A couple of questions...

[The DJ 27]

For my next vehicle, I want something a bit hardcore, a bit raw, but also something affordable. Hence why, along with a couple of mates, I've been seriously looking at buying a motorbike recently. However, the time element of getting my license, the fact that I might very well be crap at riding a bike, and the fact that I've always wanted a '7', are pushing me towards something like an MK Indy.

So, question one, how difficult is it to convert a car powered chassis to one capable of accepting bike power? The thought of a Pinto engine just doesn't appeal to me, and the costs of tuning something like a Zetec or an XE engine are beyond me at the moment. An instant 150bhp with a nice screaming redline, does appeal to me. However, my budget will only permit me to buy a pinto engined car, and then do the conversion myself.


Secondly, I have no garage, due to it being taken up with my Dad's car. Does anybody have any idea how much it would be to rent a place to store the car? Doesn't have to be fancy, just somewhere dry and reasonably secure

[XM5ER]

How about a R1OT ?

www.sylva.co.uk/riot.htm

Mid engined and cheap, designed by one of the most prolific and successful designer in the industry.

[annodomini2]

To the second question, depends where you live and the availability of rentable garage space, supply and demand.

Best thing to try would be the local yellow pages.

[pearl nicholas]

you would need to be pretty clued up in some welding and fabrication as the engine and gearbox mounting arrangements are totally different