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Old 01-30-2012, 12:03 PM
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there is a company that converts them to a GSXR 1300 hyabusa motor
 
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Old 01-31-2012, 12:24 AM
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There space frame is built like a rollcage, and they have sorta a cage around the fottwells. Like a race car. After all if you really look at the front end youll see it looks like a tiny mid-00s benz. Because thats who makes them.
 
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Old 02-04-2012, 04:11 AM
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You can put all the cage you won't in it.You won't be any safer.When the car rebounds off whatever it hit or gets hit by like a ping pong ball the occupents have to go from 40-60MPH to zero to whatever exit speed instantly while the larger car slows but keeps going in the same general direction.Take a baseball bat.Now hit a Golf ball.What does it do.Now take the same bat and hit a bowling ball.What happens?The bowling ball don't move much as the mass absorbes the impact.The golf ball is off into the wild blue yonder.The occupents of the Fart car get just a little less impact than hitting the ground from a fall at 50MPH.
 
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Old 02-04-2012, 08:30 PM
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^^^ this

Wonder if they have any of the accelerometer data from the crash tests I think it would be interesting to look over and compare to a larger vehicle.
 
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