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underbones
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:29 pm
by VermilionX
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.
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:55 pm
by JCS
That thing looks kind of like a modern version of a Honda CT70 mini-trail. Might be fun.
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:41 pm
by Koss
Now that looks like alot of fun! And yea, kinda reminds me of the CT70 like jcs said! Schweet!
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:54 pm
by mustangski
Actually I think it kind of looks like a trials bike.
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:22 pm
by Bugg
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
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:21 am
by -Holiday
probably because its still supposed to be similiar to a "step through" design.
So women can ride it with a skirt on and stuff.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:58 am
by KingRobb
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:23 am
by CNF2002
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?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:27 am
by mgdavis
When I saw the picture I immediatly thought of a Trail 90.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:29 pm
by VermilionX
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.