188mpg Yamaha 125cc concept bike
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my-79-750-k
Therapy is expensive. Riding is cheap. You decide.
I like it, I'd ride it every day. Wonder if its going to get built and how much they'll want for it.
Cafe_to_go
Coast to Coast
Sign me up for one of these, this bike is nice 
MNBikerPup
Newbie Rider into all motorcycles.
Can build your own. 125cc engines are easy to come by and you can mount that engine on a stretch beach cruiser frame.
125cc engines are easy to come by and you can mount that engine on a stretch beach cruiser frame.anything over 50cc requires registration in the US, which is impossible with a beach cruiser frame. In theory, something produced by Yamaha would be DOT approved and come with a VIN# for licensing. However I'm willing to bet that if they ever do release a production model that remotely resembles this concept, it won't be sold in the US.
There's a serious need for smaller displacement bikes in this country that aren't mopeds or scooters. I was in Mexico last month and was surrounded by hordes of 125cc & 250cc thumpers.
Hell, I'd be happy if they just brought back the 250 nighthawk.
There's a serious need for smaller displacement bikes in this country that aren't mopeds or scooters. I was in Mexico last month and was surrounded by hordes of 125cc & 250cc thumpers.
Hell, I'd be happy if they just brought back the 250 nighthawk.
MNBikerPup
Newbie Rider into all motorcycles.
You license the 125cc beach cruiser as a custom built bike.
I've never done it, but from what I hear, Illinois is a pain in the ass. The state police have to inspect it. It depends on who inspects it, because along with a check list of items that need to be on your bike, they also have the right to declare the bike as unsafe for whatever reason. If you built a custom frame and don't have a VIN, title or bill of sale (because you built it yourself) you may have to pay a bond up to 1.5 times what the state determines the vehicle is worth, and you won't get it back until three years later. This is why a lot of guys will keep at least some part of the frame even if they change 90% of it. You also need to prove ownership of the engine.
And even after jumping through all those hoops, I've heard about people getting letters in the mail after they already got their plates telling them that the registration was issued in error and has been revoked...
Technically, if the bike has been altered enough so as not to be recognizable, you're supposed to apply for "specially built vehicle" registration anyway... I'll take my chances.
And even after jumping through all those hoops, I've heard about people getting letters in the mail after they already got their plates telling them that the registration was issued in error and has been revoked...
Technically, if the bike has been altered enough so as not to be recognizable, you're supposed to apply for "specially built vehicle" registration anyway... I'll take my chances.
MotorbikeBruno
Over 1,000 Posts
Yikes, In MN it's relatively easy to get things sorted out. Hell, I buy 7 or 8 bikes a year without titles....(something it seems a TON of you wouldn't do ) Go through the process, 4 pictures of the ride and 50 bucks later with a new title and set of plates as long as it's not registered as stolen or a "total loss" vehicle. I think they take it easy on us because of the fact that we get like 2 months to ride...(obviously I kid...since I ride 9mos' or so) With all of that garbage said...I might be willing to rock that bike...but it may get some modifications...
) Go through the process, 4 pictures of the ride and 50 bucks later with a new title and set of plates as long as it's not registered as stolen or a "total loss" vehicle. I think they take it easy on us because of the fact that we get like 2 months to ride...(obviously I kid...since I ride 9mos' or so) With all of that garbage said...I might be willing to rock that bike...but it may get some modifications...
MotorbikeBruno said:Yikes, In MN it's relatively easy to get things sorted out. Hell, I buy 7 or 8 bikes a year without titles....(something it seems a TON of you wouldn't do
It is supposedly easier down state. We do the four pictures thing here too, but the inspection is reportedly what makes it tough. Apparently there's some sort of federally issued safety sticker that you need on the bike, and even if it's a bike that was produced before that sticker was mandated, you still need it or no title.
Catbird
DT250 epidemic - Patient Zero
Flatcurve, I agree with your original statement on small-displacement bikes. As in, not scooters or mopeds.
My cafe project is a *very* realistically streetable DT250, which I'm estimating close to 100MPG out of once I'm finished with it. My father made some outrageous claims about the mileage of his RD350 after the 7th-port modification he did on it, which I always liked to call bullshit on until I heard similar stories.
Bikes are cool because they let us have our cake and eat it too. Most US transit is in the form of a single rider in one large vehicle generally getting around 22-25MPG average. And a lot of them regard the drive as a necessary evil rather than part of the fun.
That being said, I want to see some new bikes rocking the new direct-injected two-stroke technology developed on marine craft over the last decade. Power:weight ratio and pollution control are delicious.
My cafe project is a *very* realistically streetable DT250, which I'm estimating close to 100MPG out of once I'm finished with it. My father made some outrageous claims about the mileage of his RD350 after the 7th-port modification he did on it, which I always liked to call bullshit on until I heard similar stories.
Bikes are cool because they let us have our cake and eat it too. Most US transit is in the form of a single rider in one large vehicle generally getting around 22-25MPG average. And a lot of them regard the drive as a necessary evil rather than part of the fun.
That being said, I want to see some new bikes rocking the new direct-injected two-stroke technology developed on marine craft over the last decade. Power:weight ratio and pollution control are delicious.
