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Funky, Folding Portable 'Suitcase' Motorcycles:
Reaganite Republican ^
| 24 October 2015
| reaganite Republican
Posted on 10/24/2015 3:41:49 AM PDT by Reaganite Republican
I find most all vehicles interesting somehow -historically, artistically, or the technology- but was always more of a 'car guy' than into bikes. I've ridden a little but never actually owned a street bike of any sort.
So forgive me if I'm out-of-it but I never even heard of the 1981-83 'Honda Motocompo' portable motorcycle until last week, just stumbled across it on the net.
Seems to have quite a following, and the dandy lil' 50cc scooter-ish thing was meant to be ordered along with new cars (in Japan) too, where it could be purchased as an option- it fit neatly right in the trunk of even the smallest Honda hatchback.
In fact, the luggage compartment of the then-new microcar 'Honda City' was built specifically around the dimensions of the Motocompo when folded, and they intended for the new product to represent an entire new category of 'trunk bikes'.
The design is really quite clever, with the large rubber strip running down both sides so it could just be leaned against a wall -or whatever:
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Hobbies; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bike; motorcycle; scooter; suitcase
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To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
10/24/2015 3:43:45 AM PDT
by
Bullish
(Face it, insanity is just not presidential.)
To: Reaganite Republican
I love it.
It would be a great boat bike, to use when you’ve in port.
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posted on
10/24/2015 3:47:35 AM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(December 4, 2015 will be Hillary Clinton's Coming Out Day)
To: All
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posted on
10/24/2015 3:49:58 AM PDT
by
Drago
To: Reaganite Republican; Salamander
If it aint got at least 30 cubic inches, it’s only pretending to be a bike.
Caught dead on one of these things you will not find me.
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posted on
10/24/2015 3:52:15 AM PDT
by
shibumi
(A concrete fascination scraping the edge of nothing This is Black Sunshine)
To: Bullish
To: Reaganite Republican
Would be easy to set up a Farraday cage for that.
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posted on
10/24/2015 4:12:52 AM PDT
by
4Liberty
(Prejudice and generalizations. That's how Collectivists roll......)
To: Reaganite Republican
Might be a good idea to keep one in the trunk if you drive something like this. This way you won't have to walk or hitch to the nearest gas station.
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posted on
10/24/2015 4:22:11 AM PDT
by
ETL
(Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better and safer America)
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
10/24/2015 5:14:07 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: moovova
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posted on
10/24/2015 5:19:02 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: Reaganite Republican
Get your motor runnin’
Head out on the highway
Looking for adventure
In whatever comes our way
Yeah, darlin’
Gonna make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
I like smoke and lightnin’
Heavy metal thunder
Racing in the wind
And the feeling that I’m under
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posted on
10/24/2015 5:20:20 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(I've switched. Trump is my #1. He understands how to get things done. Cruz can be VP.)
To: Reaganite Republican
A couple of staffers at Motorcyclist magazine [Ford and Karr] put two of those through the wringer for an article, back in the mid-80's. I miss those guys, they were hilarious.
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posted on
10/24/2015 5:48:35 AM PDT
by
W.
(I piss fire and acid upon the militant muslims as they pray to their baby-raping god!)
To: ETL
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posted on
10/24/2015 6:18:44 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: ETL
I would kill for this car... many people, not just one- whatever it took lol
To: moovova
Day late and a 100 Yen short- story of my life lol
To: ClearCase_guy
Well, none of that’s going to happen on a Motocompo
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
10/24/2015 6:23:30 AM PDT
by
ETL
(Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better and safer America)
To: shibumi
They’re meant to be a ‘last mile’ transportation option. In many cities there is a considerable gap between where you can park and where you need to go. I just bought an electric kick scooter to get to the no parking metro station two miles away. And my job is right on top of a metro stop. If I had to drive in then I gotta deal with rush hour traffic both ways and pay $24 a day to park.
So yeah, options like this work for a lot of people.
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posted on
10/24/2015 6:24:59 AM PDT
by
Raymann
To: 4Liberty
Good thinkin’ 4Liberty. I was thinking of it as a device for liberty when the car breaks down, but your thinking makes it even more appealing.
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posted on
10/24/2015 6:40:31 AM PDT
by
PGalt
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