A friend of mine sent me this little tidbit and I had to share it with you but first some background. Way back in high school I was the owner of a red Honda 600 Sedan. It was a fantastic car, fun and quick but not very fast. It had a 600cc vertical twin motor much like a bored over CB350. It was so light that my class mates would pick it up a put it in impossible places. This 1972 Honda N600 is highly modified. It is powered by a liquid cooled V4 from a 1998 Honda VFR800 Interceptor. The car is setup for fast road and autocross use, and the owner spent several years dialing in the build. It features four wheel independent suspension based on shortened Miata components, paddle shifters for the sequential transmission and a 12k RPM redline. This is a quick N600 that is said to be capable of 127MPH and very nimble. Nimble is the word. At higher speeds, the steering is so quick that I would have to hold the steering wheel steady with my knees to stay in my lane. My little 600 would run a honest 80mph With the original 600cc motor) and that was truly frightening. A speed of over 100 would be terrifying. Sounds like fun!
I have actually owned two of the Honda 600s. The first was a red 1969 imported 600 Sedan brought in this country by my military next door neighbor. It looked like the car with the VFR motor. The second was a 1972 Honda 600 Coupe. It was a more sporty model and looked like an olive green tennis shoe. Both had identical engines and both were very fun to drive.
LOL "tennis shoe", absolutely HAHAHAHA. I read through that build here in the forum (same one right?) I love how he used the red VFR tank LOL, beautiful. It's those "little" touches.
I didn't know that it had been posted before. I used it in my dealer newsletter and because I used to own one. Until you have driven one of these little gems you have no idea how fun they are. I can only imagine how exciting that VFR power would be.
Ah bike engines in properly small cars. Match made in heaven! Mate of mine was molesting my VFR750 with a tape measure the other week then eying up his 1959 Mini's engine bay.
I could see that for a Mini! It's the sound of revving the engine to 12K, in a car, that wold get people to sit up and take notice.
Bike conversions are a thing in the Mini fraternity... No V4 ones yet as far as I know. I'll keep trying to persuade him. Meanwhile I'm prepping mine for a 2003 Yamaha R1 engine transplant.
