08-24-2017, 04:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-24-2017, 04:38 PM by Randy Dacus.)
Now back to the original thread 
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"There's a rough 1200 on eBay. So far, cheap price. Frame with a 4 smoke engine, no wheels. Listed as an 800"
Ted ...searched the number you posted, checked for current and completed listings....no Go Karts
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A few Bugs, Darts, modern, and plenty of yardys.....so maybe GK 1200 are not really rare, but few and far between .
" I guess it caught my eye because I still consider the GK 1200 the best rear engine kart, possibly with a tie with the later Bug Sprint. They're hard to find, and are really handsome when decked out. Ted "
When I decided some years back to find a GK 800, way before I knew there was a Vintage Kart resurgence , it took me a long time to find my first Go Kart, even when I was on my way to pick it up I found you have to be tough on the seller or they may take a higher offer before you get to the sellers location .
Finding nice vintage karts got easier after I found there were other Vintage guys that were willing to part with part of what they had collected .
Working with the Vintage Community to find most anything is the best way, maybe not like finding that super barn find
with yard sale pricing, but solid runners are to be had from the hard core of Vintage Racers .
So I have my GK 1200 thanks to a tip from Tom Smith and my friend Russ Smith that pointed me in the right direction.
When Steve and Shawn Welte decided to part with their Bug Sprint, I was lucky to purchase it before it got away, plus
friends Tom and Chuck brought the Bug to Riverside for me to take home......best way to buy a kart you'll be proud to own, plus I didn't have to worry about it being destroyed by some uncaring shipping company !
Of course I still enjoy the hunt for treasure, but watch out for the pirates......!
As to the Go Power repops......as mentioned on another thread on this subject.....if you paint them all the same color
you won't be able to tell the difference, of course the Matco rims might have to have the Matco logo removed to look like Go Powers .
My repops are a good match, I just wish more were to be had .
Go Power 4" and 5” wheel sets
Only available in limited supply now .... 5" wheel front/rear set $410, 4" front set $285 (CA 9 1/4% Sales Tax)
Scott Wigginton
aswinc2@aol.com
(408)748-6949
!"There's a rough 1200 on eBay. So far, cheap price. Frame with a 4 smoke engine, no wheels. Listed as an 800"
Ted ...searched the number you posted, checked for current and completed listings....no Go Karts
!A few Bugs, Darts, modern, and plenty of yardys.....so maybe GK 1200 are not really rare, but few and far between .
" I guess it caught my eye because I still consider the GK 1200 the best rear engine kart, possibly with a tie with the later Bug Sprint. They're hard to find, and are really handsome when decked out. Ted "
When I decided some years back to find a GK 800, way before I knew there was a Vintage Kart resurgence , it took me a long time to find my first Go Kart, even when I was on my way to pick it up I found you have to be tough on the seller or they may take a higher offer before you get to the sellers location .
Finding nice vintage karts got easier after I found there were other Vintage guys that were willing to part with part of what they had collected .
Working with the Vintage Community to find most anything is the best way, maybe not like finding that super barn find
with yard sale pricing, but solid runners are to be had from the hard core of Vintage Racers .
So I have my GK 1200 thanks to a tip from Tom Smith and my friend Russ Smith that pointed me in the right direction.
When Steve and Shawn Welte decided to part with their Bug Sprint, I was lucky to purchase it before it got away, plus
friends Tom and Chuck brought the Bug to Riverside for me to take home......best way to buy a kart you'll be proud to own, plus I didn't have to worry about it being destroyed by some uncaring shipping company !
Of course I still enjoy the hunt for treasure, but watch out for the pirates......!
As to the Go Power repops......as mentioned on another thread on this subject.....if you paint them all the same color
you won't be able to tell the difference, of course the Matco rims might have to have the Matco logo removed to look like Go Powers .
My repops are a good match, I just wish more were to be had
.Go Power 4" and 5” wheel sets
Only available in limited supply now .... 5" wheel front/rear set $410, 4" front set $285 (CA 9 1/4% Sales Tax)
Scott Wigginton
aswinc2@aol.com
(408)748-6949