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VermilionX · Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:29 pm

so i was hanging out at a philippine motorcycle forum.

most people there ride underbones or ubones for short.

it looks like a hybrid between a bike and a scooter...

anyway... 1st time i've seen that category of bike. so now i know of another category of motorcycles.

they also have a racing class for it.

i asked for prices of RR bikes over there... one member said an R6 run about 580K. that's about 11,600USD. that is very expensive.

JCS · #2 Unread post by **JCS** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:55 pm

That thing looks kind of like a modern version of a Honda CT70 mini-trail. Might be fun.

#3 Unread post by **Koss** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:41 pm

Now that looks like alot of fun! And yea, kinda reminds me of the CT70 like jcs said! Schweet!

mustangski · Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:54 pm

Actually I think it kind of looks like a trials bike.

Bugg · #5 Unread post by **Bugg** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:22 pm

that thing looks cool, but why wouldn't they just put a regular tank on it? unless it was just to make a different category of bike

-Holiday · #6 Unread post by **-Holiday** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:21 am

probably because its still supposed to be similiar to a "step through" design.

So women can ride it with a skirt on and stuff.

KingRobb · #7 Unread post by **KingRobb** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:58 am

they have scoots like that in thailand too....you can rent them....while there many moons ago(an older version obviously) I rented one and quickly found out how overpowered they are for their weight.....between that and me being thoroughly drunk when riding it, it cost me 500 dollar when i returned it. Ah to be young and stupid again...they are fun tho.

CNF2002 · #8 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:23 am

I'd commute on it if it went freeway speeds. Is there a link to the manufacturer? I'd never pay 11k for one though. I might drop a couple thousand on one, but you'd be hard pressed to convince me to spend any more than that on it - a "scoobike!".

Looks like a maintenance breeze, if parts are readily available. Thumper, yes?

So women can ride it with a skirt on and stuff.

I wonder if they make motorcycle skirts with pads?

mgdavis · #9 Unread post by **mgdavis** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:27 am

When I saw the picture I immediatly thought of a Trail 90.

VermilionX · Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:29 pm

KingRobb wrote:t I rented one and quickly found out how overpowered they are for their weight

they don't look that overpowered though for their wieght... they are 210lbs with 16hp.

i thought it was 2 stroke but it's not.