No not about the Meaning of Life, is there any point in Mah Jong or where to find semolina in Sainsburys – but what more information would you like us to give you when you’re deciding whether to buy?
What could we add to the website to make it more useful?
We want to make it as easy as possible for you to find out everything that’s important to you, as fast and simply as we can. So we’re asking for experts to help us … you!
Chris B’s comment is a little simplistic, it’s true that leaves and loose impediments can be cleared by backing off an inch or two but combined with sticky mud and/or frost noooooo! Bring on the new lower bag support
Will a Go Kart take an umbrella holder?
Is the transit bag free only up to Xmas or to the end of the year ?
The offer is until the end of the year. And remember, a GoKart is for life and not just for Christmas…
I would like to pass on some great news!
I have an 18 hole battery and decided to see how long it would last without charging it.
Needless to say I should never have doubted the quality of Gokart and it’s accessories.
Friday, 19th Dec 08 – Played 18 holes with a fully charged battery.
Saturday, 20th Dec 08 – Played 18 holes without charging the battery.
Sunday, 21st Dec 08 – Played 18 holes without charging the battery.
Sunday evening decided to charge the battery as I did not want to push my luck too far.
Consensus – 18 hole battery lasts for 54 holes and maybe more and this is not on a flat course.
Congratulations on a great product and I have peace of mind to be able to play 36 holes if I forget to charge my battery (which I have done in the past).
Shane, you didn’t mention the important bit – how did you play?
Friday – C**p
Saturday – 82 gross – nett 69 – 2 under par
Sunday – 80 gross – 40 points
Looks like you play better when less than fully charged. Try staying up really late before your next important match.
Is there anywhere in Northern Ireland I can view this trolley ?
William,
We don’t sell the GoKart through shops or at golf courses. The only way to view before buying is to see an existing owner with one on the course. There are advantages with our direct to the public only policy, but this is the main disadvantage. Please note though, that we give a 28 day money back guarantee. If you buy a GoKart, you have a month to use it, and if it doesn’t live up to your expectations, we’ll collect it and refund the full purchase price.
How long before the umbrella holder is available?
Marjorie,
We hope by the end of this month, or the beginning of February
Sirs,
My existing trolley is an Auriol Power Drive which is, sadly, about to die on me. It would leave me for dead when set off on it’s own if given full power – I.ve had to run after it before now – and never had a problem with any gradient. The battery is some seven years old and still working fine whereas most batteries, (it would appear), last about a twelve month. The longevity of mine, I believe, is due to the fact it is rarely used at full capacity so my questions are :- What is the maximum speed of the Go Kart. what gradients will it climb and what is the power output.
Regards
Peter
Peter,
Answers first – we haven’t measured the top speed but you’d have to jog to keep up with it. It’ll easily romp up any hill you or I can get up, and the motor is a beefy 230W.
Power isn’t an issue! We designed it so that it would always have plenty of ooomph in reserve, and never have to be working flat out.
We’re confident it’ll compare very, very favourably.
Hello
I’m thinking of buying two GoKarts and have a virtually new YUASA NPC24-12I battery. It is roughly 170wX125dX170h Will it fit the GOKart please.
thanks.
Richard,
that Yuasa battery wll fit perfectly, you’ll just need one of our battery fitting kits (the plastic case the battery sits in that locates onto the trolley). You have a choice as to whether you buy the two trolleys complete with batteries and have your Yuasa as a spare, or buy one of the GoKarts without battery and charger. If if any doubt, give us a call on 01227 712288 Mon-Fri, 9-5.
I run a very old hillbilly which will soon be replaced. I use a bike waterbottle in a cycle mount screwed to the metal frame. Can I do the same thing a a gokart and willit affect the warranty.
Eurof,
It certainly wouldn’t affect your warranty to fit a bike water bottle to the GoKart. The frame is very different to the Hill Billy, so you might need to drill a hole to attach it. Incidentally, we’ll be adding a bottle holder to the list of GoKart accessories in the next couple of months.
Alot of courses during the winter months (most of the year) don’t like trolleys on the course usless they have hedgehog wheel covers. Is this something your are looking into for the gp-karts?
Andy,
Although you’d have to buy them separately, you can fit Hedgehog wheel covers to the GoKart wheels. Hedgehog specify them for use on pull trolleys only, but we’ve tested them extensively on our trolley, and are happy to recommended them to our owners. Please follow these links to other pages on our site for more information:
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Is it possible to attach an umberella holder to the trolly?
Yes, it is possible, or at least it will be very shortly. Off the shelf ones won’t fit as they’re all designed for tubular frames (which ours most certainly isn’t). So we’ve designed our own bracket which will be ready very very shortly. Watch the site over the next couple of days and you’ll see it’s available…£23 inc. postage and packing. And very nifty it is too! The sort of thing M would have tucked away for Mr. Bond. Probably would fit on an Aston Martin somewhere.
how well does a taylormade monaco cart bag fit onto the trolley?
