Whats the best chassis brand for a shifter go kart?

Question

i want a 125cc racing shifter go kart

Answer 1

as someone said a Birel is a good chassis for shifter karts but some others are Top Kart,Arrow,CRG,Intrepid,Tony kart,Swiss Huttless but for ease of getting parts i would go with Birel although i dont like their master cyl because they tend to collect dust and wear out the bore more often than the others,top kart and tony kart are great chassis and are very reliable and tend to hold a setting.Arrow,Intrepid and Swiss Huttless are great chassis but there arent as many distributors in the U.S. so getting parts can be a hassle.CRG is a good chassis but they tend to change brake design a little too often for my taste so you have to order extra pads a little more often.the best bet is to find a distributor who is in your area and look at the chassis,ask questions about parts availiability and ask around the pits at a race to see what chassis works best.

Answer 2

My belief is that you can make any kart chassis go just as fast, the only difference is build quality and price.

The biggest kart manufacturers are Birel, Tony and CRG.

There are many other manufacturers some of which have acquired a license to build an existing chassis and rename it like Maranello for example that's a CRG in different color.

I personally like the Birel the most.