Westfield Ninja ZX9R

[Jici]

Dear all,

Your comments and experience would be really appreciated on that one:

http://www.uxbridgekitcars.co.uk/stock/westfield-ninja.html

My budget is a bit short for the usual Megabird, -blade and -busa.

The ZX9R is not an "official" Westfield engine and therefore the budget is a little bit lower.

Can I have your advice on that ?

Thanks a lot !

[higgsti]

from pics and price seems good buy the kawasaki engine is a good strong engine and popular bike so engine spares are readily available

[peterg]

 what he said    plus budget £250ish to replace the 'cosmetic' rollbar with an RAC version otherwise looks like an ideal road/track toy now the summer's here (fingers crossed)    

[Jici]

thank you guys for your answers.

but if the engine is that good what justifies such a lower price ?

what are the negative points of that engine option ?

thanks for your information

[coyote]

The engine works very well in my bike    

[originalgeezer]

been on sale a while, but not surprising as this was one vehicle amongst others i must say, that i tried to make contact with to discuss by email as calls during office hours are very difficult for me, to which i got absolutely no reply.

other than that, nice colour, but cant offer anything more constructive, but if been on sale for a while, bargain away and see if you can get a good deal

[higgsti]

kike the r1 which is also a cracking engine its not supported by the factory ie manifold is different but apart from engine/loom  thats the only difference .

[Perywinkle]

Seen bec westies without the usual westy engines go for far less than they are worth for some strange reason, 9r engine is a great lump more power than the blade

R1 is going in my Indy

Hopefully get it in this weekend after uprating the clutch springs and fitting a sump baffle

[lhrbramall]

I mailed this guy with no reply, so called instead, eventually got a reply. The car's MOT has expired and it needs work done to get it through (only minor from what he told me) but as a result if he does the work then I got the distinct impression no price move!

So I opted for a megabird via eBay instead, they're not that far from his price.

[ChrisG]

Only real downside of the ZX9 is comparatively low gearing when compared to the R1 / blade etc, which means you really need a 3.14 (expensive) diff, or a 3.38 at a push if you want to retain a decent cruising RPM / top speed and not have huge wheels / tyres on it.