mookaloid
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 08:35 PM |
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best budget bike engine
Having spent years ignoring threads about the various merits of various bike engines "the cbrxzy 900/100/1300 is better than the
Hayabirdbusablade thingy" etc.
I find myself wondering about which bike engine to go for - yawn 
So all you BEC experts out there - given a very limited budget - say under £500, which engine should i go for ?
Cheers
Mark 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Howlor
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 08:37 PM |
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Blade or Zx9 should now creep in to that budget and plentiful supply.
Steve
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RichardK
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 08:48 PM |
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big girls blouse
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Andy W
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 08:55 PM |
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zx9
Andy
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 08:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
big girls blouse
I know, I know - it's just too embarrassing maybe I should get myself another id on here so no one knows what I'm doing.....
or maybe there's a self help group - BEC builders anonymous or something
I think I need help to keep away from the 'dark side' and .........Phil.........
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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RichardK
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 09:01 PM |
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Joking apart mate is it a done deal or have you even gone and got by now. Can't wait to have a nosey
See Ya
R
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 09:22 PM |
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Another vote for the ZX9R. Should get one for under £400, never mind £500. Then again you may get a cheap blade exhaust easier if building a se7en!!
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 09:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
Another vote for the ZX9R. Should get one for under £400, never mind £500. Then again you may get a cheap blade exhaust easier if building a se7en!!
Would that include carbs and other necessary bits and pieces do you think?
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 09:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Would that include carbs and other necessary bits and pieces do you think?
I sold one for £350 with everything but the ECU and clocks about a year ago - a C-model. Might be better spending a little extra to get an E model as
the gearbox is a bit stronger / better
[Edited on 13/10/08 by Paul TigerB6]
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 09:51 PM |
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Another vote for zx9 if £500 is all you have to spend tight arse
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 09:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
Another vote for zx9 if £500 is all you have to spend tight arse
Come on thats a good budget - you know you can build 2 cars for that!!
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 10:01 PM |
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Thanks for the opinions guys - particularly yours Paul
So is it worth buying a complete bike then selling off the bits I don't need?
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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INDY BIRD
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 10:04 PM |
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ZZR1100
easy get one for around £500
Just sold a car with one in good power easy to drive,
cheap as chips power,
had around 127bhp at wheels
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russbost
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| posted on 13/10/08 at 10:25 PM |
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ZZR1100 or ZX10, more power & torque than the ZX9 & cheaper.
Buy a complete bike you can checkout properly for around £800 & sell the rest on Ebay, you'll get the engine effectively for almost nothing.
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StevieB
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| posted on 14/10/08 at 06:27 AM |
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Have a look at Fazer 1000 engines - bascially the same as an R1 with a different state of tune, ut they tend to be a far bit cheaper because they
don't have R1 writen on them (some have said it's actually a slightly better BEC option because it brings in the torque lower down the rev
range)
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Andy B
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| posted on 14/10/08 at 08:59 AM |
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Might be worth thinking along the early blade route - my reason for suggesting this is I know of a number of RGB drivers who are upgrading to class B
from C so very shortly there is going to be a load of exhaust systems, airboxes, engine packs etc on the market
Just a thought
Andy
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 14/10/08 at 10:53 AM |
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/746388.htm
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robroy
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| posted on 16/10/08 at 03:11 PM |
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Hello everyone. I'm also in the market for a cheap bike engine to go in a front engined rear drive car project. One of my main worries is oil
surge in cornering. Are any of these engines suitable with unmodified sumps?
Is there an engine that is better than the others in this respect?
Cheers
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 16/10/08 at 03:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robroy
Hello everyone. I'm also in the market for a cheap bike engine to go in a front engined rear drive car project. One of my main worries is oil
surge in cornering. Are any of these engines suitable with unmodified sumps?
Is there an engine that is better than the others in this respect?
Cheers
Simple answer is to fit a baffle plate to the bottom of the engine, along with a small (250ml) overfill of oil.
This link relates to the Yamaha but is equally relevant to many
engines
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MydT9
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Having spent years ignoring threads about the various merits of various bike engines "the cbrxzy 900/100/1300 is better than the
Hayabirdbusablade thingy" etc.
I find myself wondering about which bike engine to go for - yawn
So all you BEC experts out there - given a very limited budget - say under £500, which engine should i go for ?
Cheers
Mark
What about a 1996-98 Honda Super Blackbird, 1137cc, approx 160bhp on carbs, very reliable and 15 cables to wire to start.....it doesn't get
better than this !
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:55 PM |
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Get yourself a blade mate. I've a ZX9 and having had the chance to work on Gavs Blade it's far simpler to get going, a lot less wires and
just seems more solid.
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simoto
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| posted on 20/10/08 at 11:16 PM |
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Honda all the way, towering reliability as standard. The previous posters suggestion of the blackbird motor is compeling and i will go for one of them
after sva/first blow up i reckon.
Also early blade engines are way ahead technology wise on the competition and a fair chunk lighter too iirc.
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