Looking for a Boss Hoss mechanic...

[RDJ]

... in Auckland / Hamilton / Taupo area, am currently an expat, may be being posted back home and would bring this V8 machine with me. Would need a knowledgeable mechanic to save me crossing the Cook Strait for everyday maintenance. Thanks in advance for any info.

[Devil]

It needs everyday maintenance? *chortle*
Kidding.

Not sure why you'd need any specialised mech? It's just an engine, in a bike...

[cynna]

and a common v8. should be right at any decent v8 shop up there

[RDJ]

Mainly because it has transmission "'issues" from time to time... 502ci motor putting the power to the back wheel... but I have backups for when it needs an organ transplant...

[onearmedbandit]

Shit, 502ci version???? Fuck that, I had a 440 magnum in a charger, that was bad enough but a 502 in a bike. Damn.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Mainly because it has transmission "'issues" from time to time... 502ci motor putting the power to the back wheel... but I have backups for when it needs an organ transplant...

holy shit, that is bad ass!

[Macktheknife]

PLEASE tell me you mean 302.....
that is just scary.

[kiwifruit]

Chris Mitchell Motorcycles Ltd
45 Oruanui St
Taupo

07 377 2555

Best in NZ.

[Panther]

Yes, Chris Mitchell is awesome.
A true miracle worker.

[PeteJ]

Try Ian Johnson at The Chopper Shop at Papamoa, near The Mount.

He already has a customer with a private import Boss Hoss. Ian is a qualified A-Grade tech with 25+ years' experience.

Ph/fax 0-7-5424210.

Address 3/15 Reynolds Place, Papamoa, Tauranga 3118; email racebikes@xtra.co.nz.

[cowboy]

PLEASE tell me you mean 302.....
that is just scary.

Nop they are 502 big block chev!!!

[RDJ]

Thanks people for the leads - going to be home (yayy) for holidays next week and will most certainly follow up both of them.

Yes "Miss B." is powered by a 502 cubic inch Chev big block. But the cam's standard and the head's not ported :-)))

That's not all - in a moment of sheer recklessness I had NOS added. I, uh, actually have not hit the nitrous button yet... the 502 on its own is shall we say sufficiently taxing... I fear the NOS may remain ornamental for some time...

[onearmedbandit]

Very nice. Now is that '502 Horsepower' on the tank just reference to the horsepower being produced by a 502ci engine, or is that somewhere near where she is at? I know a well tuned (not heavily modified) V8 will punch out around a hp per cube, so what is it?

[Edbear]

Yes "Miss B." is powered by a 502 cubic inch Chev big block. But the cam's standard and the head's not ported :-)))

Oh, well, that's alright then...

That's not all - in a moment of sheer recklessness I had NOS added. I, uh, actually have not hit the nitrous button yet... the 502 on its own is shall we say sufficiently taxing... I fear the NOS may remain ornamental for some time...

PS. I know Classic Z would be interested in checking it out. He has a workshop in Whangaparaoa and does servicing on a few KB'rs bikes. Most mechanics in NZ will be familiar with the Chevy V8's.

[RDJ]

Very nice. Now is that '502 Horsepower' on the tank just reference to the horsepower being produced by a 502ci engine, or is that somewhere near where she is at? I know a well tuned (not heavily modified) V8 will punch out around a hp per cube, so what is it?

I haven't had her dyno'd, and I don't know the actual figure (I bought her with the existing paint).

OTOH, the official Chevy crate motor specs agree that it is one horse per inch:
Displacement: 502 cubic inches
Horsepower: 502 @ 5200 RPM
Torque: 567 @ 4200 RPM
Max. Rec. RPM: 5800 rpm
Fuel: Premium Unleaded 92 Octane
Bore & Stroke: 4.47” x 4.00”
Comp. Ratio: 9.6:1

Your Horsepower May Vary

Edited to add: another BH rider tells me a stock 502ci has run at 468hp on the dyno... seems like less loss through the driveline than I'd expect but I'm no guru...