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Technocrat · 10-31-2003, 09:36 PM

Hey guys, some years back when i was goin thru the Q&A section of an auto mag(auto india or indian auto dont rememeber the name) a guy from chennai had asked whether he can put the engine of a maruti 800 on his KB100's chasis & to my surprise the mag answered in positive[:0] stating that he'll have to strenthen the chasis for this & a few other mods on the bike.. wht do u say guys. if this is possible, now that we have got better chasis than the kb100's, then such a bike wud be just awesum [

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what do u think wud be the costs involved & which indian bike's chasis shud b chosen for the best performance [?]

madmax · 10-31-2003, 10:14 PM

There are already bikes using 800 and Gypsy engines. Several automags have published stories about them too. Can't remember the issues though. People like you and me built them using their imagination, resources and skill. In any case, the chassis would have to be HEAVILY modified to fit in and bear an car engine. - MAX.

rohit_180 · 11-01-2003, 06:58 AM

Car engines are much heavier than equal displacement bike engines. So even if one strengthens the chassis at engine mountings, it will ultimately take its toll on the other sections of chassis.
Btw has anyone given a thought to importing a 2nd hand cheap 500-750cc bike engine from abroad? Fixing up one of those engines in our bikes will be easier I guess.

V12 · 11-01-2003, 08:40 AM

hey rohit,
importing a 750cc engine is no problem, but i guess no Indian bike chasis will be able to take the power of these engines. U will have to strengthen the chasis. and then theres the issue of tyres [stock tyres will be bald in a few days], brakes [atleast a 280mm front and a smaller disc at the rear] etc

rohit_180 · 11-01-2003, 08:55 AM

Actually I'm more focussedon a 500 or 400 twin cyl 8 valve engine. Like the '89 Kaw ex500 for example. And I think the chassis will quite easily take the load of a twin 500.

V12 · 11-01-2003, 08:57 AM

oh twin. ya then it will take. i thought an in-line 4.

rohit_180 · 11-01-2003, 09:07 AM

Only problem in getting one from ebay is that one can easily get cheated by customs and the sellers.

Tendonwrencher · 11-01-2003, 11:16 AM

hi,
Here in hyd i heard of a guy from chennai(who was in hyd) got a maruti800 engine fixed into his bullet chassis after modifying the bike heavily. Though i have not seen him or his bike many say that such a bike exists and here in hyd. will let u guys know more if i get any info...

aspirin · 11-01-2003, 12:18 PM

Isn't M800's engine just 37BHP ??? If I'm right, anyone who's putting a M800 engine on his bike is fooling himself. The power/weight ratio won't be favourable, and definitely not anywhere close to even a CBR.

boneythegreat · 11-01-2003, 01:03 PM

now why on earth would anyone wanna fix an 800's engine on a bike? come on guys a new bike is always better. u think an engine as big as that is gonna fit on a chassis thats built for a cbz or a pulsar? ooooohhhhh puhleeeaase. may be its gonna look rad but in the long run is it just worth all that mods to accommodate a 37 bhp engine?just forget it man get a karizma if u got that kinda cash.

10-31-2003, 09:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Technocrat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York Posts: 884	M800's engine on a bike Hey guys, some years back when i was goin thru the Q&A section of an auto mag(auto india or indian auto dont rememeber the name) a guy from chennai had asked whether he can put the engine of a maruti 800 on his KB100's chasis & to my surprise the mag answered in positive[:0] stating that he'll have to strenthen the chasis for this & a few other mods on the bike.. wht do u say guys. if this is possible, now that we have got better chasis than the kb100's, then such a bike wud be just awesum [] what do u think wud be the costs involved & which indian bike's chasis shud b chosen for the best performance [?] __________________ Racing Throttle Response

10-31-2003, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
madmax Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cochin, Kerala, India. Posts: 81	There are already bikes using 800 and Gypsy engines. Several automags have published stories about them too. Can't remember the issues though. People like you and me built them using their imagination, resources and skill. In any case, the chassis would have to be HEAVILY modified to fit in and bear an car engine. - MAX. __________________ Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do, what they need is one reason why they can.

11-01-2003, 06:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
rohit_180 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Thane, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 118	Car engines are much heavier than equal displacement bike engines. So even if one strengthens the chassis at engine mountings, it will ultimately take its toll on the other sections of chassis. Btw has anyone given a thought to importing a 2nd hand cheap 500-750cc bike engine from abroad? Fixing up one of those engines in our bikes will be easier I guess. __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...983/banner.jpg \'84 RD350 2 stroke forever. A sound clip of my RD: http://rapidshare.de/files-en/481080/15/Rohit1.wav

11-01-2003, 08:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
V12 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 75	hey rohit, importing a 750cc engine is no problem, but i guess no Indian bike chasis will be able to take the power of these engines. U will have to strengthen the chasis. and then theres the issue of tyres [stock tyres will be bald in a few days], brakes [atleast a 280mm front and a smaller disc at the rear] etc __________________ http://www.angelfire.com/alt2/carsandbikes/xbhpsign.jpg <i>The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.</i>

11-01-2003, 08:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
rohit_180 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Thane, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 118	Actually I'm more focussedon a 500 or 400 twin cyl 8 valve engine. Like the '89 Kaw ex500 for example. And I think the chassis will quite easily take the load of a twin 500. __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...983/banner.jpg \'84 RD350 2 stroke forever. A sound clip of my RD: http://rapidshare.de/files-en/481080/15/Rohit1.wav

11-01-2003, 08:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
V12 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 75	oh twin. ya then it will take. i thought an in-line 4. __________________ http://www.angelfire.com/alt2/carsandbikes/xbhpsign.jpg <i>The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.</i>

11-01-2003, 09:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
rohit_180 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Thane, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 118	Only problem in getting one from ebay is that one can easily get cheated by customs and the sellers. __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...983/banner.jpg \'84 RD350 2 stroke forever. A sound clip of my RD: http://rapidshare.de/files-en/481080/15/Rohit1.wav

11-01-2003, 11:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tendonwrencher Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Posts: 30	hi, Here in hyd i heard of a guy from chennai(who was in hyd) got a maruti800 engine fixed into his bullet chassis after modifying the bike heavily. Though i have not seen him or his bike many say that such a bike exists and here in hyd. will let u guys know more if i get any info... __________________ Like the aroma of burning rubber!

11-01-2003, 12:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
aspirin Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hyderabad, AP, India. Posts: 18	Isn't M800's engine just 37BHP ??? If I'm right, anyone who's putting a M800 engine on his bike is fooling himself. The power/weight ratio won't be favourable, and definitely not anywhere close to even a CBR. __________________ Keep Smiling and Ride Safe Riding along on a Black Pulsar 180 DTSi \"Shadow\"

11-01-2003, 01:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
boneythegreat Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: tiruvalla, kerala, India. Posts: 1	now why on earth would anyone wanna fix an 800's engine on a bike? come on guys a new bike is always better. u think an engine as big as that is gonna fit on a chassis thats built for a cbz or a pulsar? ooooohhhhh puhleeeaase. may be its gonna look rad but in the long run is it just worth all that mods to accommodate a 37 bhp engine?just forget it man get a karizma if u got that kinda cash.

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