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cheers mate, some folks think I'm sad.

might be an idea to add here that anyone serious about using one of these motors to make sure the output shaft rotation is correct, you dont want 4 reverse and 1 forward gears.

maybe you are all right, the shift linkage does suggest front wheel drive, but the box has a distinct rear wheel drive image and looks a bit like a type 9, and i would not have thought this was a cvt, theres no evidence of the usual large pulley wheels. the engine is wildy similar to the moto guzzi....

yep,course you can ask, its a '94 rover 218d non turbo, and its parked outside right now, been using it for work last couple of days, to make sure everything runs ok, still legal till september good buy for 100 quid. I'm going to use the engine/box, front susp and part of the monocoque, just gonna s...

the aixam uses a kubota twin z600 series, and is a good motor, the box however is a constantly variable doodah and is prone to explode i believe. would make a good donor for a bike, there are breakers that do reliants that also have aixam's, if your lucky you might get the sports version which is me...

i was saying a while back, that i was planning on the build of a diesel trike, well its under way, i have now got the donor car, watch this space if your interested.
going to have 2 wheels at the front.

never seen an engine, but have seen gearbox's for electric motors made by them in places where i've worked, very cheap italian i believe.

do you not think that the xs's 90 box isnt up to the job?, the xs1100 has a fair old torque output, one of the links above is one of these fastened to a v12 jag engine, that'll pull a bit. its a small unit, however its sole purpose is to turn drive through 90, absorbed energy will be minimal with on...

thanks for that, the cb900 is something i have never seen before, i thought the blade just had one box, i dont think that is of use to me though, as i want to fit the thing on the wheel itself, so it has to be compact. the photo of the jag v12 is actually usefull, never seen as good a view as that b...

your 20's vehicle gearbox is probably worth a packet, it might well buy you the harley gear.

Yep certainly is, before any suggestions of just using a metro or similar front subframe and have fwd, this is not my plan. My design is to have 2 front wheels probably from a bedford rascal, as this uses a one piece susp/steering unit, and have a 2 side by side seat arrangement in between, then put...

thanks, i found out from ratbike's that the rear drive unit is a xs1100 middle gearbox, with substantial mods, not sure what the mods are, so thats the next mission.

interesting, wasnt there some bloke in this country that did a proper job out of a mini then appeared on telly?, think theres even some geyser did it with a garden shed, now that would be funny.

hi chaps i'm a newbie. I'm planning a trike with with a kubota engine, and i know this is a question you lads have probably been asked a million times, however here goes. my design so far uses a kubota d902, and a metro gearbox mounted 'inline' with a welded diff, final drive going to a xs1100 trans...