MOTOTEC 1000W 48V/12AH Electric Off-Road Go Kart, Red (97685241)

The people giving this thing poor reviews need to understand that you cant have toys like this without some mechanical inclination. The steering issue was solved on my sons kart by moving the tie rods to the other side of both the pitman arm and spindle. Also bolt the tie rod to the innermost mounting hole. People also complained about the kart wanting to go straight. It has a live axle so both rear wheels receive power. This could only be fixed by making the kart one wheel drive or installing some kind of differential. It is really only noticable when driving on concrete though. Weve had ours for about 2 months and have had no issues. Battery life is great and my 4yo loves it. He is a little guy though and I had to make a longer seat adjustment bar to get the seat a bit further forward. If you're not afraid to turn a wrench, your kiddos will love this thing.

I had to rework the location of the roll bar. It did not line up at all. The speed for high, medium, and low were in the wrong locations, so I had to relabel them. The seat is not easy to relocate. You can fit kids up to about 5' tall. Any taller and they are going to be cramming themselves in. Overall, if you do not mind fixing a few things that are done incorrectly from the factory, this go cart is fine.

The electric go kart was shipped in a lightweight metal frame with a cardboard cover. The go kart was easy to remove from the carton. The go kart appears to be sturdy. This was purchased for a 7 year old boy who is 48" tall. Upcoming use of the go kart will determine what rating we give it. Delivery was as on time. The electric go kart should not be left out in the rain. The instruction booklet was confusing because there are many typos and errors in it. The instruction booklet consisted of mixed instructions for bikes and go karts in the same paragraph. There was no company contact information given - in case of a problem or concern.

Like: this electric go kart comes almost fully assembled you just have to assemble the upper roll bars. It also has three separate earrings and a separate key to keep away from your children so they switch it in high gear. Comes complete with a 4.0 seat belt harness. And fully charged ready to go my boy drove it for almost 8 hours. The shipping package is a complete Bolt on frame surrounding the go-kart when my package came in the frame was bent and my go-kart was undamaged.Dislike: instructions for charging do not pertain to this model charging instructions are vague but a charging box does have indicator lights red for charging green for charged. The go-kart doesn't come with something to block the Sun so I will be adding my own roof kit for the summer season.

I bought this for my son's 6th birthday. The solid rear axle was not straight which resulted in a broken wheel bearing (after about 5 minutes of use). Customer services was excellent. They promptly sent me a new axle and two new bearings. As a mechanic it wasn't a big deal to install, however, it would be a major inconvenience without the proper tools. All the bolts should be tightened prior to use. In addition, it took some time to get the chain tight and properly aligned. I also used the alternate drilled holes to make the steering radius tighter. We mostly use the medium speed when other kids are around but I will set it on "high" at a local jogging path to let my son open it up. Plenty of torque. Works well on grass and hills. The harness is too big and needs to be routed through the roll bar in order to stay over the shoulders. Charging is simple and has an auto shutoff to avoid overcharging. We get over 2 hours of use on medium speed and at least an hour or more on high. I have no doubt I will be replacing bearings again but it is totally worth it. My son loves this kart.

has three speeds great for young kids

My 6 year old girl fits perfect in this. The Low Medium and High speeds are key. Started her off in Low but it wasn't long until she was at medium. High is too fast for her at the moment but I'm sure she will get there with some more practice. I highly recommend the electric motor. It's quiet. Fast. Re-charges quickly. Battery life seems to last over an hour on Medium.

Just received my kart about a week ago. Shipping container damaged. Can't tell if the kart is damaged. The instructions are written in pidgin English, and don't cover topics like how to charge. There are some videos available but those don't cover the configuration of my kart. Seller was useless to help. Maybe I can make it work, maybe not.Finally, after two days of phone calls. I found someone at the Seller's number who knew how to charge my kart. Maybe all's well that ends well.Two days after Christmas: After some work we got the thing running. The kids love it and it's faster than I expected. We haven't let the eight year grandson get into speed three yet. We also have a Razor kart with a top speed of 12 mph. This thing is faster than that in speed two.Out of the box one tire had a leak which we treated with green slime and it seems t be holding. The plastic bracket which held the plug in for the rear battery (mine has two plugs, one for each battery). Some I think just have one plug for both batteries). We took the plug out of the bracket, plugged it in and wrapped it in plastic electrician's tape to insulate it. Seems to work fine. It will charge using the other plug.There is one more problem we haven't fixed yet. Sometimes the forward throttle in speed 2 won't energize the motor. Usually with enough massaging and flipping switches and the pedal it will finally make contact and then she will go.I have revised my rating to four stars because the thing is so fun for the kids. However, the sorry instructions that came with the kart are inexcusable. It is complex enough you need help if anything goes wrong or if you can't figure out how to use it. In my case I wasn't sure how to charge it. Fortunately my 40 year old son was around. He cut through most of the issues. It helps that he an EE. If you don't have one of those handy, you may struggle with it.