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Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:34 pm
by Rich_T
ducksta wrote:Rich_T wrote:To be fair, the engines are usable now. This type of development 330cc engines does not make them any more usable. Technically speaking, they should only be used on the track as the power will be massive and I'm certain no insurance company will touch you in they knew what was in a 40-60 year old scooter with 10" types and drum brakes. I'm certain no one would be contemplating riding such a machine on the road without insurance!!!!??
I think 95% of your customers will be using them on the road
So long as you are insured, legal and accept the risks.
Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:00 pm
by rosscla
sydduckett wrote:I love this on a whats after all a 60 year old design... :someone mentioned that there were 7 diffrent cases? Is that right? If so any kind sould like to try and list them...
Read the SULK link I posted above.
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New british made engine case
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:06 pm
by rosscla
And in any case (sic) - off the top of my head -
Targa
Misano
SP
GT
Rimini
Uni
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Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:09 pm
by rosscla
BSG
There you go 7
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Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:16 pm
by sydduckett
rosscla wrote:sydduckett wrote:Do they have any additional room for 5 speeds? . So we now have 3 new engine cases, this one the missano and the other 305 whose name i cant remembed. This does seem a lot cheaper than the others though.
I think we're up to 7
http://www.Scooterlab.uk/lambretta-casing-wars/
Hells teeth, plenty to like there and what looks like a good spread cost wise. I imagine you could choose quality bike top end and then the cases matched to your choice.
Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:19 pm
by jonzo172
Rich, have you contemplated an "out of the box" solution... i.e. we get a complete engine at a known cost and you potentially reap more profit out of the "built" components as a package?
Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:35 am
by wrecklessrobbie
My small brain would seriously struggle to allow me to pay 3.5k for an engine that was designed for the track and not road use!!
Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:09 am
by rosscla
What would you consider a fair price for a professionally built GT motor?
I think most of us would choke on stumping up more than a couple of grand straight out of hand - most months my scooter related disposable funds amounts to about £50 - and I don't mean what the missus thinks, I mean hard cash.
That said I have mates who happily stump that up for something they have to pedal...and even that has disk brakes front and back...
The attraction of the DIY route is that you can buy it in smaller chunks, spending what you can afford when you can afford it. It won't be plug and play and you won't get any warranty with it but the missus will think it was only £50...
Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:01 am
by LI150
3.5k is a very good price imo and I want one
Re: New british made engine case
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 8:20 am
by ArmandTanzarian
LI150 wrote:3.5k is a very good price imo and I want one
Its a fair reflection of the costs involved but I'd still struggle to justify spending the money. As for the more exotic engines, you could probably more than double that. I could sell all three of my scooters and still not have enough.