Noob from Reading

[w4lrus]

Afternoon all

My name is Tom, and I am clearing the garage out in order to (hopefully!) build a Raw Striker, powered by an R1 or ZX12R engine.

I am still very much at the investigation/pricing stage, and any advice would be much appreciated - I know I will have many questions in the future!

[greenwoo]

Hi Tom,
welkl Furyblade Lee is one of the chaps to talk to about BEC powered cars, or Cosmick ( not to mention a few others ).....
as far as building a striker.....the only person i know who is ----is Pekwah on here who sadly seems to be selling his project/part built car ( see for sale section).....
other IVA' specialists ( well thos ethat have done it recently ) would be Richard ( thats his screename too) and Ethanicus,....

sure as and when you have specific questions someone wil point you in the right direction....

Good luck
MG

[Furyblade_Lee]

Hi! It is I....

I have a Sylva ( now Raw ) Phoenix which is basically a Striker with a pretty dress on, and it is powered by a 2003 R1. Great fun car and has proved fantastically reliable over the last 8 years considering all the abuse thrown at. Every time the key goes in it must think it's been stolen! I am in Oxted, car is nearly running again if you want to come and have a close look at it. Jim also has an R1 Fury in Horsham, both of us won't mind you climbing over them or giving you a passenger ride if they are running. Good choice of kit.

[Nick]

Hi Tom, welcome to the Nutters Club, I am sure that (Kev Super Sex) AKA Furyous kev will be along shortly also.

There seems to be more interest in Bec than ever before.

Hope to see you soon.

Nick

[cosmick]

Hi Tom,

That's the way to go, BEC. I have a Westfield with a Hayabusa engine. Made several improvements to it since owning it. Mr Greenwood and Furyblade Lee have both been in it. I am currently helping a guy build his car and he lives in Great Missenden. Also another owner lives near Reading in Pangbourne. If you need any advice, feel free to ask. I will probably tell you that the best engine to have will be a Suzuki though LOL. Good luck with the build or purchase.

[Mouldy]

Thats because Suzuki is the best engine!!

Welcome Tom!

[Nash]

Hi Tom and welcome. Coming from the dark side (BEC) there are a few who may try to persuade you CEC is better before you buy.

Question, do you have a burning desire to build rather then buy? Reason I ask is it is more cost effective (normally) to buy a registered car and spend your money upgrading ot to your taste.

If you have a desire to build then good luck, its what I did and many others but it does take longer and cost more then you think it will.

Once again welcome

.............Neil

[w4lrus]

Thanks for the welcome!

Doing the build is half the attraction for me - although I may not be saying that when it all goes wrong, and I have no skin on my knuckles!

I would love a Suzuki engine, but 'busas seem expensive, as does the GSXR1000. The ZX12R seems to have almost as many upgrades as the 'busa engines (turbo etc) if I decide I want even more umph, and lots of people seem have used R1 engines when researching on the web. I will speak to Raw to see what they have worked with, but will also make the final decision when I source the donor bike - maybe there is a crash damaged Hayabusa out there just for me

I want to buy the bike, strip it of all the bits I want (engine,rad,loom etc) and eBay all the other bits (fairing, frame, wheels) Hopefully this will be the cheapest way of getting my parts, plus I will be able to verify that the engine is good.