Banned Micro EV Brought Back to Life With 200bhp Hayabusa Engine

YouTube channel Grind Hard Plumbing Co has added another fascinating rebuild to its collection, this time a ‘banned’ electric vehicle which has undergone a complete transformation after receiving a Hayabusa motorcycle engine.

Having rescued the three-wheeler, they then bought a 200bhp Hayabusa to combine the two, and as expected, build something totally bonkers. In a race against time to get the car built for the largest rally in the world, they first started by repainting the colours of the wheel to give the car a badass look.

Needing to fit the Hayabusa’s air box, space was hard to come by for Patrick and the guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co, but after hours of welding and re-wiring, the Electric Meccanica machine was revved up. But as they attempted to link the car up to the Hayabusa engine, the car struggled to start, leading to concerns.

After many hours of work, the three-wheeling drag racing car had a new identity, in the form of a completely insane Hayabusa-powered death trap, for lack of a better description.

With five days to go until Sturgis Motorcycle rally work began on the sprockets and swingarm needed.

With the swingarm built and attached to the three-wheeler, the rear fairing was built back onto the car and moulded to fit around the rear tyre. Nearly at its completion, the final wiring steps were complete before this beast of a machine was started, and to no surprise, it created a sound that lived up to the hype.

With just one day to go until the start of the event, a cooling system, gas and brake pedals and the clutch were yet to be finalised. However, that didn’t stop them from making sure they produced a machine that had character, power and wildness to it.

The noise from the Hayabusa engine was spectacular as seen by the burnout they performed. There was a small hiccup as a result of the burnout which led to a shock mount breaking, but all-in-all, but that didn’t take away from the impressive build.