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Posted by: Rand Apr 8 2016, 11:42 PM

I picked up a Yamaha R6 for a song. It was wrecked, but mostly cosmetic. I'm either going to get it working again as a naked bike for starters, or use the power train for something completely different.

If you were going to have fun with a tidy and compact 100hp powerplant with a sequential transmission, what would you do?

Already evaluating the bike option. But what else... Kart? What other car options would you consider? Just for fun, not trying to fit into a racing class or be street legal. Someone suggested a Legends car, but I'm thinking something lighter and lower.

If you wanted something bigger than a shifter kart but yet as low and light as possible, what ideas would you throw out?

Let's have fun with this.

Posted by: effutuo101 Apr 8 2016, 11:51 PM

Hi Rand! How is Reno?
You know, there is a place right down the road from you that absolutely would be a blast. You should build a salt racer out of that package. Maybe a low slung trike?

Posted by: Rand Apr 8 2016, 11:53 PM

Hey Chris! I miss Reno/Tahoe, but I split the difference and am in Oregon now.

A low slung trike could be crazy fun... have you see the drifter trikes? Bam, maybe that's it!

Posted by: Rand Apr 8 2016, 11:58 PM

Like what these dorks did, but with 10x the horsepower and a build to match?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiiSsTwLDds


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiiSsTwLDds

Posted by: Rand Apr 9 2016, 12:05 AM

I'd love an offroad option. Hmm. Holy wow, looking at old Honda Odyssey (no, not the minivan).... They are bringing big bucks! Insane!

Posted by: DBCooper Apr 9 2016, 07:06 AM

You can get aftermarket plastics for those bikes with decals already in place to look like your favorite MotoGP team. I did exactly that with an R6 ten years ago, but once fixed I realized no torque was no fun so I sold it. Maybe keep that in mind when you think about offroad. You say it's just cosmetic, and plastics fixes the cosmetic.

If you want a non-motorcycle idea one of the coolest hippie race teams I ever saw was Rubber Chicken Racing at Laguna Seca in the late 60's. They ran a little sports racer, a Lotus 11 or 23 type but not a Lotus, with a Saab 3 cylinder two-stroke engine and expansion chambers on each cylinder. It was loud and fast and fun to watch. Not suggesting to track it but a sports racer or a Formula V with 100 hp would make a pretty fun autocross car.

Posted by: 914forme Apr 9 2016, 07:13 AM

Build your own version , kinda like the Ariel Nomad! Or Odyssey, used to have one of them, killer amount of fun.





https://youtu.be/ZPlwfED4tdo

Posted by: Andyrew Apr 9 2016, 07:41 AM

It would be fun in a buggy or kart, but obviously not a car.

My dad has a GSXR 750 built into a little buggy.. Sadly the engine is very weak but its still fun nonetheless.