Archive for 'Motor Vehicles' Category
Vento Reptile 400 ATV
18 September 2007If you were wondering what Vento would put their 400 cc 3 cylinder engine into, the first vehicle installation has been announced, it’s the Vento Reptile 400 ATV. It looks like it should do very well in that platform but a lot of us will be interested to see what the motorcycles look like when [...]
Hayabusa V8 Powered Ariel Atom by Dennis Palatov
18 September 2007Dennis Palatov really likes the Hayabusa V8, of course, it’s hard not to. Dennis, though, has the experience of building the DP1, a carbon fiber bodied track day car with a Hartley Enterprises Hayabusa V8 for power. Being the kind of guy he is, one is never enough so the next thing you know, Dennis [...]
Delaware Law Requires 3 Wheeler Motorcycle License
29 May 2007With the Piaggio MP3, the T-Rex, the Bombardier Can-Am Spyder and more three wheelers inevitably on the way, state laws will have to work to keep up, figuring out how they want to classify them for licensing and registration. Delaware now has a law pending that will require operators of these vehicles to have [...]
Mr Turbo Intercooled Turbo T-Rex
26 May 2007Most of you are well aware of the T-Rex, we’ve covered them before. Powered by Kawasaki, it’s fast, a little crazy and it looks like it could be a whole lot of fun. Well here’s one for sale on eBay that might be a little bit more fun. The owner took it to Mr Turbo [...]
Duc Rod - Ducati Powered Concept Model
9 May 2007We’ve all heard the stories about cool projects that start with a sketch on a cocktail napkin, well here’s a model of a Ducati powered car that started at a Tamiya model club meeting in southern California. Dale King picked up a few incomplete Ducati kits to see what he could put together. He carved [...]
Light Car Company Rocket Powered by Yamaha
7 May 2007Checking in on Jay Leno’s website the other day I came across the Rocket from the Light Car Company, which is very, very cool. The car was produced, starting in 1992 by the partnership of race driver Chris Craft and Gordon Murray who designed another nifty car you may have heard of, the McLaren F1. [...]
Kawasaki ZX9R Open Wheel Street Racer
26 April 2007Jamie Chalker likes motorcycles, but then, he likes cars, too. What better way to combine both passions than to create a motorcycle powered street racer like this? Starting in October of 2003 with parts and pieces donated from an ‘02 Kawasaki ZX9R and an idea in his head, Jamie worked steadily until the car rolled [...]
Honda 600 Barstool Racer
14 April 2007Too much time and beer leads to this, a Honda 600 4 cylinder installed in a barstool racer. We’ve all seen these little machines but the engines are usually something of the Briggs and Stratton variety, this little beast has gone a step further, well actually it’s gone completely over the top but when you [...]
