Hello Retro Rides.
Bit of an odd one here but i am in need of some help and you guys seem to know quite a lot. I know it isn't directly related to a car, but is in a way.
After reading about bike conversions i thought "can't be that hard" so i bought an engine and thought id have a crack.
I have had bikes before in my time, but i am by no means an expert. I got looking through ebay and found one within budget on bits, threw one in and thought it would not be enough to make it mine, well i ended up winning it. With these spur of the moment buys i am a little stumped and in need of some help.
The engine is a 998 honda unit from a fireblade although was also listed as a CBR1000RR online. A chap had it come to him with a kit car he bought and the engine came as a spare. I bought the engine as a basic block, no carbs, no loom or anything like that. now i originally bought this engine simply to mock up an engine cradle and diff mount. I had no intentions of using it as a running motor, but now my curiosity has got the better of me. I've cranked the motor over and it returns good compression rates.
My problem is i can not identify exactly what year or model bike this engine is from so i am struggling to find a loom, ignition module and coils for it because i don't know what year i am looking for.
The engine is stamped with 998cc on the side and also has the code ABBBBB stamped just below it.
Would anyone be able to help me ID this engine or does anyone know of anywhere that would be able to give me a better idea of what model and year bike it came from? Other than popping into my local Honda specalist and paying for their time I am unsure what to do.
Here are some photos.
Any help would be excellent.
Bit of an odd one here but i am in need of some help and you guys seem to know quite a lot. I know it isn't directly related to a car, but is in a way.
After reading about bike conversions i thought "can't be that hard" so i bought an engine and thought id have a crack.
I have had bikes before in my time, but i am by no means an expert. I got looking through ebay and found one within budget on bits, threw one in and thought it would not be enough to make it mine, well i ended up winning it. With these spur of the moment buys i am a little stumped and in need of some help.
The engine is a 998 honda unit from a fireblade although was also listed as a CBR1000RR online. A chap had it come to him with a kit car he bought and the engine came as a spare. I bought the engine as a basic block, no carbs, no loom or anything like that. now i originally bought this engine simply to mock up an engine cradle and diff mount. I had no intentions of using it as a running motor, but now my curiosity has got the better of me. I've cranked the motor over and it returns good compression rates.
My problem is i can not identify exactly what year or model bike this engine is from so i am struggling to find a loom, ignition module and coils for it because i don't know what year i am looking for.
The engine is stamped with 998cc on the side and also has the code ABBBBB stamped just below it.
Would anyone be able to help me ID this engine or does anyone know of anywhere that would be able to give me a better idea of what model and year bike it came from? Other than popping into my local Honda specalist and paying for their time I am unsure what to do.
Here are some photos.
Any help would be excellent.
