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Anybody seen this yet?  Wonder what the insurance premium would be.

http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycles/ (http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycles/)

i'll take one .  [moto]

gotta say though, horrible name for a motorcycle manufacturer.

Maybe it sounds better in German. ;D

wow.. 170mpg bike for sale in india for 900$. 120cc for the money. but still

+1
Beats a freakin vespa
(http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/hero/hondatwister110cc.jpg)

Asphaltkämpfer (babelfish)

Hmm, about the same  :-\

It's a built Kawasaki with nitrous and some electronic gizmos and they'll set up the suspension and ergos to fit your body.  Neat, but did I miss sumptin'?

I liked the Honda too.  [thumbsup]

now why in the make the beast with two backs don't they sell those hondas here?

I'd buy a few

Because if they were going to sell them here they'd have to charge $3,500 for a 110cc bike. Nobodies gonna pay that for a 110cc bike though. Why do they have to charge that? To keep the market inflated, can't have people running off with a good bike for less than a chinese POS from the auto parts store now can you?  >:(


 Seriously though, if they offered that bike at that price they wouldn't be able to keep them in stock, the whole country would be motorcycling.

I agree, that Honda is hot. I'd buy one today and ride it for a month without refueling.

That Mavizen TTX02 electric superbike is pretty hot too. Variable between 130mph or 130 mile range! I think I'd take that over the Kawi.

yeah, it comes with custom leathers and a helmet too.

i'm assuming there is a lot of work done to the internals of the engine as well as all the "bolt-on" parts.

lol, as funny as it sounds that Honda really could set motorcyling on it's ear, more than an unobtainable 200+hp bike... I wonder if that bike runs on unobtainium?

Anyway my reasoning for that is if Honda actually managed to import it at $900 a bike. We could become a motorcycle nation, I could see fathers buying this bike for their children to learn on. I could see kids saving lawn mowing money, I can see people like myself getting one as a local run about "oh we need sugar, I'll run to the store real quick", I can see people like my parents buying one or two to strap to the back of their camper, and using them to explore the city around a camp ground. At $900 I think this could be in industry changing bike, at more than $1,100 I see another sales disappointment. At the right price Honda could put itself into almost every home in America.

 [popcorn] That Honda kicks balls!  [laugh]

It's actually interesting if they could offer that bike in the US for a similar or lower price point. India's import taxes are, if I;m not mistaken, about 100% of the bikes value. I had a friend who moved to India for job and move his relatively new bike there and get charged some insane taxes to import it. Unless, Honda manufactures the bike in India I would assume that they are paying taxes on each one. I cant imagine why they shouldnt be able to offer that bike in the US for the same or less unless, of course, we have safety standards that this bike does/will not meet.

Too fricken funny!!  That is exactly what happened for Honda in the U.S. during the middle 1960's. I was right there begging my folks for a S65.  [laugh] [clap]

What standards could that not possibly meet? Mirrors, check; front and rear brakes, check; lights and turn signals, check. Looks like it meets the standards for bikes of it's size...

If u click read more, they say its made over there..

What is this "read more" you speak of? Does it have pictures?

was just throwing out a possibility. Emissions for one. India might not have anything close to EPA regulations here. Anything is possible

I don't think the EPA monitors bikes under 150cc, especially since it's a 4 stroke...

does honda manufacture motos in the US at all?

I believe that Goldwings are made(assembled) in the U.S.

i call BS on anyone here that says they want the Honda with it's whopping 9 horse power.   [clap]

   The 50cc super cub would sell today just like it did when I bought one in 1969. Honda has lost the plot. Don

hell if i could get one for 900 i would, just like i would pay 900 for a Aprilia RS 50