donut
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 09:00 PM |
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What other Honda bike engines are suitable?
What other Honda bike engines are suitable for me locost?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Humbug
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 09:07 PM |
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Make your mind up, Andy! Xflow? BEC? Electric? what next - wind power? 
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nick205
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 09:27 PM |
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I've said it before Andy - you're not going to achieve full satisfaction with anything less than 8 cylinders mounted in a V configuration.
Now stop messing around with silly little bike engines and get on with dropping a V8 into it 
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donut
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 09:32 PM |
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just looking at options!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 10:11 PM |
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Honda VFR800, someone on here's using one and I ride one...
Honda Pan European, V four again, a bit lazier but torquey...
Honda SP2 is a stunning motor... Would love to try one of these... Or maybe two?
A little on some motors on my site...
http://www.mnrvortxr1.co.uk/designenginepgone.htm
Forget those boat anchors and stick in a bike motor... 8D
Chris.
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 10:16 PM |
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Or again CBR1000F motors... Dirt cheap, unbreakable and very simple...
Or the CBR1100 Blackbird motor... Probably need dry sumping for ultimate reliability? (Don't shout at me... I've just seen a couple go pop
that weren't dry sumped...)
Chris.
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BenB
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 10:16 PM |
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If you fancy a ride out in a ST1100 let me know 
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donut
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 10:28 PM |
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I like the look of that Pan European, V four, looks nice.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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donut
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 10:33 PM |
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So whats the difference between the CBR1000 and blade?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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IndyJohn
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| posted on 7/11/07 at 10:49 PM |
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BUSA!
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nick205
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 09:10 AM |
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Like I said.........
 
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nick205
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 09:10 AM |
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Like I said.........
 
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donut
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 09:16 AM |
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Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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02GF74
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 09:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Like I said.........
is there an echo in here? here?
so what is that  twin supercharged bike engine v8?
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nick205
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 10:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Like I said.........
is there an echo in here? here?
so what is that twin supercharged bike engine v8?
 Twin turbo Chevy V8
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nick205
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 10:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Like I said.........
is there an echo in here? here?
so what is that twin supercharged bike engine v8?
Twin turbo Chevy V8
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nick205
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 10:03 AM |
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what's going on with the double positng
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 11:11 AM |
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V4 bike engines might sound great, but the exhaust manifold is going to have to be a one off, therefore expensive. Just something to consider.
Coincidently I was reading in MCN this week of a guy who has done 100k on his 1996 blade and was wondering if he should do anything to the engine –
not that he has any problems, but he wanted to make sure. He was advised to leave it be. I was quite impressed!
The old cbr1000f is a good option, inline 4 and cheap as chips. A few on here as well so if you get stuck you can get advise. Its very different to
the 1000rr, the cbr1000f is a sports tourer – just google it for a picture, you’ll see its an ugly pig – but a fast ugly pig.
If your after cheap options I’d say you probably only have the old carbed blade, or the cbr1000f.
If you’ll look at other brands of bikes you could consider a zzr1100, old zx9r, old fazer 1000.
There isn’t much else that I’ve heard of being done on a budget. Remember though, that going off the beaten path might mean a cheap engine, but
everything else will be bespoke and therefore expensive, plus it might not be worth as much if you ever came to sell it. That’s what I based my
decision on.
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Guinness
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 11:15 AM |
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Donut, based on your past experiences:-
Cheers
Mike
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donut
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 12:03 PM |
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Hey Mike, that's the baby!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Toady1
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| posted on 8/11/07 at 06:10 PM |
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zx14!!!
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