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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Honda?
From: GRAHAM SINGLETON <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:40:10
=0A=0AThanks Glemm=0Agraham=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom
: glenn crowder <gcrowder2@hotmail.com>=0ATo: europa-list@matronics.com=0AS
ent: Thursday, 21 April, 2011 23:21:15=0ASubject: RE: Europa-List: Honda?
=0A=0A Graham - I got rid of the NSI drive long ago as I needed more vertic
al space =0Aunder the engine for a proper Kuchemann-Weber cooling duct unde
r the engine.  =0AThe Marcotte M150 drive made in Canada allowed this as it
 only has a 1.25" =0Aoffset between the crankshaft and prop hub.=0A =0AFred
 has solved this problem by going to dual sidemount rads modeled after Alex
 =0ABowmans Honda VTEC install - very nice!=0A =0A                         
                                             Glenn =0A=0A =0A______________
__________________=0A Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:32:44 +0100=0AFrom: grahams
ingleton@btinternet.com=0ASubject: Re: Europa-List: Honda?=0ATo: europa-lis
t@matronics.com=0A=0A =0AGlenn=0Awhich reduction drive do you have, toothed
 belt? The NSA conversion was never =0Areliable imho. That used what they c
alled a "linear cam" or something which was =0Anothing more than a sprag cl
utch like the old Continental starters. OK for about =0A500 hours then scra
p=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: glenn cr
owder <gcrowder2@hotmail.com>=0ATo: europa-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Thurs
day, 21 April, 2011 18:37:40=0ASubject: RE: Europa-List: Honda?=0A=0A Go fo
r it Craig!  Don't let any of the doomsayers on this list talk you out of 
=0Ait.  This will be awesome.  The modern =0A=0Amotorcycle engines are bull
etproof.  I run the Sube EA81 engine in my bird and =0Ahave been totally ha
ppy with it and=0Ahas been totally reliable at least after I got the coolin
g system to work!  =0AYour'e going to have 10 times the fun with=0Ayour pro
ject than all the other plug and play types.  Please post your progress =0A
often!=0A =0A                                                          Glen
n=0A  =0A =0A> From: craigb@onthenet.com.au=0A> To: europa-list@matronics.c
om=0A> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Honda?=0A> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:10:40
.com.au>=0A> =0A> Why I asked, was I have a GSXR1300 Hayabusa engine sittin
g on the floor=0A> waiting to go into mine. I have a new crank case being m
ade to remove the=0A> gearbox, to run a belt re-drive, I intend to de-rate 
mine by rev limiting it=0A> to about 7000 rpm which is max torque. The guy 
making the new bits tells me=0A> the dressed engine ready to run come in at
 140 lbs, that's with 65amp=0A> alternator, 4 stage vacuum scavenge pump fo
r the sump, starter, flywheel and=0A> wiring loom.=0A> =0A> If you have any
 photos I would love to see them=0A> =0A> Regards=0A> =0A> craig=0A> =0A> -
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=0A> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of scouttwo
=0A> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:50 PM=0A> To: europa-list@matronics.c
om=0A> Subject: Europa-List: Honda?=0A> =0A> --> Europa-List message posted
 by: "scouttwo" <scouttwo@sbcglobal.net>=0A> =0A> - I was just looking at t
he last line of your post on the forum=0A> You have a Honda CBR1000 engine 
powering your baby?-=0A> =0A> craig -=0A> =0A> Sure, why not?=0A> =0A> The 
parts will be done in a few months.=0A> =0A> Major firewall surgery is requ
ired to make kr-2 like front end with tall =0A> spring gear.=0A> =0A> It wi
ll ride a little low on the new firewall, but i like the profile =0A> model
led on the computer - p40 ish=0A> =0A> Big oil cooler, piston oil jetting, 
fully functioning modular factory =0A> gearbox rocks.=0A> =0A> Big woodie r
ace prop - shift down/winde out, 2000 fpm climb?=0A> 100bhp @ 6k, 120 @ 7k,
 140 @ 8k, 150 @ 9k, 160 @ 10k.=0A> =0A> Burn it up, wear it out and re-ins
tall in cycle frame!=0A> =0A> Nic -=0A> =0A> Sorry about the politics ya'll
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