Craig,
If it’s designed as a cart bag it’ll fit. Lots of non cart bags fit very nicely as well. If it’s ever a case that a customer orders a GoKart and it’s not 100% satisfactory in terms of being able to get to their balls (or whatever else they need to get hold of), we’d refund them.
Nice bag, btw. Not as nice as the one we have planned at the end of March though.
does it come with a remote control?
Hi Tom,
No, we haven’t got any sort of distance/remote control. We kept it basic. If you got your hands on a GoKart and try it on the course, you’d love it so much you’d completely forget about remote thingamijigs.
When going downhill a steep hill can the cart go backwards?
Mary,
The GoKart doesn’t like going backwards. It can be pulled backwards for short distances when manoeuvring (round tee boxes/opponents trolleys/dead squirrels etc) but it’s not designed to go backwards for more than this.
Hi,
A friend of mine purchased one of these trolleys last year and highly recommended to me. Just one thing – if I do play 36 holes and the battery dies part the way round – is it damaging to push/pull the trolley for the remainder of the round – and is this awkward?
Thanks!
Looking forward to hopefully ordering one in the coming weeks!
James,
The GoKart freewheels forwards very easily. It’s designed to do this and it won’t cause any damage.
Hi could you tell me when the long awaited trolley bag will be available
Best Regards Ernie
Ernest,
We’re hoping it will be around April. Lots of delays, and let downs from our supplier are responsible. We’ll keep you informed via our newsletter
Still waiting to purchase the Full Package including Umbrella and Seat.
When do you expect to have these ready?
Regards
Dave
Dave,
We now have the umbrella holder available. The seat will be available again towards the end of next week. Incidentally, the reason it has been unavailable for a while is because we’ve been modifying it to work with our new wheels. We couldn’t do this, until the wheels were in production. We’ll let you know when it’s back in stock.
Hi John,
Happy to clarify. There are occasional offers but in general terms;
New trolleys; these are all completely up to current specification; with the new treaded wheels and lower bag rest. No need to buy any extra wheels unless you’re particularly taken with them. Incidentally they smell really nice, sort of marzipan type smell. Strange but true. So the basic package contains, trolley, battery and charger (no transit bag).
And used trolleys are also up to current spec with the treaded wheels and new lower bag rest. Same contents; trolley, battery and charger but no transit bag.
How heavy is the battery? How heavy is the Kart?
Susan,
The battery is 6.5kg and the trolley is 7.6kg
have you ever considered a push/pull version of the go-kart
Thomas,
Nothing more than general musing to date, but we think it’s something that would be possible in the future.
What kind of materials that the trolley made of ?
It’s made of thermoplastic polymers, but the mix is varied according to the demands on each particular component part. So plastic in various compositions. And tough as old boots.
do you have a referral scheme
Neil,
We don’t have a referral scheme. Our policy is to keep our selling price as low as possible – for everyone. This means we don’t have the margin to offer sales commission too.
Using my new Go-Kart the only thing I’ve noticed (frustratingly) is when stopping or parking even on the very slightest of inclines the trolley will run back (and/or forward) meaning it has to be parked always at 90 degrees on slight gradients. Conversely my playing partners using trolleys from different manufacturers all appear to hold in position on reasonable slopes.
Just checking that it is normal/designed that the Go-Kart always needs need to be stopped/parked at right angles on even the slightest inclines.
regards
Wes,
We have gone to great lengths to ensure the GoKart is very free running – in the forwards direction. All moving parts in the drive train run in precision sealed bearings, and our patented drive system includes a very efficient free-wheel feature. However, in the other direction (pulling it backwards), the gearing creates some resistance to free movement, so should hold it steady on slopes up to a point. Beyond this, the GoKart will need to be parked across the slope. Hopefully this won’t prove to be too much of a problem, but we’ve noted your comment for consideration in future product development.
WHAT IS THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TROLLEY WHEN FOLDED DOWN FOR TRANSPORTATION.
John,
The GoKart folds down to 26x59x61 cms (HxWxL)
Thank you for your resposne “195” which advises that for the backwards direction the gearing creates some resistance to free movement, so should hold it steady on slopes up to a point. The probem I have is that there is no gearing resistance at all backwards and the trolley simply free wheels back on anything other than completely flat.
Regards
Wes,
We accept that the gear resistance mentioned isn’t a replacement for a parking brake, but you can feel the difference in drag between forward and backward motion by turning one of the drive wheels manually; moving in reverse turns the gears and motor, moving forward just turns the wheel and is much freer.
can a seat be fitted ?