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I wondered if a seized 350 engine with a possible damaged is worth a punt to work on, gain some engine experience or would it be an expensive door stop?
Could it be used in a dead Electra or squeezed into another British bike frame?
My gut feeling is that its not worth the time collecting but at £150?

for 150 quid I would be all over it but then it depends on your skills to rebuild the motor, if you have to pay somebody to do it it quickly becomes a money pit. Depending on the damage you can easily throw another at least 400 quid at it just in parts

Sorry Cov Lad I just realized it is just the motor? I imagined you were talking about a complete bike, if not let it go.

Worth a punt for that. If you get fed up, parting-out a pair of undamaged crankcases, primary cover and tappet covers would see you getting your money back. If it has the gearbox attached, a working gearbox will more than cover your outlay.

However, if it's the one on ebay I think it is, it's almost certainly going to go for a lot more than £150, there are a lot of bidders. It says Indian in the advert but I don't think it is. It's got a bolt on crankcase breather stub and lucas distributor. If you do win it, post back with the engine number.

Looks Redditch to me. It's got the pressure relief valve so if it's Indian it's very early.

Auction closes just before 7 o'clock tonight!



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Someone got themself a bargain there! Was it you Cov Lad?

I hope Cov Lad didn't get it, it is a hard way to start building a bike starting with only a blown motor