{"id":59756,"date":"2020-08-12T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59756"},"modified":"2020-08-12T00:53:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T05:53:29","slug":"vespa-dragster-with-a-yamaha-r1-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59756","title":{"rendered":"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59764\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59764\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59764\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59764\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Vespa dragster called &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vespar1on.com\/\">VespaR1on<\/a>&#8221; was built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ScooterSloopnl\/\">Scooter Sloop<\/a> in the Netherlands. They started with a Vespa PX scooter and discarded everything besides the frame. Under that they built a custom frame to support a fork and 1000 cc inline-four from a Yamaha R1 motorcycle. The motor produces around 170 horsepower and 78 lb-ft of torque.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59765\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59765\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59765\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-02.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-02.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-02.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-02.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-03.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-03.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-03.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-03.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59767\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59767\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59767\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-04.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59768\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59768\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-05.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-05.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-05.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-05.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59771\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-08.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor 08\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-08.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-08.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vespa Dragster with a Yamaha R1 Motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-08.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-08.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Vespa-Dragster-with-a-Yamaha-R1-Motor-08.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sszP6MIICYo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xV5N9JMh660\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vespar1on.com\/\">VespaR1on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Vespa dragster called &#8220;VespaR1on&#8221; was built by Scooter Sloop in the Netherlands. They started with a Vespa PX scooter and discarded everything besides the frame. Under that they built a custom frame to support a fork and 1000 cc inline-four from a Yamaha R1 motorcycle. 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