Top Auto World News BFO Motorcycles plans to offer a streetfighter kit for the Hayabusa Filed under: Aftermarket, Trends, Motorcycles Click on the image above to enlarge There are few thrills in motorcycling that compare with the sensation of pinning the throttle wide-open on a liter-class sportbike and hanging on for dear life. Of course, there are also a few inherent problems with this operation, though, and one of them is losing control. Another is the cost of replacement body parts (those of the bike, not yours!). And so the streetfighter was born, with owners of sportbikes choosing to remove their damaged plastic bodywork instead of replacing it. As with many trends, a small but fanatical industry has sprouted up to offer ready-made bikes which mimic the streetfighter look. The Suzuki Hayabusa is a prime candidate to get the streetfighter treatment, and BFO Motorcycles has decided to offer a limited run of 100 frame kits for the Japanese falcon-bike. Oddly, the kit also will include a carbon-fiber fairing, making it a true streetfighter in name only. Regardless of what BFO considers this bike, we think that the rendering looks awesome and we can't wait to see one of these in the real world. [Source: BFO Motorcycles via Motorcycle News]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Ripped-off automotive logos lack innovation Filed under: Trends, China, Government/Legal Automakers worldwide spend millions of dollars perfecting and updating their logos. Study groups offer input to help capture that timeless design and color that precisely represents their product. Once approved, the automakers drop tens of millions of dollars into promoting the new look in product and advertising. What happens when another company arrives with a mildly-modified copy-cat version of the same logo? Apparently, if the country is in Asia, not much. A reader tipped us off to a site loaded with proprietary logos from some well-know automotive corporations, and their not-so-original Chinese, Philippine, Korean, and German... well, look-alikes. Sure, they aren't exact copies, but some of them are close enough to be kissing cousins. Thanks for the tip, Alex! [Source: Cartype]   Permalink | Email this | Comments 'Eleanor' Mustang licenced to Classic Recreations Filed under: Aftermarket, Trends, Tuners, Ford, Celebrities Click to view in our 32-image gallery Honestly, who among us hasn't talked to his car and pretended, just for a moment, that he was Nicholas Cage taking to Eleanor in the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds? Well, you can stop talking to your Camry, because now you can order your very own licensed Eleanor Mustang... if you've got the six figures to drop on it, that is. Although the lawsuit presented over two years ago by the film's producer Denice Halicki against Unique Motorcars was ultimately rejected by the courts, Halicki's studio has licensed Classic Recreations to build these special-edition Eleanor Mustangs. Buyers can choose the fuel-injected version with 535hp for $139,900, or the bonkers 770hp supercharged and fuel-injected (SFI) version for $189,900. Built on a "classic muscle-car frame" - which includes available Ford-authorized '67 Mustang underpinnings, but not a Smart ForTwo - Eleanor gets a 410-cubic-inch Keith Craft Racing engine with sequential fuel injection, riding on a coil-over suspension with slotted and cross-drilled Baer brakes and a Tremec TKO manual or (perish the thought) automatic gearbox. Classic Recreations also throws keyless entry, in-dash DVD, Simpson five-point racing harnesses and custom leather interior into the mix, complete with special badging and even a go-baby-go button on the shifter. Delivery takes four months (considerably longer than the advertised sixty seconds) during which time the deposit is put into escrow. Buyers can try to outrun the cops, but will only get away with it if Angelina Jolie is riding shotgun. No exceptions. Check out the press release after the jump, and the 32 images in the gallery below. Gallery: Classic Recreations Eleanor Mustang [Source: Classic Recreations] Continue reading 'Eleanor' Mustang licenced to Classic Recreations   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Rate This Article: - Excellent Good Average Poor Terrible BACK TO MAIN PAGE Salvage Yards Directory,US and Canada click here! Salvage re-buildable Ferrari F40, testarossa click here! Salvage re-buildable Ferrari 308's click here! Car leasing secrets No Tax on Vehicles HERE Save $$$ make $$ on dead batteries! 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