New in NE England

[tribsat100]

Hello folks, been a while coming but, I,m hooked well and truly, Seen a Kubota Z400 for sale are they any good, I,m like a kid at Christmas and cant wait to get started building my first oil burner

[nanno]

Hi there... Kubota twins are installed in some Microcars and have proved themselves well, I think the Z400 is only rated 10hp, which is sufficient for approx. 90-100kph, but if you're going for a twin anyway, I would try and find something a little stronger. Engines with approx. the same weight will quite often be more towards 20hp, which offers you the possibility to comfortably and constantly reach 100+ kph.

Cheers,
Greg - 6.5hp Enfield Taurus

[Stuart]

Yes, must agree there. Try for closer to 20hp with 180 crank to lessen vibes and it will give usable acceleration etc.

[tribsat100]

Thanks for both replies

[andrewaust]

Yes if you have a bike that has the space a twin with 20hp would be a thumbs up for me too, keep us posted how the build goes tribsat100


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[tribsat100]

Yes if you have a bike that has the space a twin with 20hp would be a thumbs up for me too, keep us posted how the build goes tribsat100


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Thanks for that, I recently sold a DNEPR with v5c which would have been ideal for the project but you live and learn
I want something other than a single cylinder clone engine so looking for a chassis. Theres one available at the moment but its a beemer and it sits too high for me.