I've driven cars worse than that to the junkyard to save the $40 tow. Once my friend and I took off a Caprice Classic's hood, threw it in the back, tore off the air cleaner and drove it 4 miles using nothing but 6 cans of ether starting fluid, trading off who was driving and who was sitting on the fender squirting it into the carb every 3 or 4 seconds. Made enough to keep us in weed for a whole semester.

I drove an XK120 many years ago with a similar gas tank setup.  It was an old clapper, but a blast to drive.  Funny thing, but at 18 I didn't see any danger... and I'd probably do it all again anyway.

Emmeran wrote:

Looks about as safe as every motorcycle I've ever seen.

Motor-Driven-Cycles would be, generally, as safe as their operators were it not for you fucking "cagers" and your sense of it-is-my-god-damned-road-and-you-can-go-fuck-your-self-if-that-does-not-suit-you invincibility. *

* This is generally the point where I would try to explain that I mean no-thing "personal" in my response; But, I am fore-going the "stock" disclaimer in this case for what should be obvious reasons.

Like that comedian said (George Carlin?): If you want to make people drive more safely, you don't install seat belts. You install a 12 inch spike in the middle of the steering wheel. THEN people would drive more safely.