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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #30 on: October 05, 2010, 07:02:26 PM »
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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #31 on: December 16, 2010, 06:32:11 PM »
Rip the engine out of an Aston Martin and shove it on a motorcycle frame

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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #32 on: December 16, 2010, 06:40:46 PM »
Forget it BM ~ LL will never allow it (at least not until she has upped your life insurance)
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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #33 on: December 16, 2010, 06:43:05 PM »
Forget it BM ~ LL will never allow it (at least not until she has upped your life insurance)

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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #34 on: December 16, 2010, 08:03:03 PM »
Not as grand as an Aston Martin but a friend of mine built his own bike once, he used a 2.3L Volvo engine and called it The Beast. He got pulled over by a copper once (well on many occasions) and the copper described it as like putting a rocket on a can of baked beans  ;D
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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #35 on: December 16, 2010, 08:05:20 PM »
Not as grand as an Aston Martin but a friend of mine built his own bike once, he used a 2.3L Volvo engine and called it The Beast. He got pulled over by a copper once (well on many occasions) and the copper described it as like putting a rocket on a can of baked beans  ;D

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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #36 on: December 16, 2010, 08:58:49 PM »
Not as grand as an Aston Martin but a friend of mine built his own bike once, he used a 2.3L Volvo engine and called it The Beast. He got pulled over by a copper once (well on many occasions) and the copper described it as like putting a rocket on a can of baked beans  ;D

Cool!  cloud9:

My little Mini seems pathetic by comparison...  surrender:

Order a 'busa engine when LL isnt looking  whistle:
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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #37 on: December 16, 2010, 09:03:26 PM »
Not as grand as an Aston Martin but a friend of mine built his own bike once, he used a 2.3L Volvo engine and called it The Beast. He got pulled over by a copper once (well on many occasions) and the copper described it as like putting a rocket on a can of baked beans  ;D

Cool!  cloud9:

My little Mini seems pathetic by comparison...  surrender:

Order a 'busa engine when LL isnt looking  whistle:

Where would she put her shopping if I took the back seats and boot out...? Shrugs:
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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #38 on: December 16, 2010, 09:06:22 PM »

Taking her shopping in it will do nothing for your "Street Cred" old chap.  8)
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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #39 on: December 16, 2010, 09:09:15 PM »

Taking her shopping in it will do nothing for your "Street Cred" old chap.  8)

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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #40 on: December 19, 2010, 12:35:20 AM »

Taking her shopping in it will do nothing for your "Street Cred" old chap.  8)

BM Has street cred??  eeek:







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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #41 on: December 19, 2010, 08:05:48 AM »
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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #42 on: April 20, 2011, 08:19:38 PM »
Not as grand as an Aston Martin but a friend of mine built his own bike once, he used a 2.3L Volvo engine and called it The Beast. He got pulled over by a copper once (well on many occasions) and the copper described it as like putting a rocket on a can of baked beans  ;D

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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #43 on: April 21, 2011, 08:23:22 AM »
Not as grand as an Aston Martin but a friend of mine built his own bike once, he used a 2.3L Volvo engine and called it The Beast. He got pulled over by a copper once (well on many occasions) and the copper described it as like putting a rocket on a can of baked beans  ;D

He finally dug out the photos











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Re: The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods
« Reply #44 on: October 28, 2011, 03:14:40 PM »
Prototype for the Tipsymobile mk 2? Take a caravan and whack in a Renault 1.4 litre turbo engine.

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