cost of bike engine coversion
#1
Posted 13 July 2007 - 07:23 PM
#2
Posted 13 July 2007 - 08:22 PM
kit is £5200
then all extras optional to buy.....could rack up to 4k or so
the engine itself - £500-1200ish?
all adds up :/
#3
Posted 13 July 2007 - 09:28 PM
#4
Posted 13 July 2007 - 09:48 PM
#5
Posted 13 July 2007 - 09:52 PM
Ha ha, Busa engines are usually at least about 3k, R1 engines I think are about 1.5-2k. I don't believe anyone has made change from £10k yet.
Mine will definately be under that, but I couldn't say by how much exactly, but then again, its doesn't have any shiny new bits - unlike the posh ones on this site that all look really good. I intend to make do to get some runs in, then reshell etc as a seperate project.
#6
Posted 13 July 2007 - 09:52 PM
Ha ha, Busa engines are usually at least about 3k, R1 engines I think are about 1.5-2k. I don't believe anyone has made change from £10k yet.
Mine will definately be under that, but I couldn't say by how much exactly, but then again, its doesn't have any shiny new bits - unlike the posh ones on this site that all look really good. I intend to make do to get some runs in, then reshell etc as a seperate project.
Its R1 not busa.
#7
Posted 14 July 2007 - 08:43 AM
#8
Posted 14 July 2007 - 10:56 AM
#9
Posted 14 July 2007 - 03:19 PM
well for example take oli's busa build - think he sad roughly around 14-15k, insured for 18k
kit is £5200
then all extras optional to buy.....could rack up to 4k or so
the engine itself - £500-1200ish?
all adds up :/
Hiya wil like you say kit is around 5k, when i added, front frame, wiring loom, reverse and lsd you are looking at 7k, then the engine that was £2300, i had to spend another £200 on bits that were missing even so i think was cheap for a busa motor with around 6000 miles on it, you might get a 2001 engine with 50000/60000 miles on it for somewhere near £1700, but for something out of an 04/05 bike you can look at 3k+.Also i did all the work on my old shell which amounts to 300 in panels and sundries and then 1100 to get it finished, filled and painted-if you use a brand new shell that is 4k with paint, i reckon i spent around 11000 on kit engine and shell and like you say around 4-5k for the plumbing,wheels,engine panels, brakes ect to finish, and yes its very true it all adds up!
#10
Posted 14 July 2007 - 05:39 PM
Ha ha, Busa engines are usually at least about 3k, R1 engines I think are about 1.5-2k. I don't believe anyone has made change from £10k yet.
sorry jammy, i was actualy reffering to a R1 engine, never looked at prices of a busa engine!!
the best people to ask are the people who have actually got a z cars mini running
also, its gonna be a fairly open range, like people have said aiming for a 10k build....but no new parts etc
peopleusing new parts, wanting everything top.....racking up a lot, im intrigued in how much ade's build cost, wasn't it a £3-4k brand new shell he used?
#11
Posted 14 July 2007 - 05:50 PM
I think supermotolee has done well at 4K and i'll be asking for lots of advice in the future, I do rely on specialist help as I am not brilliant at just about everything you should be to do a conversion like this.
engine, fuelling, ecu etc from donor bike - £1300.00
subframe kit / diff etc - £3000.00 approx
Quaife upgrade £550.00
wiring and electric fan kit £300.00
radiator and hoses etc £500.00
front body modifications and paint ( front inner wing in the main ) £300.00
digital dash and speed censors / fiting and programming £450.00
pedal assy / throttle mechanism modifications
I'm fairly lucky that I have already got very good braking set-up, a very, very solid shell, and a fully adjustable rose jointed front end set-up.
Edited by roofless, 14 July 2007 - 05:52 PM.
#12
Posted 14 July 2007 - 05:51 PM
Pete
#13
Posted 16 July 2007 - 09:29 AM
im intrigued in how much ade's build cost, wasn't it a £3-4k brand new shell he used?
Nope the shell wasn't new but still cost £1500
Then £1500 for the paint job.
Engine £1200
Z-cars kit (built for minus) about £7000 inc reverse and options
Front subby added later so that was another £500
by the time you then add everything else wheels arches seats dial etc etc I stopped counting at about £15000............
#14
Posted 16 July 2007 - 11:52 AM
#15
Posted 16 July 2007 - 12:08 PM
If my helps not good enough for you!!!
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