charlie_pank Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 https://www.flickr.com/gp/charlieandhelen/s267H3You can't add more lightness than this: 2001 Roadsport with 2006 Yamaha R1 engineLove the power to weight of your R500 but yearning for something more? Annoyed by how long it takes to slow down? Fed up with having to brake for corners? Want to add more lightness, but the only thing left to strip out is your engine? Curious as to what 14,000rpm feels like? Want a car that literally makes small children cry (mine) when you start it up? Then read on...Taxed and motd, 14,000 rpm superbike-eater for saleDrivetrain:2006 Fuel injected R1 engine (180hp)Bike box (6spd sequential)Bailey Morris propshaft with torque tubeQuaiffe ATB diffYoko AO21R/185/13 Chassis: 2001 Academy Roadsport (originally with 1.6 K-series)Kawasaki Green with black packFull cage, side intrusion bar and removeable petty strutWindscreen AND removeable aeroscreenWeather gearHeaterPlumbed in fire-extinguisherHoneycomb protection in sideskin, drivers floor and fuel tankComposite seatsUnder-dash-handbrake Instruments:Stack ST500 for speed, tacho and shift-lightsCompatible with timing beacon Other bits & pieces:oil/air heat exchangerbespoke air intakeFIA battery cutoutbespoke exhaust manifoldChassis mods for R1 engine by Stuart Taylor motorsportQ/R MomoReg: S5EVN Always garaged, I am the second owner since new. Selling because I have too many other toys and not enough time.Looking for £12,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_pank Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Nearly sold it last year, the guy came over for a ride, and went very quiet indeed when I floored it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_pank Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 It'll have to go to a dealer if no-one buys it privately, then everyone loses out :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Is it on Pistonheads? Given its bike engined, its fairly specialist so it could be attractive to hillclimbers, sprinters etc. It might be worth putting it on RaceCarsDirect, Book-a-track or the classified sections of the UK hill climb website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackenzie Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 eBay is also good at creating interest....I sold my car via an eBay enquiry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossCarmichael Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Hi Charlie,Might be missing it, but where are you based? Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_pank Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 Edinburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_pank Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Getting fed up with being led on and then asked for reductions. Dropping price to £12k. If I were looking for something more interesting and fun to drive than a standard Caterham, knowing what I do now about BECs I would bite my arm off at that price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire West AR Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 This now sounds like an absolute bargain. Couple of things, your Pistonheads advert still says £15k? Why not post up some more detailed pictures for buyers to get tempted by? As you are up north people need to spend time viewing the car on the internet and may not want to contact you until they make their mind up. It is frustrating selling cars and that is why the "webuyanycar" ads on the TV focus on the fact that it takes a lot of time. Good luck with the sale, would make a fantastic road or sprint car, 14,000 rpm must be fantastic. My Blackbird is brilliant on road and track at 11500 rpm , but this must be in another league again.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_pank Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Pics all round the car taken today: https://www.flickr.com/gp/charlieandhelen/s267H3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire West AR Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Link to photos below. https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlieandhelen/sets/72157680151622216/Looks very tidy. Got any of the engine installation?Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hi Charlie, your Flickr link requires a sign in. Better to share a publicly accessible link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revilla Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 It didn't need me to sign in and I don't have a Flickr account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Odd. Operating system thing maybe. I was trying on Android. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul jacobs Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Does Kermit look familiar Steve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Paul, this Kermit was indeed originally built by me as my Academy car. I now have KermitR ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonRHC Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Hi Charlie,I'm 4 weeks into owning the BEC you made in 2005 and I love it.It's my 3rd Caterham since Christmas eve 1999 and I've never been without one and hopefully never will.It's an insane proposition and quite hard to drive smoothly but that is exactly what I'd want to put my final gallon of dinosaur juice into.I thought the headcase 998cc engine would be the most endearing aspect but in the cold light of day i think it's the feeling of amazing lightness when chucking it about. I can understand why they weren't very popular being "more than Marmite". Every trip feels like a pugilistic punch in the face but in this cotton wool world i take that as a privilege not a chore. All the best,Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livesey Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Ooh, half tempted to sell my 310R race car and buy this AND a decent bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul jacobs Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Hi Simon, interesting that you now own Kermit. I ended up buying it from Charlie Pank, completely unseen, as he lived in Edinburgh and I'm down here in sunny Somerset.As you can probably see from the original photos, I made quite a lot of improvements to it, can you imagine how hard core it was with a full cage and aeroscreen and no reverse? I kept it for around 5 years and sold it to a nice lad through an internet auction site.You describe the experience very well. I always felt, that more than any other Seven, it is an A - A car not A - B via C, or anything, just take it out on your favourite roads for a couple of hours, thrash the hell out of it and put it back in the garage for another 4 weeks whilst you get over it.Are you clutchless gearchanging yet? The harder and quicker you go through the box, the smoother it is to drive, although in practice I found it was relatively restful to change gear at around 6 - 8 k revs, and even when accelerating hard would change at around 10 - 11 k.Has the electric reverser motor setup held up? I always felt it was a little delicate and the car would start going back wards at full speed so would need moderation.Do let me know how you are getting on with it and if there is anything I can help with, don't hesitate to ask.Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Is S5 EVN the real registration? DVLA seem to think it's a Hyundai. I was trying to check whether it's London ULEZ compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul jacobs Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 It used to carry S5EVN Roger, but that got changed a couple of years ago to Y68 YBP, try TFL again. Strictly speaking, because it has an electric reverse, it might qualify as a hybrid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Y68 YBP was its original plate from new when it was my Academy car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Neither the ULEZ checker nor the tax/MOT test checker recognises Y68 YBP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Oops, thought it was my memory getting it wrong, should by Y69... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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