| Loz mentioned Nissan and that reminded me that Japan makes a bunch of neat smaller cars that don't go to foreign shores too often. They started out as 660 cc jobs, got jazzed up with turbos, four valves, 6 speeds and stuff and some also grew into 1200-1300 cc jobs. Most of them are built for young folk or young mothers to haul stuff (kids and sundry items) around without being unstylish or too slow. Couple of buddies have them to haul MTBs around in, but some of them could do a low, light bike like a 749. Probably not sold in the UK though. Great mileage, lots of parts on the market and fairly noticeable go power. |