Want of the day

"LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly) 12/23/2019 at 08:54 • Filed to: Want of the day

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A sequentially shifted lightweight car with a motorcycle engine. Totally inspired by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

I don’t know how often I would use it in reality, and if I had room and agreement from the wife for that, then I could just get a motorcycle, as this car isn’t much safer than a bike. So this “want” will pass shortly.

But if I could hook up climate control and have a top and windows, then it would win for me versus a motorcycle.

[Edit:] I f ound his amusing build article on MotoIQ:

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vondon302 > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 12/23/2019 at 09:00

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I think it needs reverse too. Still cool tho.

Speaking of wants. 10 second stock looking Lincoln mark III. DROOL

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > vondon302 12/23/2019 at 09:02

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That’s a real Hot Rod Lincoln.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > vondon302 12/23/2019 at 09:02

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Excellent point, would want reverse. Maybe use a Honda Goldwing engine/transmission ? They have reverse, don’t they? Probably wouldn’t be as much fun as a litre bike engine.

vondon302 > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 12/23/2019 at 09:20

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Brakes are good , tires fair.

slipperysallylikespenguins > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 12/23/2019 at 12:28

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I think a Goldwing engine would be a lot easier to live with if you ever wanted to take the car out on a trip. Probably more reliable too.

Those sport bike engines are so peaky it would get tiresome real quick on anything other than a twisty road or track day.

That nitrous in that car is just silly.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > slipperysallylikespenguins 12/23/2019 at 13:14

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Ha, he even mentioned a Goldwing engine to get reverse at the end of his MotoIQ article that I just finished reading.

He also wrote, “O r buy an inline custom reverse box (bring money). A common low-cost solution is to use an engine starter motor and have it engage a sprocket that is attached to the drivetrain somewhere (usually on the diff.)“  

slipperysallylikespenguins > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 12/23/2019 at 16:03

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People put motorcycle engines in Lotus 7 replicas all the time so I imagine they have a few options. Caterham even had a Honda Fireblade powered one you could order from the factory. I’ve wanted a Lotus 7 replica for years and I was thinking the 2008-current Yamaha VMax would be perfect. They have a v4 with 197 hp and 123 lb ft. They sound like an ls v8. The downside is that they are almost impossible to find as salvage.