hi I've just come back from Mk today and Ive been convinced bike engines are the way to go!! but have no idea were to get one or even start looking I thought about scrap yards which I'm investigating tomorrow is that a good idea?? Also apart from the blade, zx9r and blackbird which engines are good??
thanks for any help Ben

You could try phoning Spares unlimited in Hull. I have bought from in the past (Fireblade engine, gearbox and wiring loom for £675 delivered to my door next day). There number is 01482 320385

Very good service ,IMHO, and you get (or i did) a month guarantee

Jim

[Edited on 21/2/03 by Jim]

Just be very careful, there are lots of horror stories from dodgy breakers.

Get yourself onto the Yahoo Groups BEC list as there is a mass of useful help there.

Stick with blade or ZX9 if you want to keep it simple and lower cost. Blackbird needs dry sump (+£1K) and while other engines can be used, there is more off the shelf parts and experience for these.

Go for it, you wont regret it.

Why not buy your engine from MK ?,

spares unlimted gave me good service too though, se "she lives again"

I might buy from Mk but I'm on a tight budget and so I'm trying to find a cheaper setup kinda relying on the money from selling my 2.8 v6 as well as a donation from my perants (hopefully) are blades and zx9s the same power and size? blades seem to be used more as an early observation, are they better or just easier to get hold of??

See earlier posts on this topic, but yes, blades and ninjas are very similar in power, weight and size.