Most liked posts in thread: Angry little Cars with Motorcycle Engines....

I wonder if there are sad motor bikes with Fiat engines in them somewhere???

 

Not forgetting the rally version

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ztg-B6v6rQ"]Fiat 126p Rally Car / Swap Honda CBR 900 RR - YouTube[/ame]

 

Yep, I want one!

 

Not Fiat, but there was the German Munch Mammut (Mammoth) with a 1000cc four from the rear-engined NSU TTS shoehorned into a bike frame some time before the Honda 750-4 came along. One of the earliest uses of an alloy (rear) wheel on a bike as spoked ones couldn't take the strain! Note also the fully-enclosed chain drive to match BMWs for longevity.



Or the more worrying French BFG, a motorcycle powered by a 1300cc Citroen flat-four engine, targetted at and bought by French highway police units:

 

That orange FIAT was certainly tail happy!

 

How about one in a classic Mini?

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5cgVbAYui8"]Mini Cooper + Hayabusa Motor Engine 1/4 Mile Drag Race Viertelmeile Beschleunigungsrennen Accele - YouTube[/ame]

 

For all the noise they make, they don't appear to be going very fast.

 

Look and sound like Legends cars with different bodies.

 

Not likely, but I'd sure understand the sadness.

 

Those look like a blast to drive. Probably even affordable by race car terms.

 

Me want.
Looks like fun and affordable racing. Maybe there is an unloved 'busa motor somewhere in the back of my shop to start from. Though actually now I am thinking again about building a race Kart with my spare CB750 warranty replacement motor (serial runs east-west on crankcase not north-south). Since seeing a ride on mower with an 836 Honda SOHC4 engine I've wanted one.

 

You guys may want to have a look at Radical sport/track cars: Radical Sportscars / UK / Home



In case an itty-bitty motorcycle engine ain't enough for you, they do a V8 essentially made from two Hyabusa motors on a common crank. Up to 480hp in a 935kg (2060 lb) car is quite quick.

 

Sorry to be blowing my national trumpet, but if anyone fancies 'Busa-engined Mini, these people make conversion kits: Z Cars

 

Justa my .02. While I can appreciate the work that went into building something like that, to me it is no longer a MINI. Once the A series lump is removed it's justa funny car of sorts.

 

and more [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN9agvviF2Q"]Auto Wir Ustroń 18 40 14 Suzuki Swift with bike engine - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsCcSkYXou4"]vaz 2101 with kawasaki zzr 1100cc engine - YouTube[/ame]

 

Actually, it seems a shame to put a bike engine in anything bigger than it has to be, with Dax Rush (latter-day Lotus Seven) being a suitable choice. Though I think adding a turbo to a Hayabusa engine is perhaps a touch excessive....

https://youtu.be/PbVlJ-UyWSg