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Its a hoot to drive. The pedals are spaced really far apart. You feel like your straddling something huge when you operate the foot pedals. It's top speed is 30mph! You shift with you left hand. 3 speed. The engine is an opposing 2 cylinder air cooled Suzuki 650. I've never driven a cobra but when you drive this thing you get all kinds of looks.
There are a couple mechanical things I have to fix. Reverse beeper isn't working. Speedo isn't working. Small gas leak in the tank that I'll fix before I put the bed back together. The thing that will be the biggest PITA is the shift linkage (it feels kinda loose). If you don't shift it PERFECTLY it gets stuck in 2 gears at the same time and your stuck. The only way to get it unstuck is rock the thing back and forth. Really embarrassing in traffic.
Then the hassle of registering it. It used to be a CalTran vehicle and was registered as a motorcycle. Oregon won't register it as a motorcycle because it has 4 wheels. I think the route I'll go is a "Slow moving vehicle." Kinda like how some golf carts are street legal.
Oregon DMV also wants me to get it inspected by the Oregon State Police to search for a hidden VIN. Even though its clearly stamped on the drivers side door. Its not the normal looking VIN tag though. Its just stamped on the cab.
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