this little classic compact scooter also known as 'trunk bike' can be folded like a box and have a light weight (45kg..) so you can bring this bike every where with ur car,, ahhhh I want it so bad! (>.<)...
but its so rare now.. The Honda Motocompo is a tiny folding scooter sold by Honda 1981-1983.
The Motocompo was introduced as a "Trunk Bike" to fit inside subcompact cars like the Honda Today and the then new Honda City. The City's baggage compartment was actually developed around the Motocompo. The handlebars, seat, and foot-pegs fold into the scooter's rectangular plastic body to present a clean, box-shaped package of 1185 mm L × 240 mm W x 540 mm H. Honda's initial monthly sales projection for the domestic market was 8,000 City and 10,000 Motocompo. The City surpassed its targets, but in all only 53,369 Motocompos were sold by the end of production in 1983 (no more than 3,000 per month).(src)
Original sales ads: :
FYI, Japan’s Honda Motor plans to revive this motocompo :D (yeahh!)
and the design would be like this (?)..well its still a prototype
The new version looks much more serious. It is frankly more than the original Motocompo. The whole idea of the principle remains the same – all the most well-knit, and all surfaces as smooth. The instrument panel is built into a box like the iPhone, which also made removable. Conventional petrol engine. Judging by the size of the machine, it should already be at least 125-cc four-stroke machine, rather than push-pull “fifty dollars”, what was the original Motocompo.
According to experts, the new scooter can be represented either by the Geneva Motor Show in early March, or at the Tokyo Motor Show in October. (src)
hum.. but I still prefer the old design...
No comments:
Post a Comment