Peteff
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| posted on 7/10/03 at 08:31 PM |
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CBR 1000
Seen a cheap one of these today, anybody any opinions on them or used one?.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 7/10/03 at 08:45 PM |
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Pete,
I've a CBR 1000 F, it's heavy by todays standards, and the last bike I rode was a '76 CB 750F1, so I really can't compare it
to newer bikes. It's 125 BHP, (restricted I think) but goes like stink. It seems to have loads in reserve, and I've had twice the legal
with more to come. I now pay closer attention to the speedo!!
Pre- 90 ones had cam chain probs I believe.
[Edited on 7/10/03 by Ian Pearson]
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 7/10/03 at 09:05 PM |
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A couple of BECs I know of have them in, there's a Striker on the Yahoo BEC list which was the original Sylva BEC demonstrator, then owned by
Simon Neill, a regular on the BEC list before he sold it to a neighbour last year.
The engine seems to be strong and doesnt need dry sumping. The engine itself is heavy when compared to a blade (about 90kgs compared to 60kgs), but
its not a huge handicap and its a bit torquier than a blade. The only other downside is the gearing / rev limit, which means you need a highly geared
diff (3.38 or below) to get a decent top speed out of it.
Overall tho it seems a great budget BEC engine.
Chris
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/10/03 at 12:28 PM |
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Sounds promising for a cheap alternative. I'll keep it in mind.
thanks, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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