Hi all

I am new to this forum. I live downunder in Australia and am on the verge of buying a Twister hammerhead and have a few questions.
Firstly I have read all the 33 pages. What a read!!!!

Now one of my main reasons for getting a buggy is to do some dune riding with my kids. How do these things go on the sand. I know they are not the most powerfull machine put onto 4 wheels but do they go ok or will I be getting stuck more than not. Last thing I want to do is cough up the dough then find it won't do what I mainly want.


Thanx in advance
Haycait

 

Well, I bought a 2005 1/2 SunL 150cc (2 seater) with all the new upgrades for my wife and son, was thinking about the 250cc for myself after seeing how this one performs. Of course I had to test it myself to make sure it was safe for my wife and son [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

This thing is way under powered as everyone stated. In the loose sand you'll instantly begin loosing speed and be lucky if you can maintain 10 MPH depnding on how loose and deep the sand is.. Today I took my son out on a 15 mile round trip through the ORV trails (by my house) and blew the drive belt just before I pulled in the drive way, wow was I lucky that didnt happen way out on the trails. Keep in mind this was only my 4th ride.

If your expecting a radical dune buggy, forget it but if your looking for something to run on hard trails and just cruisng around, you wont be sorry. For the money (I only paid $1300 NEW) there is alot of machine here and with the upgrades on the new models, its well worth the money.

I would be curious to know who carries high performance parts for these things? With some tinkering, there is potential here and a little more power would make this a nice performance machine. I would suggest some looser shocks, it will beat you to death on a bumpy road.

If I could post pictures I would show you what this new upgraded buggy looks like, its one very tough looking machine, especially with the larger tires.

Cuz

 

Hey all...First post, and first time kart owner(off road anyways).

Just had 74 Motorsports (CA) drop off my new Twister HH 2 and a Polaris Trailboss for my wife. Picked them up a few days ago for $8k OTD with tax, license, tile, etc. Not bad considering that the Twister was the Silver LTD one with the extra goodies, and the Polaris just came off the truck.

I would like to thank everyone here who has put in the wrench time on these things and helping out new owners with the decision making process with upgrades and kart choices. I know we made the right choice after looking at a few and realizing that the Twister seems to be the best built of the bunch.
First thing I did when I got the thing this morning was check the fluids, strap my 2 1/2 year old in, and took off around the neighborhood. He had a blast, as did I. First impressions: they did a lousy job tightening everything down. After about 5 minutes of the rack, gas tank, and mirror rattling we had to park it. As was stated earlier in this post, I too had to go through and re-tighten the cage, rack, rear suspension, and much, much more. Thats ok, this thing is SWEET!! Already put in my order for the pipe/intake/jet upgrade, and am dying to get this thing briken in. I spent half the day just figuring out what I can do to this thing. As for the Polaris....no plans for it right away.....Im not the one riding it. Then again, after seeing whet Slowrider did with a few extra Polaris parts, I just might have to get the wife something else!

 

maybe someone can help me ?i just bought a crossfire 150 go kart with a howhit engine in it at sams club for 1,900.oo bucks .my problem is there is a diffrent brand at pep boys for 2,500.00 bucks but it has reverse in it i was wondering if i can buy the reverse mechinism for it somewhere?thanks

 

Adding reverse is definately doable. I've seen others do it on Yerf-Dogs. I'd do a search on Yahoo on the subject.

 

Hey Cuz, nice post...I too have the same kart (as far as I can tell anyway) I just bought it but who knows how long it sat before I bought it.
When you say you blew the drive belt, my eyebrow went up. Is that in the transmission? Reason I ask is because I have a chain. I'm not a mechanic and don't mean to sound like a moron. I'm just worried now that this may happen to me. What other problems have you had.
So far on mine, the third time out the drivers side rear fender fell off. The weld broke. Only other problem is that it bogs down when you first give it gas, then clears right up and goes like hell.
Thanks to all who may have info to share.

BC

 

Hey All,

I too have recently purchased a SunL 150cc cart. My only complaints are a reverse that doesn't work and a leaking valve cover gasket.

Where can I buy parts like valve cover gaskets? Thanks

 

You can get the valve cover gasket from any Sunl, Dazon, KPX, Twister, Yerf-Dog, or Kasea dealer. They're all using basically the same 150cc engine.

 

I just purchased a Twister Two seater. It is the latest model with all the goodies. New this month is the body panels that wrap all the way around the sides, moved turn signals, power port on the dash, and I don't know what else. Oh...chome aluminum wheels and the Bimoni(sp?) Top. Is is really a hot looking little machine. I have been reading over this whole thread and I don't see any mention of aftermarket clutches or modifications. I want to increase the take-off speed. It really seems like you have to get the RPM's way up there to get the kart moving. Do the performance pipe, intake and jets make that big of a difference? Slowride...I am really impressed with your sick overhaul of your twister. I am sooooo impressed and would love to do that to mine but I do not have the time or patience to take on such an ambitious project. Back to my question, Is there an aftermarket clutch that will engage a little quicker? And the other question, Does the performance kit really help these engines out?

 

What is the ride like in one of these things?
I have a Prairie 360, which doesn't ride to harsh, but it still kills my back.
I can't spend $8000+ for a Ranger or Rhino so I may look into a buggy type vehicle.
There is a dealer near here that sells Twister Hammerheads, but they don't alow test drives.
Thanks.