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Looks like something Austin Powers would drive;)

I wonder if a slipper clutch (more and more sportbikes are coming with them) would work... that would make downshifting a no brainer.

When your too old to drive a 7 anymore you can always do this LiveLeak.com - Old people pull pranks

You better hurry. Not sure if it'll fit in a 7 but... http://home.comcast.net/%7Esteveham21/turbo.mpg

Did you notice that Muira with what looks like off-road nerfbars on the front (7th pic)? Funny

Too be honest, the passenger seat in the S2K has pretty much the same limitation - driver can be a fat tub of lard though;)

I like having 2 seats so someone else can enjoy the ride too

Jeez! I thought it was a brake light check.... thickness of rotors? Man, I guess living in hicksville does have some benefits.

I think all us old sportbike guys agree on using the clutch to take off and downshift. For a while now, there's been electronic kits that let you keep the throttle pinned and cut the spark for a split second while upshifting... recently saw one that even allows downshifting without the clutch (revs up the motor to match lower gear automatically). That might be what Hank is talking about.

There's quite a few "flat" colors out there nowadays.... My 67 truck was flat blue during the time I learned that I can't do bodywork either.

He has two cars there that I've lusted after for years... the GT40 (kit or new edition) and an Ultima (prefer closed cab though). http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Video.aspx?f=videos Man after my own heart

Well I think I'm the only other road-going S2K in California.... would of loved to be there.

Welcome.... from a former "wingnut". I think we're all drooling over that front cowl;)

As a passenger, I got the pleasure of a short trip thru the gears in Kevin's car. I didn't put on the seatbelt as his wife is quite a bit smaller than me and it was going to be a short ride (though I noticed Kevin put his on... probably out of habit). With the new slicks I swore the front tires were going to come off the ground as the rear tires struggled for grip... he quickly went thru the gears; shifted from 4th to 5th in about the same time he did first to second! I think it was faster than my sportbike in the 50 to 100 range! All I could think of was how far I'd fly if he lost control. Scared the heck out of me..... but after a while I wanted to feel that speed again;)

luv those stories

As mentioned, this site is more general than some other 7 sites. WCM has a site for S2K owners that is almost all technical help.... the California Caterham site has a lot of help, both technical and actual people (in So. Cal anyway). I wouldn't doubt that Birkin & Westfield also have places to help owners of those brands. At first I was surprised there wasn't a technical section that was broken down by brand of cars but soon figured out that most cars aren't that different and there was other places for particulars. I think this site is best for the social networking of all 7 owners... blats, events, trackdays, and some technical stuff when requested.

Looks fun... but a bit of an exageration as a stock 2000 R1 motor is more like 135-145HP at the crank.

Cool, look forward to having someone relatively close that I can get some comparisons with in the future.

Seem to be pretty harmless. You'd think they'd be called "nose candles".... I signed the petition to help you out Bro. Good luck.

I've got a few people here who could do it no problem.... except I'm too vane to mess up the powdercoating/paint. Plus right now, if I felt too invincible in the car I'd probably do something stupid (I'm trying not to get too serious). Got any shots of where the bars connect to the front? I'd really like a cage like Caterhams have but we have issues with opening our bonnets.

Very nice... my license plate says the same thing but I think you might have me beat;)

Love when a guy does something like this for the shear enjoyment of the whole experience. http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-500-craigslist-car-beat-400k-rally-racers?skyline=true&s=i

You'd have to live in a pretty congested area to make it worthwhile.... but it is neat how you can carry it with you.

Makes me regret even more taking the weatherkit over side bars when I got my S2K