stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 19/10/02 at 10:04 PM |
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sources of bike engines.....?
i was wondering, where do you guys get your engines from - i.e, what factors or breakers?
atb
seve
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Raj Virdee
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| posted on 20/10/02 at 01:27 PM |
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MK are selling blade engine packages for 1k
Engines are second hand, but meant to be pukka!
I don't think you'll get a good engine for much less than that - somebody prove me wrong !
Raj
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/10/02 at 06:36 PM |
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i think you will if you compromise
im pretty sure you could get summat around 600cc and 100hp (a cbr600) for half or so of that. Its just that the engine sellers get to know whats
popular.
atb
steve
btw -
i found someone selling loadsa engines of 600 or less on the net the other day all less than 400 quid but not guaranteed.
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Jasper
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| posted on 20/10/02 at 08:13 PM |
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How come your interested BIG car man??
IMO 600cc are too lighweigh for a BEC, and if your gonna spend the extra fitting it, it's not worth not spending the extra few hundred quid on a
900cc. End of the day a BEC is an out and out race, so you don't want a lack of power.
You can get engines for less money, £750+ will get u one. It's more about trying to get one with a bit of history and there are LOTS of dodgy
breakers around.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/10/02 at 11:18 PM |
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i am working on this slightly mad idea at the moment for a future project, and bike engines come into it. not gonna say too much cos it might never
happen. its cerainly gonna be a lot simpler than the time magnet thats sitting in my garage!
atb
steve
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 21/10/02 at 08:27 AM |
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If it's a Locost type car then you'll definitetly need 900cc and around 130hp as a minimum to lug around the (comparative) extra weight. However, if
its a little single seater of some sort, then there's plenty of those going round tracks very quickly with 600 engines in them (Global Lights spring
to mind, and also Formula Honda i think its called). Like Jasper says, watch out for the breakers, I'd avoid buying from somewhere where you don't
have a personal recommendation or know someone thats dealt with them, and beware of the cheaper engines, they are usually cheap for a reason.
Chris
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