Vw Bug Motorcycle

The volkswagen beetle officially the volkswagen type 1 informally in german the käfer meaning beetle in parts of the english speaking world the bug and known by many other nicknames in other languages is a two door rear engine economy car intended for five occupants later beetles were restricted to four people in some countries that was manufactured and marketed by german.

Vw bug motorcycle. It was a dark green car and he striped it in a light gray to match the interior. Watch the video haha. I did the machining and delivered the casting to von dutch and ask him if he would do a conservative striping job on my vw. Quick clip i put together of my last vw build.

The next several years marked a period of prosperity for the lineup as it topped the auto import market in the united states and also surpassed the longstanding worldwide production record of 15 million vehicles set by ford motor company s model t between 1908 to 1927. The amazonas was born in the late 1970s when two friends in são paulo luiz antonio gomi and josé carlos biston decided that what brazil needed was a motorcycle with a vw engine. I had a nearly new 1966 vw bug at the time and i thought it would be neat now cool to have it striped by von dutch. We cut off the entire front end of an acura gsr and basically welded it to the rear of the bug frame.

1974 vw bug bradley gt body with 2000 yzfr1 1000cc motorcycle engine made to fit custom made shaft to connect the bike engine to the vw transaxle. The bulbous pair of motorbikes are. Handcrafted by walter the volkspod is the name given to a hip two wheeled creation birthed by sacrificing four volkswagen beetle fenders to the moped gods.