http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/10/autos/honda-half-motorcycle-half-race-car/index.html

Although I'm sure it will be fun, how does ANYTHING with 4 wheels compare with a motorcycle. Different dynamics, different experience. It's just a car.

Mad

Looks cool. I’m sure it would draw all kinds of attention on the track. I think it would be permitted with bikes only on most track day events. Too small and open for car racing. I’m sure it would give both cars and bikes a run for their money if it's anything like the Areal Atom. This Honda is 33% heavier than a 14R and has close to the same hp. 212 bhp--they're probably talking engine hp and on a car, that would probably not lose a lot through the driveline?? I think still you should stick with the 14R, Hub. I must say though, i wouldn't be nearly as concerned about drifting through corners in that as I would on a bike. I wonder what they will cost?

* Last updated by: Rook on 4/21/2016 @ 6:02 PM *

Sweet, that's the engineering design team I want to be on next - rockets and spacecraft are such mature designs its not fun anymore

* Last updated by: Hub on 3/12/2017 @ 1:28 AM *

Hub, I can only hope we get some video of you ringing her neck on the track...

* Last updated by: yannih on 3/12/2017 @ 1:45 AM *

No Yannih, this is a hardship case build. He's a sweetheart, and to hear his childhood, it's somewhat sad. Obviously it turned this guy into a whackjob with his money and his philosophy on life. He'll never get a dime back from this bike like the others he builds. Pours thousands into it and then sells the bike for under book. I feel sorry for the sap so I told him I'd put it together for nothing. This bike has been jerked around for a few years that should have taken less than a month, three at the most to finalize. I said I needed a hobby to pass the evening hours away, and sucked him in. So as the parts dribble in, I get that much closer to getting the bike off the rack, then on to the next chopper, project... no, my bike is next. I need tires and a front end bearing repack.

The engine parts were tumbled and polished, then frozen. The idiot had the engine coated and they bead blasted the surface and it still got inside the engine. He never sealed it well enough. So it's somewhat clean, but he never washed the oil out of the case and whatever clings in all those areas(?), this engine is going to grind down to a halt eventually, no matter how many times you change the oil. So much for this component.

The chassis was welded with a gas torch and the welds were not done by a pro. So the heat spread to the frame tubes are in question. This guy lost a lot of the parts to the bike and may have to re-buy a new ($$$) engine mounting kit. He has no clue where they are? He's been buying lotto tickets since inception no less, rather than invest that pile. He won't listen to good advice so I gave up and let him live in his own little world. Is it looking like a hardship case yet?

Perfect place to video the meat puppets somewhere. I'll video the startup. It's going to sound nasty lighting that fuse off. I think that's what I'll call it.... "The Fuse."

Hub, you are a good man helping this guy.
At the very least your man/sap owes you a ride. Perhaps video that?

P.S.
The meat puppets scare me a bit!

* Last updated by: yannih on 3/12/2017 @ 10:50 AM *

Yeah, that one with the dirty face freaks me out.

Ideally like a smaller cc machine for the track but I'd like to test my 14R on the track!