I’m looking into buying a bike engine fairly soon and get it running on the megasquirt V3 kit I’m currently assembling.

I’ve found a cheap 1997 blade engine (think it’s the 919) from an RRV

It’s got 27k miles on it

Is that a lot?

If that was a car engine that would be barely worn in, but is that a lot for a bike?

Cheers

Matt

Depends on the engine!!!!

ST1100s go for hundreds of thousands of miles. The cambelt change is @ 100,000

Not sure about blade engines....
Most blades crash long before 27k- is it seriously cheap???

If you read up on early blades a number of them have done 100k + with no major work required.

They are bulletproof.

However like any engine, if not regularly serviced, and if thrashed within an inch of its life everyday it won't hold up as well as a more cared for example.

Bike engines are almost always good for 60k+ but the first problems for many bike engines are gearbox related

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Originally posted by novacaine
I’m looking into buying a bike engine fairly soon and get it running on the megasquirt V3 kit I’m currently assembling.

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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
If you read up on early blades a number of them have done 100k + with no major work required.

They are bulletproof.

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yeah but i think thats only 20,000 miles(10,000 to australia)

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Originally posted by Flamez
Can you use megasquirt on bike engines? I thought power commanders were the tool of preferance?

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