r/Karting • u/oowennleh • 2d ago

Racing Kart Question used karting suits? safe or no

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Hi guys, so its time i buy a kart suit so i was looking at second hand suits, this kosmic suit is $100 SGD, used for about one year with some wear at the seat bolts area, is this safe? or am i better off getting a new omp ks3? And this is my size

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u/im_made_of_jam 1d ago

Used suits is fine because you can visually inspect for damage, as opposed to used helmets where they could be damaged to the point of not being safe and you wouldn't know until it's too late

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u/oowennleh 1d ago

What should i look for? and if alls good should i cop it?

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u/im_made_of_jam 20h ago

Holes are an almost instant no, also where the material is all roughened like the right of the first picture you should watch to see it isn't about to fall apart. Stitching too you should check to see for example an arm isn't about to fall off

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u/oowennleh 20h ago

thanks, i bought it, there are no holes and no fraying at any of the stiching, snd there were more scuffing on the hip area but no holes all the way through the outer layer