New Bucket

[Moooools]

Hi guys,

I am thinking of building myself a bucket, to race in welly, out of a complete bike, and swap out the engine for a loncin 150.
Pretty much, will a loncin 150 swap easily into a kawasaki kr150?
Or what about a kawasaki zzr250?
Just really bouncing some ideas because I am a bit clueless.
If not, what would be your best bet on a donor bike for a bucket?

Any help much would be much appreciated.

Cheers
Max

[Kendog]

Not sure about that frame, but I do know where there is a second hand Loncin engine if you are interested.

[Moooools]

What about the zzr? sorry, just edited that in. Source for an engine would be nice but I don't mind buying new for the price of them...

[Kendog]

What about the zzr? sorry, just edited that in. Source for an engine would be nice but I don't mind buying new for the price of them...

Not sure about that frame either, mine is in a RG250 frame (see my profile picture)

$400 would get you all this
Engine (just over 12 months old)
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...&products_id=5

Comes with the upgraded carb, 30mm double pumper with a nicely flowed
manifold (two other shaped manifolds included)
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...products_id=47

Has a race CDI as well as the stock CDI
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=208

Has a race coil kit as well as the stock one
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=206

12 (on the engine), 13, 14 and 17 front sprockets

Oil changed after every third race meeting, always used Castrol Power 1 GPS.

Goes pretty damn well, just in the wrong frame.

[Skunk]

I think the KR150 frame would be OK. ZZR is a bit heavy but nothing else wrong with it. Everyone will have different opinions.

Are you a 'fast' rider or more starting out? Do you already have the frames?

[Moooools]

Na don't have frames. I am just looking at cheap options.
And yeah I am just starting out (hopefully) on the race track.

Any other so you think the KR might work... What is a GSXR250 frame like?
Just getting an idea...

Max

[Moooools]

Not sure about that frame either, mine is in a RG250 frame (see my profile picture)

$400 would get you all this
Engine (just over 12 months old)
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...&products_id=5

Comes with the upgraded carb, 30mm double pumper with a nicely flowed
manifold (two other shaped manifolds included)
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...products_id=47

Has a race CDI as well as the stock CDI
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=208

Has a race coil kit as well as the stock one
http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...roducts_id=206

12 (on the engine), 13, 14 and 17 front sprockets

Oil changed after every third race meeting, always used Castrol Power 1 GPS.

Goes pretty damn well, just in the wrong frame.

Thanks for the offer. This will be a post christmas project but if it is still available, I could take you up on it. For now just teaching myself up a bit.

[nudemetalz]

I just got rid of my Gixxer frame to Wallace (one of the ChCh dudes who came up for the Endurance race).
Had you enquired last week,...

[Moooools]

But a GSXR or I'm assuming "Gixxer" works well enough?

[nudemetalz]

Yup,..there's 2-3 frames out there already and they go okay.

[Moooools]

Thanks mate. There seem to be quite a few around going cheap so it might be a good option for me. I will see how it all pans out.

[nudemetalz]

No worries.
Definitely recommend a Loncin engine (like Kendog is promoting) as a good engine for starting out on (and as Fishie has shown is quite competitive !!).
I had a season on mine and never gave an ounce of trouble (apart from vibrating everything off including the carb !!).

[Moooools]

Right sounds good. Apart from the vibrations. Will just need to get some heavy locktight.

[quallman1234]

Don't the Loncin Engines end up to be more like 700$ when GST and the compulsory freighting is added on to the price?

[Moooools]

Might be a good idea to take up kendog then...