarly, you probably COULD stop a 10cc motor with sheer STRENGTH where a rope had caught round the axle...... however.... FORGET it with a 3,000cc motor. Thus you'd have LESS chance of stopping a 250cc than a 125cc.

By choice, I'd make it BANNED to rope/strap-start a kart, particularly on the dummy grid for all the reasons I have said so far. However, I have ZERO powers to do this. I therefore choose to ADVISE against it and issue the BEST advice I can on making it as safe as POSSIBLE! I can see NO SAFE way to do it with less than 2 people (one on the brakes) simply because, if all HELL breaks loose in the WORST POSSIBLE scenario, there is at least a SLIGHT chance that the brake man could STOP the engine!

Damn it; we won't even ATTEMPT to start our TKM with an electric starter unless there is at LEAST a brake-man! A TKM on full-bore produces a PATHETIC 16bhp.......a 250 twin may produce NINETY FIVE bhp. A 250 is a DIFFERENT BEAST and should be treated with H*U*G*E RESPECT!

Ian

Message Thread:

How To Start A Gearbox Kart On Your Own? by 'XTREMEK8RTS' (26 Feb 2010 @ 18:33)

Re: How To Start A Gearbox Kart On Your Own? by 'mattkart' (26 Feb 2010 @ 19:40)

Re: How To Start A Gearbox Kart On Your Own? by 'Doink' (26 Feb 2010 @ 19:53)

Re: How To Start A Gearbox Kart On Your Own? by 'itpro' (26 Feb 2010 @ 20:14)

More info.... by 'itpro' (26 Feb 2010 @ 20:19)

Re: More info.... by '250nat23' (26 Feb 2010 @ 21:04)

Re: More info.... by 'michaelg36' (26 Feb 2010 @ 23:29)

PS. by 'michaelg36' (26 Feb 2010 @ 23:31)

Will A Kart Electric Starter Work????? by 'XTREMEK8RTS' (27 Feb 2010 @ 8:39)

Re: Will A Kart Electric Starter Work????? by 'DBaldwin' (27 Feb 2010 @ 11:05)

Re: Will A Kart Electric Starter Work????? by 'd-i-y71' (27 Feb 2010 @ 15:28)

Re: Will A Kart Electric Starter Work????? by 'Rafe005' (27 Feb 2010 @ 17:23)

Re: Will A Kart Electric Starter Work????? by 'XTREMEK8RTS' (27 Feb 2010 @ 20:07)

Re: Will A Kart Electric Starter Work????? by 'AceRacing' (28 Feb 2010 @ 8:42)

real men .(Aussies) do it like this....... by 'Chads' (28 Feb 2010 @ 10:31)

Re: real men .(Aussies) do it like this....... by 'Doink' (28 Feb 2010 @ 14:07)

Re: real men .(Aussies) do it like this....... by 'karter212000' (28 Feb 2010 @ 15:25)

Re: Will A Kart Electric Starter Work????? by 'VinceY' (02 Mar 2010 @ 8:27)

Rafe....... by 'itpro' (28 Feb 2010 @ 15:42)

Re: Rafe....... by 'wavedyellow' (28 Feb 2010 @ 19:30)

Re: Rafe....... by '250nat23' (28 Feb 2010 @ 20:31)

Re: Rafe....... by 'Rafe005' (01 Mar 2010 @ 9:59)

Re: Rafe....... by 'itpro' (01 Mar 2010 @ 11:04)

Re: itpro...... by 'Doink' (01 Mar 2010 @ 11:40)

Re: itpro...... by 'Rafe005' (01 Mar 2010 @ 11:49)

Re: itpro...... by 'd-i-y71' (01 Mar 2010 @ 14:12)

Re: itpro...... by 'itpro' (01 Mar 2010 @ 14:26)

Cont..... by 'itpro' << You are here!

Re: Cont..... by 'michaelg36' (01 Mar 2010 @ 17:08)

Michael by 'itpro' (01 Mar 2010 @ 17:26)

Re: itpro...... by 'itpro' (01 Mar 2010 @ 14:35)

I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'alanrr' (01 Mar 2010 @ 16:32)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'itpro' (01 Mar 2010 @ 17:32)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'Doink' (01 Mar 2010 @ 17:54)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'itpro' (01 Mar 2010 @ 19:28)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'Doink' (01 Mar 2010 @ 19:44)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'richpudd2003' (01 Mar 2010 @ 18:15)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'Newshound' (01 Mar 2010 @ 18:25)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'itpro' (01 Mar 2010 @ 19:29)

Re: I Have to agree with Ian's cautions. by 'pez' (01 Mar 2010 @ 21:44)

PEZ can you send me pictures by 'XTREMEK8RTS' (02 Mar 2010 @ 10:37)

Re: PEZ can you send me pictures by 'pez' (02 Mar 2010 @ 18:43)

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