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- June 12, 2009 at 2:56 pm #13775imperialdataKeymaster
Not a new bike added this time, I’ve just bought a new toy, a Smart ForTwo Pulse. I really like these cars and they share quite a lot with bikes.
Once you own one of these you see how many modifications and tweaks there are out there. Lots of videos where people have dropped in bike engines (can’t wait until my engine goes bang!). There’s a bit of a stigma around driving one of these but I think I’m well over that now. This made my decision for me:
- Decent build quality
- Replaceable panels to change the colour
- £35 road tax!
- 65 mpg!!
- 700cc nippy engine
- Decent handling
- Fair size boot
- Semi-automatic (for the moment….)
There’s a few mods I’d like to do if I get the time but for now I’m just enjoying it immensely.
Here it is in its gleaming Ferrari red:
Matches the GPZ too, must get a trailer
June 12, 2009 at 4:02 pm #58558ses310ModeratorLooks good mate, just don’t try filtering in it, don’t think they will share that with bikes :p
June 12, 2009 at 4:04 pm #58559BigBenParticipanthaha nice one ses
June 12, 2009 at 7:57 pm #58560sidParticipantseen a video online somewhere of one of these with a gsxr1000 or busa engine
June 12, 2009 at 9:36 pm #58561BigBenParticipanti forgot to mention i saw one in Nuts or Zoo mag or whatever with monster truck wheels on…that was cool as
June 12, 2009 at 10:07 pm #58562katanaParticipantLooks well Smart
Do you still have to suck the oil out of the dip stick hole on these?
June 13, 2009 at 5:05 pm #58563imperialdataKeymasterYep, something like that unless they have changed the design.
Reg number is BU53 which almost spells BUSA if you squint a bit on a dark day. It’s trying to tell me something.
June 13, 2009 at 8:36 pm #58564imperialdataKeymasterI’ve gotta say, you’re being too gentle with me, where are all the jokes then?
June 13, 2009 at 8:42 pm #58565TT07ParticipantWere you expecting Smart *rse answer then!!!
June 13, 2009 at 8:45 pm #58566RadarModeratorPut a Ferrari engine in and then you could rename it the FART!
June 13, 2009 at 9:12 pm #58567BigBenParticipanti dont dare make any jokes as im probably quite close to being banished from this forum anyway
June 22, 2009 at 11:17 pm #58568RadarModeratorIt does have some potential…
June 23, 2009 at 9:46 am #58569imperialdataKeymasterWell I repainted it and took it for a spin, quite a crowd gathered….
June 23, 2009 at 10:14 am #58570TT07Participantquote:
Originally posted by imperialdataWell I repainted it and took it for a spin, quite a crowd gathered….
[]Surprised you changes the colour I thought the red ones were faster[], [:p]and as you chose to down-size away from the Hayabusa engine I take it that engine was giving out too much power[:p]
June 24, 2009 at 12:00 am #58571md24v4Participantawsome!!!!!!
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