10 replies to this topic

[landamqabba]

HI, I'm new here and am looking for a mini to fit a bike engine in, anyway i was doing some research and i saw that BMW make bikes with prop shafts wouldn t that be easier and better for a conversion on a car?

The engines are quite powerful maybe not as much as other bikes but it gives you a propshaft which means you can fit a proper diff instead of a chain drive.

Anyone done this or knows about a reason why it s not as common as an r1 or busa engine (apart from power)?

[dow62]

Plenty of bikes other than BMW have shaft drives, Honda Pan Europeans, Goldwings, Cx,s, Moto Guzzi, Kawasaki GTR1000, Yamaha triples, and many more. Nearly all are tourers/customs without the all out horsepower of the sports bikes, which i think is the idea of fitting bike engines.

[petechap]

^^ i agree unless you plan on fitting a s1000rr engine that would be a treat

[dow62]

193hp would make a quick mini , no shaft on this bm though !

[landamqabba]

I see so basically all bikes with a prop are slower than those without.

I am going to see a mini this week and common problems i should look out for? it s a mk4

[dow62]

Rust ! Loads of threads on here about what to look for, best to ask else where other than the bike engined section.

[landamqabba]

ok thank you guys =D

[petechap]

also be carefull with the size of the engine most beemers use boxer twins on there shaft driven bikes which are really really wide, is this possible in a mini?

[landamqabba]

well twin cam s are also wide although i think boxer is wider.I only saw the K1200 and it has an in-line 4 16v engine i don t know about the width of the engine but the bike is 850 mm wide so it s less than that.

Does anyone make diffs for bike engine, i mean a diff that is driven via a sprocket and outputs power to shafts ?

[kjwithers]

Check out www.westgarage.co.uk

[dermow]

I have one in the for sale section. Drd racing type.