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Modern motorcycle engines are often available with higher specific outputs than car engines, which provides a performance advantage in a lightweight car. The motorcycle's sequential gearbox is often fitted with the engine, allowing for fast gearshifts. The drawbacks of using motorcycle engines in cars are the lack of reverse gear and reduced ...
The Mk5 has not only a Métisse frame, but a new "Adelaide" 8-valve 997 cc (60.8 cu in) air-&-oil-cooled 5-speed 360° parallel twin engine designed and manufactured in-house by Métisse. The Mk5 is a hand-crafted motorcycle and the riding position is adjusted to the customer's dimensions.
The Dax Rush is a lightweight two-seater sports car that is offered as a kit. [1] It has a multi-tube triangulated steel space frame chassis, front engine and rear wheel or four wheel drive. The body is constructed in Glass-Reinforced Polymer (GRP) with optional aluminium side panels and bonnet.
In 1978, the first Malossi transformation kit for the Yamaha TY 50 cc enduro, consisting of a muffler, cylinder, head, and piston, was born. The kit's success was explosive: 9,000 units sold in the first year. This would be the first of a long series of conversion kits for many manufacturers and engines.
By 1985, before the Rickman brothers retired, Rickman Engineering Limited diversified into general engineering and into the production of a kit car for amateur constructors to create four wheeled vehicles, namely the Rickman Ranger, with GFRP body version similar to Suzuki Jeep, [10] and the Metisse sports coupe, based on donor-vehicle mechanicals, individually builder-sourced.
The Tiger Avon is a British kit car from Tiger Racing, a manufacturer formed in 1989 specialising in Lotus Seven type cars and racing cars.. The Tiger Avon is Tiger's entry-level model, and can be fitted with different engines including the Ford Zetec, the Ford OHC and some motorcycle engines.