HELLO ALL Im steve from essex seriously considering a Locost and high on the short list is the mk Indy brochure requested. Looking into a bike engine option
Anyone got any advice tips or photos?
any help appreciated

steven.taylor1@btinternet.com

thanks

Hi and Welcome.

Mk specialise in bike engined cars so you could not go far wrong with one of those..... and you wouldn’t have to weld a chassis together either!!

If you look on the MK Indy forum you will see most people there are building Indy's. They will have a link to their photo archives just above the word Building on the left. Click on it and you will be able to see their cars etc.

my opinion don't even think about getting a car engined one, go for the bike and get the fastest one you can afford. they are so much fun!!!
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Hi

I near colchester and am building an MK Indy with an R1 engine.... whilst I'm not far through the build I have all the bits and am impressed with the quality of fit and finish.

I am currently just finishing off a Locost build by someone else and am already thinking of my second project.

I'm interested in a BEC but I have three reservations.

1) Cost - What is a sensible budget for say an MK R1

2) Complexity - How hard are they to put together

3) Practicality - Assuming it's a just for fun road blast and occasional track car would a CEC be more practical. How far can you go before the noise gets a bit wearing.

Guess they are pretty broad questions and probably the main CEC/BEC issues so I though answers might help JIZZSTER too.

1- £6k upwards for a nice car.

2- No more difficult than a CEC i would think. in some cases BEC is easier as the engine , starter, alt and gearbox are all in 1 unit. The wiring is easy too (apparently!)

3- CEC's are far more practical if you just want to drive to meets etc but BEC's are unbeatable if you are a hooligan and for track.

If i were you i would see if you can drive a BEC in normal trafic to see if it suits you as this will be where you will probably be doing most of your driving.

[Edited on 4/11/05 by donut]

as donut says at least budget 6k Id say 7 for an R1

if you want to use second hand wheels used brake/shit brake parts etc

then you could bring this down considerably wouldnt reccomend it though

chris

I'd recommend the Velocity (if you want a very easy build). So If you want to have a look before you buy, I can't be far away. Not quite on the road just yet though (95%+ done).
Rich

Steve, have a look at the build and rebuild diaries on our website to see how easy an MK goes together.

Try and get a ride in both car engined and bike engined variants and decide which is best for you. Then go look for a bike engine

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Try and get a ride in both car engined and bike engined variants and decide which is best for you. Then go look for a bike engine

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Hi all thanks for all info still totally undecided on which one oredered brochures guess flip a coin lol
anyone got any photos etc

steven.taylor1@btinternet.com

cheers

steve

MK Gallery

Have a look on MK website gallery.

Also, have a look in the gallery on our website, I'm sure there's a few photo's in there.

I was in the same boat a few months ago....you cant go wrong with the MK BEC. i was TOLD by my GF that i didnt have enough time to build one...so i got one 99% complete. she is now upset because its close to being more fun than SEX....her words...god dam!!!

[Edited on 7/11/05 by IWantOne]

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Try and get a ride in both car engined and bike engined variants and decide which is best for you. Then go look for a bike engine

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Thats what i like about you Hellfire, a nice even 50/50, non bias straight down the middle suggestion!!

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