Vuka bikes

jacqvt said:
But someone said they have Honda engines, and thats not bad?
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They most certainly do not have Honda engines! :eek:

Just walk into any Honda dealer and try asking for spare parts for your Vuka.. :rolleyes:

A lot of these cheap scooters and bikes have imitation engines of other brands - but these are at best nothing more than cheap "reverse engineered" copies.. ;)

I would most certainly not expect to get Honda's reliability from a Vuka..
 
redarrow said:
They most certainly do not have Honda engines! :eek:

Just walk into any Honda dealer and try asking for spare parts for your Vuka.. :rolleyes:

A lot of these cheap scooters and bikes have imitation engines of other brands - but these are at best nothing more than cheap "reverse engineered" copies.. ;)

I would most certainly not expect to get Honda's reliability from a Vuka..
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They are derivatives of the older tech tried and proven Honda 4 stroke engine.
Here's one used in this trike

They've been selling in SA for some time now and built up a fairly good reputation.
 
Having been there and done that I'll say not to buy a scooter - the drive belt have to be replaced every 6000kms. Plus it's a bit more bumpy than a scrambler or city bike.

Better buy a 125cc scrambler or city bike with chain - you'll have to oil it every 500kms but at least it won't need replacement if you maintain it regularly.
 
Frankie said:
They are derivatives of the older tech tried and proven Honda 4 stroke engine.
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Derivatives yes.. that's what I meant.. by "copies" ... but they are neither produced nor supported by Honda.. - and thus are not Honda engines..
Simply copying the Honda motor does not guarantee that they are of the same build quality..
 
At R5000 a bike, I dont expect them to be the same build quality as Honda, but I only have to do a couple of kms in it daily.
 
Price wasn't too bad last time I checked, but I honestly can't recall what it is now... about R14k I think, but I might be way off.

*edit* What makes you say it's a Honda-derived unit? As far as I can tell it's Sachs' own engine design *edit*

http://www.peirspeed.com/madass125.htm
 
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Every time I would get on mine I would think: "If only it was a Vespa"
 
I bought a "harley lookalike" Skygo 250 chopper some two years ago. Only use it for fun - has done 2000kms.

Engine goes and sounds good, fuel cons 30km/lit. Must admit - the chrome parts tend to rust (at the coast), but other than that I am quite happy considering the fatc that it cost only R21k.

Skygo also makes scramblers - up to 200cc.
 
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