Honda S1000

"Matt Brown" (superfastmatt)
10/23/2013 at 12:45 • Filed to: None

I got tired of waiting for Honda's baby S2000, so I made my own with an old S600 and a CBR1000RR engine.

It has more than 67 horsepower.

I'm going to write a post about it soon, so let me know what you want to read about.

DISCUSSION (9)

MonkeePuzzle > Matt Brown
10/23/2013 at 05:53

link? details?

BarryDanger > Matt Brown
10/23/2013 at 12:47

Give us a build thread at least, jeez!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Matt Brown
10/23/2013 at 12:48

S2000/2 ~=CBR1000RR + S+600 - 600

Your math checks out. Seems legit.

Casper > Matt Brown
10/23/2013 at 12:50

Cool. I'm interested to see how the power band impacts the drive-ability. Those cars are light, but I would guess at least 4 times heavier than a CBR1000.

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > Casper
10/23/2013 at 13:01

I would assume it to be a little laggy. Since the powerband on most of those I-4s are into the high RPMs, which by that point the car would be moving enough that weight would have less of a factor on performance compared to trying to get it moving from a dead stop.

If this was a motor with a lot of torque instead of top-end power then it'd be a different story. Buell V-Twin in a Foxbody Mustang anyone?

Casper > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches.
10/23/2013 at 13:19

I assume you are talking about their new v-twins that are actually making power? ;)

The new Buell EBR is still only around 100 lb-ft or torque, and the newish CBR1000RR was around 82 lb-ft if I remember right. A lot of the torque is based on rotating mass, so they can play games with bringing it up or down by changing ratios and flywheel weights. It wouldn't be a huge gain really. Also, a foxbody would be a lot heavier than an S600.

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > Casper
10/23/2013 at 13:36

And that don't leak oil yes lol.

Also I just figured it'd seem a bit sacrilegious to put a v-twin in something as classic as an S600. And considering the gearing on most bikes is pretty ridiculous from factory, I agree that the ratios could definitely be changed to fit the car a bit better. Didn't think of that to be honest.

I've always wanted to know how these retrofits work in reference to the transmission and shifting goes. The only one I've ever seen detailed pictures of was the Smart Hayabusa, but the motor and tranny was so close to the drive they just used linkage.

Casper > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches.
10/23/2013 at 14:00

A lot of those that I have seen with a motorcycle engine have just used the matching transmission and setup a cable linkage. You can always screw with the ratio at the differential or what not.

I'm really interested to see this thing move and how he solves some of the random technical hurdles.

JoeMahan > Matt Brown
06/13/2015 at 20:38

I would definitely read your post!