hello,
came accross your website and it looks very very usefull and im hoping you lot can help me out?
i have recently bought a tiger cat and got it with a zx1200r engine,
i am wanting to go bike powerd but looking at ways of mounting and whats the best way to go about it but struggling to find much info on it.
am i to get a zx1200 engine cradle and mount it onto my chassis that way?
and how do i go about making it line up with the rear cossie diff im using?

i have just got it as a rolling shell and thats it, so much info and help will be gladly appreciated, and hopefully see you lot at some meets once its done

Simon

Firstly I would suggest getting a cradle I have a zzr1100 which I hard installed welding the mounts to the chassis. Which is fine till you blow the engine up..... Then it's a nightmare to remove.

The cradle will have the engine in the right place for the prop to run down the tunnel and to the diff.

Don't have the line of sight from engine to diff too straight it causes wear its better to have a slight angle in it.


Since I hard installed the engine I've now cut it out to make a cradle while the engine is laid where it belongs.
Good luck.


Dave

[Edited on 7/11/11 by jossey]

ok so best to buy the engine cradle,
thanks
do you have any pics of it installed and welded up? or will it come clear once i have it bolted to the engine and sitting in situ ?

no pics sorry due to ripping it all apart.

you can make a cradle which isnt too hard its just much easier to buy a cradle and the weld on the flat bar at the sides for it to bolt to.

the cradles you can see if guinness 's picture gallery...

http://locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=th1.jpg

http://locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=th3.jpg

these are the zzr1100 cradles which i assume is the same.

this should put the engine at the right angle.

Only downside is that you need to have a certain length propshaft.

as ive got to pay for a cradle making a little closer to the footwell cos i got a prop shorter than i needed.

Thanks....