Legality on motorbike beat

[CivicVTi]

Very tempted by a Beat at the moment but would have to consider putting a bike engine into it.

My question is... what do you have to do to get the Beat roadworthy after fitting a bike engine?

1. Inform the DVLA of the changes?
2. Get it MOT'd again? (or is there a special test that has to be done?)
3. Anything else?

I've often wanted to know about this, and if anyone can shed any light it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[adrianp]

Hi,

I would think that it could0 then be classed as a kit car and as such would probably have to have an engineers report done to say that the work had been carried out to a safe standard.

I would guess that the insurance company would insist on a copy of the report before actually insuring it

It might even have to go through the equivalent of an SVA again to satisfy DVLA's paperwork.

Hopefully if you asked someone like http://www.zcars.org.uk who put bike engines in minis they would be able to advise on the paperwork side,

Paul has already been speaking to them about this so he might already have the answers...

Adrian.

[JEZAR]

Im not sure on How to get a roadworthy on a Modified beat as i live in Australia it would be different. But i do know where you can get kits for the Sweetest modification kits. They would go hard as with a motor-bike engine. For example, Theoretically if you put a Suzuki Hybusa Turboed engine in the pick up would be ENORMOUS... 0 to 100KM in 3.4Sec. Or just a standard R1 engine would go from 0 to 100Km in 4.5 sec. Im gettin the Hybusa for my own Beat. Pretty good for a little beat. If you want to know more about bike engines in cars ect, go to zcars.org.uk They Rock guys.. Newayz have a good one ay... Peace out. JEZAR

[Paul w]

i spoke to these guys some time back and they reckoned £10k would get one on the road with a modified back end.....

PW

[jurek]

Hi if you change the engine it will not be a kit car. as majority of the car is origenal ie the body and chassis and all the other systems.
We have regulary transplanted bits on to Land Rovers without an issue. No need for MOT as the engine is not MOT able only the emissions and mountings and thet would be evident t the next MOT.
Your only problem is insurance but is you only give them an engine number and say its a replacement there would not be a problem as who could jdentify what a Beat engine looks like?......Well we possibly can? or the HP it produces.. The SVA test does not consider whats in the car only that it works and conforms to our law.

Hope this help.

[JEP]

Hi all
There is no problem with an engine change. Our motorsport club are just putting the finishing touches to a Morris Marina Coupe with Ford Pinto engine, Sierrra gearbox, RS2000 front struts/brakes with home made coilovers. Jag rear suspension. Most bits are engineered in the workshop totally one off's. All that will be done is a standard Mot and only because it doesn't have a current one. A specialist motorsport insurance company won't even ask for an engineers report. I use competition-car-insurance from nottingham £230 for a fully modified ex-works rally car.
JP