Ugliest Bike Ever PART 2 RUNNING
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RE: Ugliest Bike Ever update
I'm not going to post over on the R1 forum. I had found a engine for the R1 at a local salvage yard. But the deal has kind of fell through at this point. Not because of either party's negligence. Just the motor they had turned out not to be running and let me know right away before I made the long drive.
Okay, I have located 04 motor this model IS fuel injected, but it's not coming with the injection setup the fuel injection setup would not fit in the frame. Anyway. It is SS built motor cranking out 170 hp FOR $ 1500. Here is the dyno sheet. Now, here is the question how many of you guys would go for this motor and how many of you would pull out the old motor and have the transmission rebuilt or rebuild it yourself
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RE: Ugliest Bike Ever update
So how would you get the FI setup in there then...
Personally, I think the extra HP doesn't show up until too high in the rev band to justify 15 large--unless you're building a track bike--in which case it's perfect. I'd wait to jump on a clean 98-02 stock motor, thereby saving three-quarters of a thousand dollars, and put it toward clean plastics. OEM FTW!
Personally, I think the extra HP doesn't show up until too high in the rev band to justify 15 large--unless you're building a track bike--in which case it's perfect. I'd wait to jump on a clean 98-02 stock motor, thereby saving three-quarters of a thousand dollars, and put it toward clean plastics. OEM FTW!
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RE: Ugliest Bike Ever update
FWIW if you buy a used motor elsewhere, there's no telling what may be wrong with that one. My advice is to buy a case splitter and find out what's wrong with the tranny. Could be as simple as a bent shift fork or drum. Maybe a tooth broke off a gear and is jammed on the shaft. You never know until you pull it apart.
Oh, I'm pretty sure that newer motor would not fit because of frame updates and all of that, so no loss there.
Oh, I'm pretty sure that newer motor would not fit because of frame updates and all of that, so no loss there.