CBR 250 conversion

guzzi_500 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 30 Mar 2012 Karma :

Not being sure what to expect, for your consideration :

I live in a Small NE city in Thailand teaching English. Large bore motorcycles are in the minority, in fact...non existent. I can purchase a "baby CBR" 250 cc. locally with no problem. Relatively cheap.

Question:

Technically, how difficult to mate a 600cc F1 engine to this frame. Used sound engines are easily attainable and can skirt the nasty import tariffs because of the "parts" description.

Worth a look or no?

mattsprattuk · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

Not really worth the effort.
Why not import the frame as parts?
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guzzi_500 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 30 Mar 2012 Karma :

Importing a frame ....like the lady said...size matters!

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Very difficult. And I suspect the CBR250 frame and components would be dangerously underspecced to take circa four times the power and a good chunk more weight.
I presume you are talking the new CBR250 single cylinder commuter rather than the older CBR250RR four cylinder sports bike.

A better bet might be to split a bike in to two boxes of bits and get them sent - maybe separately?

Pay tax on the one with the frame etc, but only have a few parts in it, but have it listed as low value.

DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

Sooner you than me mate, have you seen the CBR250? It looks like a kids bike, a 100bhp 600cc CBR engine would tear it to shreds.

Shoehorning a CBR engine into a 250 isn't going to be easy either.

I would seriously reconsider.

Sako · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Karma :

getting that conversion to work would most probably cost more than the costs to import a bike i would imagine, not to mention the amount of questionable modifications required to have it as a working bike - i think it would be a death trap!

guzzi_500 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 30 Mar 2012 Karma :

Thanks Lads!

Another idea for the rubbish bin.

Noxious89123 · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Karma :

Are you talking new CBR250 or old CBR250RR?

Would love a go on an MC22 CBR250RR.
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