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#1 eean

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Posted 11 March 2021 - 11:19 AM

Hello, Ive just purchased a bare shell, needs restoring which Ill probably get to next year as Im restoring a GT6 at the mo. Anyway Im thinking bike conversion but, need input and advice from people that have done a particular one and people who provide kits etc and prices. Need opinions of said conversions etc, thanks in advance 😎

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Posted 13 March 2021 - 10:55 AM

Not many done it then?

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Posted 13 March 2021 - 11:20 AM

Im not sure there are many bike minis on here. Facebook is probably a better bet.



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Posted 13 March 2021 - 03:32 PM

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Posted 13 March 2021 - 03:33 PM

Ok thanks, theres another thread here though about bike motors

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Posted 16 March 2021 - 08:02 PM

Most of the bike conversions here are the pro-motive ones which utilise the R1 engines, two carb and one fuel injected. Good engines but getting on for 20 years old now.
The pro-motive kits are good and have developed a bit of the years with improvements and additions but the original package was well designed, made a great basis for a bike conversion and proved popular.
Had mine for more years than I can remember, spent a lot of time off the road for various reasons so has never really had the use it deserves but when I do get to thrash it (it’s the only way to drive the bike conversions) the driving experience is great fun

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Posted 05 April 2021 - 04:43 PM

Cheers for that racerlike

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Posted 05 April 2021 - 05:11 PM

Im not sure there are many bike minis on here. Facebook is probably a better bet.


There seems to be plenty here on this bike section???

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Posted 12 April 2021 - 10:37 AM

For frames you can buy you have pro-motive and lynx (both Yamaha R1 1999-2003). Zcars has the hayabusa kit but as far as I know it is not front wheel drive. I do no know any other companies that make frames for bike engined mini's.Off course you can decide to build your own subframe.

 

if I would have to chose again I would look into the quaife qba2r or qba11r. Expensive but you get rid of the chain.

 

Or you can llok at this one: http://www.vetechbusa.co.uk/

 

 

but as I recall it is very expensive.


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Posted 12 April 2021 - 12:52 PM

Wow. Those links are fantastic. Wish I had deeper pockets.

 

 

For frames you can buy you have pro-motive and lynx (both Yamaha R1 1999-2003). Zcars has the hayabusa kit but as far as I know it is not front wheel drive. I do no know any other companies that make frames for bike engined mini's.Off course you can decide to build your own subframe.

 

if I would have to chose again I would look into the quaife qba2r or qba11r. Expensive but you get rid of the chain.

 

Or you can llok at this one: http://www.vetechbusa.co.uk/

 

 

but as I recall it is very expensive.



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Posted 05 May 2021 - 11:19 AM

I’m running a Lynx Ae kit great kit and the car great fun but Lynx stopped making them now another company took there kit on but still not got it on the market yet




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