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[monsterer]

Hi guys,

I'm interested to know what the bike engined zcars get MPG wise - on a blast / motorway cruise...

If possible can you state engine make/carbs/injection etc

ta, Paul.

[Spoonz]

im getting about 22 (ish) GSXR k4 1000 . motorway cruising

alot lower B road blats

Edited by Spoonz, 12 November 2008 - 07:16 PM.

[roofless]

pretty much as above - R1 2002 5PW

[monsterer]

Are these two carbs or injection? (i'm curious to know if it makes a difference to MPG)

[roofless]

Are these two carbs or injection? (i'm curious to know if it makes a difference to MPG)

mines injection

[monsterer]

Anyone got a hayabusa, or blackbird?

[Spoonz]

im getting about 22 (ish) GSXR k4 1000 . motorway cruising

alot lower B road blats

injection

[monsterer]

injection

Doh! I'm starting to think a bike engine may not be the way to go afterall then. I really need the mpg because it would be a daily driver. Shame because it ticks a lot of the other boxes...

[roofless]

injection

Doh! I'm starting to think a bike engine may not be the way to go afterall then. I really need the mpg because it would be a daily driver. Shame because it ticks a lot of the other boxes...

buy a laguna.

[monsterer]

injection

Doh! I'm starting to think a bike engine may not be the way to go afterall then. I really need the mpg because it would be a daily driver. Shame because it ticks a lot of the other boxes...

buy a laguna.

Nice.

I don't want to run two cars. I just don't see the point of owning two, paying to two sets of tax and insurance, seems a waste.

[Ade]

Basically if MPG is your main concern about buying a bike engined car then I think you really shouldn't even be looking at one. This is such a minor part of the general cost of owning and running one, that if that is making you have doubts then I really don't think you're in the best position to get one as it will only be a bad experience.

If you go into ownership well informed and with your eyes open they are simply amazing but if the extra couple of pounds of fuel is a great worry then i really think you should reconsider.

Ade

[monsterer]

Basically if MPG is your main concern about buying a bike engined car then I think you really shouldn't even be looking at one. This is such a minor part of the general cost of owning and running one, that if that is making you have doubts then I really don't think you're in the best position to get one as it will only be a bad experience.

If you go into ownership well informed and with your eyes open they are simply amazing but if the extra couple of pounds of fuel is a great worry then i really think you should reconsider.

Ade

to be honest i was planning on building the whole thing myself, including the frame. I wanted to go with double wishbone suspension front and rear and a bike engine would make that very easy due to the size. It would be funded by selling my current 2L 16v mini. I was posting on the zcars forum instead of the motorbike forum because there are more z cars bike engined minis than anything else out there...

[brandon7]

Basically if MPG is your main concern about buying a bike engined car then I think you really shouldn't even be looking at one. This is such a minor part of the general cost of owning and running one, that if that is making you have doubts then I really don't think you're in the best position to get one as it will only be a bad experience.

If you go into ownership well informed and with your eyes open they are simply amazing but if the extra couple of pounds of fuel is a great worry then i really think you should reconsider.

Ade

to be honest i was planning on building the whole thing myself, including the frame. I wanted to go with double wishbone suspension front and rear and a bike engine would make that very easy due to the size. It would be funded by selling my current 2L 16v mini. I was posting on the zcars forum instead of the motorbike forum because there are more z cars bike engined minis than anything else out there...

Has nothing to do with what Ade said. But hey go for it... ..

Edited by brandon7, 20 November 2008 - 05:54 PM.