Monaco Blue Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Been featured in here previously. Seems a very fair price. Had a few issues on it's latest MOT. Was originally Monaco Blue but resprayed with too much grey in the mix. Nice colour never the less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Yeah, it's a good price even as a hatch. MOT failure attached, seems it needed a small amount of welding and minor bits to pass, so potentially a good starting point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Worth every penny that. I’d love those wheels for mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 42 minutes ago, Sutty2006 said: Worth every penny that. I’d love those wheels for mine. It is indeed mate. If you think of the breakdown of the cost of the engine conversion now alone, that's £2K for XE, and 1.8 parts and carbs alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 55 minutes ago, Jessopia74 said: It is indeed mate. If you think of the breakdown of the cost of the engine conversion now alone, that's £2K for XE, and 1.8 parts and carbs alone. Yup exactly. I was pricing up carbs for my redtop but with a decent management system was way too much for what I can afford. Better putting my cash into the gold B I’m trying to get back on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Sutty2006 said: Yup exactly. I was pricing up carbs for my redtop but with a decent management system was way too much for what I can afford. Better putting my cash into the gold B I’m trying to get back on the road R1 carbs are expensive now (due to all the magazine features mentioning them specificaly) but there are other Mikuni bike carbs fitted to different bikes of the same design that can be had for less. You just need to know a bike guy who can help find the right set, or spend time searching ebay for sizes of carb. Add a Nodiz ignition system and it can be done for a reasonable price, especially if you sell the XE injection stuff to offset the costs. They do sound sooooo much better on carbs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, mantasrme said: R1 carbs are expensive now (due to all the magazine features mentioning them specificaly) but there are other Mikuni bike carbs fitted to different bikes of the same design that can be had for less. You just need to know a bike guy who can help find the right set, or spend time searching ebay for sizes of carb. Add a Nodiz ignition system and it can be done for a reasonable price, especially if you sell the XE injection stuff to offset the costs. They do sound sooooo much better on carbs Even with cheaper carbs, the costs are high. Manta 1.8 conversion bits are circa £1k now and prices of XE lumps are rising, cheapest I have seen in bits needing rebuild is £600. Bike carb manifold £200 and then carb prices. That's presuming you do all the work yourself too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jessopia74 said: Even with cheaper carbs, the costs are high. Manta 1.8 conversion bits are circa £1k now and prices of XE lumps are rising, cheapest I have seen in bits needing rebuild is £600. Bike carb manifold £200 and then carb prices. That's presuming you do all the work yourself too. Yep, my comment was more for Steve who already has a xe installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 55 minutes ago, mantasrme said: Yep, my comment was more for Steve who already has a xe installed. Yeah I thought that. to be honest I recon my XE needs a full strip and rebuild before I throw anymore power at it. Runs lovely but anything over 6000 rpm it doesn’t sound healthy at all lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 14 minutes ago, Sutty2006 said: Yeah I thought that. to be honest I recon my XE needs a full strip and rebuild before I throw anymore power at it. Runs lovely but anything over 6000 rpm it doesn’t sound healthy at all lol 6K! You driving around in first gear 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 03/03/2021 at 13:12, Jessopia74 said: 6K! You driving around in first gear 😂 Sideways out of junctions yes. 2nd round roundabouts and into junctions. Hehe. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 23 hours ago, Sutty2006 said: Sideways out of junctions yes. 2nd round roundabouts and into junctions. Hehe. Sounds the right type of way to exit a junction to me 😉😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Yeh, they are built to be rev'ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Oh aye. It may not be a show winner but what’s the point when you can’t enjoy it? I used to love going out for a drive with the lads at work. One had an RS4, one a seat Cupra R, and two had Impreza wrx’s. then there was me with the manta lol. Star of the show. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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