{"id":14672,"date":"2017-02-22T07:15:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T12:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14672"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T20:27:17","slug":"piaggio-ape-50-with-a-honda-cbr600-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14672","title":{"rendered":"Piaggio Ape 50 with a Honda CBR600 Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Piaggio Ape<\/a> three-wheeled light commercial vehicle produced since 1948. A popular modification is swapping the weak engines for much larger motorcycle engines. Gianmarco Gentili owned a Piaggio Ape 50 and after seeing videos of these little beasts racing he decided to build his own in seven months.<\/p>\n

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Gianmarco started by building his own custom chassis. This would allow him to run not only a bigger engine but also stronger supporting components. He also installed a stronger fork from an Ape MP 600.<\/p>\n

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The Ape 50 came from the factory with a 49.8 cc two-stroke single-cylinder engine. Gianmarco replaced that with a 600 cc inline-four from a Honda CBR600F3 that produces 90 horsepower and 42 lb-ft of torque. That’s about 12x increase in displacement. <\/p>\n

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Power goes through the CBR’s six-speed transmission into driveshafts and CV hubs taken from a Alfa Romeo 75. The rear brakes were made from Sumitomo calipers with modified Fiat 500 discs. The front brakes were taken from a Honda Hornet (CB600F). Gianmarco finished the project with a Herbie #53 livery.<\/p>\n

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