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 500-750cc the Piranha has a high power to weight ratio that car powered buggies only dream about.

The Piranha plans is comprehensive with over 100 pages including lots of 3D images. Since 2009 plans all Edge Products plans have been available for immediate download via www.eziplans.com. With the PDF/download option not only do you get your plans straight away but you also save $20 off the price of the printed version.

These detail every chassis & suspension part that needs to be made along  with parts lists, nuts & bolts lists & material lists.

Laid out in 3D views with 2D dimensioned detailed drawings the Piranha plans detail the complete chassis, front & rear suspension, brakes, pedals, all brackets, fuel tank, floor pan, roof plate, nose plate, bonnet, bulkhead plate, engine bash plate, complete steering including rack mount & steering column & gearshift setup.

In fact, every single part that needs to be made.

The Piranha plans explain the chassis construction in a "step by step" format starting with the base frame & building the chassis from the ground up to make construction easier for the home builder.

Suspension arms & components are broken down into their individual parts for ease of manufacture.
 

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Buying the raw materials, fabricating and welding the Piranha parts yourself to the plans will cost approximately $3,500 to $4,500 Australian dollars minus motor depending on how much of the componentry you produce yourself.

The Piranha design uses a motorcycle motor mounted behind the driver, commonly termed as mid mounted.

The rear central mounting of the motor creates a well balanced buggy with very good handling characteristics.

The best suited motors being a motorcycle chain drive type, water cooled with anything from one to four cylinders.

A motor with electric start is important as access to a kick start is limited.

Air cooled motors can also be used with care taken to divert air to the motors head & cylinders with the aid of scoops as well as a suitable oil cooler installed.

Four cylinder Motorcycle motors in the range of 500cc up to 750cc are suitable.

Vee twin engines are also suitable if extra length is added to the engine area to allow these longer engines to fit.

A list of some commonly available motors, most coming from road bikes is provided below:

• VTR1000 Honda
• NX650 Honda
• XR650 Honda
• GSX750 Suzuki
• TL1000 Suzuki
• FZ750 Yamaha
• TRX850 Yamaha
• TDM850 Yamaha
• RSV1000 Aprilia
• ZXR750 Kawasaki
• KLX650 Kawasaki
• KLR650 Kawasaki