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Origins
The Megabusa of 2000 answered kit-car logic's next question: if weight is the enemy, why carry a car engine at all? Suzuki's 1.3-litre Hayabusa superbike unit — 175 horsepower, 11,000 rpm, sequential gearbox included — went into Westfield's Seven-style chassis, creating a 500-kilogram projectile with motorcycle response and four-wheel security. The experience was unlike anything else on the road: instant, shrieking, gearshifts in milliseconds, corners taken on reflex. Track-day culture adopted it instantly, and bike-engined Westfields became a racing class of their own. The Megabusa distilled the company's purpose — sensation per pound, without apology — and introduced a generation of drivers to the strange delight of redlining a motorcycle while sitting beside a passenger.
2000 Westfield Megabusa · Idiotcountry (talk) · Public domain
