SwissCat Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 Dear all, I am seriouly thinking about buying a bike engine powered caterham, probably the blackbird. I have heard that those cars were quite fragile, specially regarding the gear box and engine. I do leave far from UK I can not afford to bring the car back each time I have a problem, or need an engine rebuild (if needed). I also wonder about the car services, if not too complex I can handle it myself or bring it back to uk at most once a year. Well, before actually buying one, I would like to ask the owners their opinions about the car's reliability. Any advice is welcome! SwissCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix.klauser Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Swisscat, if you search the archives on "BEC and reliability" or "blackbird and reliability" you'll probably find all you need. General consensus seems to be that if the oiling system is properly designed you'll be OK. Won't you have problems registering a bike engined car in CH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Nut Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Honda bike engines are renowned as being bullet proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissCat Posted November 24, 2003 Author Share Posted November 24, 2003 You are right Felix I will have a lot of problems registering the car in CH :-( I have decided to look for an HPC instead. Thanks for your inputs Regards, Didier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSA Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 No problems with reliability, as with all things if it is put together right the first time. I hammered mine around Phakisa Freeway (one of the GP bike race tracks)for 47 laps on Saturday and she never missed a beat. 😬 Mike SV Blackbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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