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If you're going to upgrade the Popper:

Popper 2042 -- Medium Cycle, Heavy suspension, Medium Cycle power plant, 2 Motorcycle Heavy-Duty tires, Cycle Windshell w/6 pts extra Plastic armor, Cyclist w/BA, Rocket Launcher Front w/10 shots Armor-Piercing, Plastic Armor: F12, B10, 2 5-pt Cycle Wheelguards, Acceleration 10, Top Speed 137.5, HC 2 (3 @60mph), 1100 lbs., $4777

You only need two to take on a Flamenco (maybe add two PFEs). Stern chase is fine. You could survive a couple flaming oil patches, or wait for the oil to burn up and chase the Flamenco down - you're faster. I believe the windshell is universal and will protect the engine/RL/cyclist against the oil.

Of course you'd want to upgrade the Flamenco too: (not my design but excellent)

Flamenco 2065 -- Compact, Extra-Heavy chassis, Heavy suspension, Large power plant w/PC, High-Torque Motors, 4 Steelbelted Puncture-Resistant tires, Driver w/SWC and BA and PFE, Machine Gun Front, Flaming Oil Jet Back, Link (FOJ, MG), Plastic Armor: F44, L35, R35, B44, T12, U15, 2 8-pt Wheelguards Back, 2 8-pt Wheelhubs Front, Gear Allocation: [242 lbs. @ Accel 5/Top Speed 115], Acceleration 10 (+5 w/HTMs), Top Speed 120, HC 3, 4198 lbs., $11750

Flamenco absolutely wants to ram