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The Piranha Series II is...

FEATURES:

The Piranha, designed for off-road performance handling, strength & durability without the size problems of a full size off-road dune buggy. 

Simple but effective single 'A" are suspension soaks up the bumps with the greatest of ease which makes the Piranha very easy to drive.

Powered by a water cooled motor cycle motor from 500-1000cc the Piranha has a high power to weight ratio that car powered buggies only dream about.

A customer example

DO IT YOURSELF CONSTRUCTION:

A simple, strong chassis made of RHS box section & tubular roll-cage make this buggy a simple project that the home builder can construct in the shed, with the confidence of knowing it as tough as they come.

The Piranha plans cover all the parts that need to be made, you can make it all yourself or buy the bits you don't want to construct, it's up to you.

The Piranha - it eats raw flesh, its real angry & it plays real hard.

Have you got what it takes to tame it?

COST TO BUILD:

Buying the raw materials, fabricating and welding the Piranha parts yourself to the pans will cost approximately $2500 to $3500 Australian minus motor to construct the complete vehicle. 

The plan for this buggy can be securely order from here. PLAN SET $72.00 Australian Dollars.
Pricing includes air mail postage anywhere in the world via International Express Post.
( USA residents will only pay approx 75% of list prices quoted due to exchange rates. )
 

These are links to happy Piranha customer's pages.

Tonkas Web page
Virginia Beach Piranha
Piranha offroad buggy project

Go here for an Independent review on the Piranha plans:

Midwest offroad racing
 

Rick Schlenker Piranha, Michigan, USA

Motor is Fuel injected 2002 Honda CBR954 all stock electronics from the donor bike were used.
Full stock exhaust.
Tailpipe bends were cut rotated and rerouted thru the rear housing, (maintained stock exhaust length.).
Stock radiator was used with fan removed and relocated.
Stock Horn & mirrors.
Turn signal connectors are still in the harness but not used at this time.
Speedometer is recalibrated with a Speedohealer.
Airshifter with 1/2 gal surge tank. Viair compressor is auto on at 90psi and off at 125psi. Shift buttons are pneumatic valves. Buggy can be shifted manually or with the buttons.
Suspension track rods were added to rear suspension, (as per older Hypersprint upgrade).
16000psi Sidewinder chain.
Dual stainless steel fuel tanks.
Stock fuel pump is inside the left tank.
Side stand switch & service check connector are toggle switched for running diagnostic checks thru the original instrument cluster. Type 4 Porsche 924/944 CV's.
Buggy was lengthened 150mm.
Shocks were custom built by D&D Race Tech.
Douglass red label wheels, custom ordered 12x9" with OMF beadlocks welded to the outside for additional width. Maxxis 26x12x12 Bighorn radials.
Heat shield behind the seat to be installed.
Other than that it is complete, all the bugs have been worked out and it seems to be very tough & dependable.

PIRANHA SERIES II

These are pictures of a Customers completed Piranha Series II.

Powered by a Yamaha TRX850 this buggy has been built from an "EDGE" PIR15 kitset.

Stacked with lots of Custom made goodies including alloy radiator, alloy fuel tanks, beadlock alloy rims, oil cooler, Autometer gauges & lots of care & attention to detail.

These photos are an excellent reference to the finer details of what makes a Piranha tick.

CUSTOMER EXAMPLE:

These Piranha series II photo's are from Jim Guarnera of Virginia USA. Powered by a thumping VTR1000 Honda this is a fine example of the Home builders art.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Chassis: Full box section chassis & tubular roll-cage structure.
Steering: Car rack & pinion, shortened
Motor: Road or Trailbike motors from 500 to 1000cc
Brakes: Front & rear hydraulic disc brakes
Transmission: Motorcycle gearbox and chain drive to independent rear
Suspension Front: Single 'A' arm independent with coil over shocks, 350mm travel
Suspension Rear: Single 'A' arm independent with coil over shocks, 285mm travel
Wheels: Front: 22 x 8.00 x 10 on 10 x 5" rims. Rear: 25 x 12.5 x 9 tyres on 9 x 9" rims
Approx Weight: 375kg
Top Speed: 120 - 150 kph
Acceleration: 0-100kph in 5.5 seconds
Plans: Comprehensive Plans, over 100 pages of 3D CAD drawings in book format.

Overall Length: 2700mm
Overall Width: 1700mm
Overall Height: 1400mm
Track: 1430mm (rear), 1300 (front)
Wheelbase: 2000mm
Ground Clearance: Adjustable to 300mm

Pictured above-right: Packing up PIR14 Piranha kit-sets ready to freight.

FREE PDF DOWNLOAD!
Upgrade your Piranha front suspension to Double A arm.
(Plans designed & supplied by Russell Cartmell)

Shown here is the Optional PIR18 Double A arm rear end for the Piranha.
Price is $2300.00 as shown including drive shafts, (not shown in this picture).
Click here to see more information.
 

Shown here is the new Optional PIRCV High performance rear end for the Piranha.
Price is $4,200.00 as shown.
Click here to see more information.

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