underbone or scooter?

**yondaime** · July 14th, 2006 05:34 PM

*heightdeprived
sir mcp member di me, hehe..

anyway, kaya mas marami naaasidente sa underbones vs bigbike dahil na rin sa access ng mga batang ito sa mga byke na underbones, a teen na may height na 5'5'' ay hindi talaga sasakay sa bigbikes, consider na rin sa price ng brand new underbone sa brandnew bigbike.

*josh0027
meron din pong pasaway at mayayabang na naka bigbikes, mga naka bigbykes na walang helmet, naka shorts and sandos, at meron din mayayabang...

**heightdeprived** · July 15th, 2006 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by wewoy_romero

pardon the ignorance, ano difference ng underbone sa scooter?

sorry po kasi sa akin parang "if it's smaller than a motorcyle, i call it a scooter"

Underbone, looks like a scooter only with the absence of a flat legroom and it usually has an underseat fuel tank like that of a scooter however it behaves like that of a motorcycle which has a pedal gearshifter while Scooters are bikes that has no pillion bars but instead it's got a flat regroom up front to accommodate the rider's Legs.Usually it has got a CVT belt driven auto transmission while there are some scooters like those of piaggio that has MANUAL gear shifters (either twisting the left grip up fore or aft determines upshift or downshift).

**Kamui** · July 15th, 2006 01:35 AM

Underbone and Scooter are for the most part the same. The only differences are the tire size, riding position and comfort they provide. Underbones are somewhat unique to Asia, I think. Scooters have features like bigger compartments to store things and are generally more comfortable to ride on. Underbones are more flexible. An underbone can be personalized to suite its owner. There are lots of accessories available for them.

In regard to accidents on big and small bikes. The reason why there are more accidents in the Philippines that involve small bikes is because roughly 80% of the total motorcycle population are small bikes and only a few are on big bikes. If it were the other way around big bikes will be involved in more accidents. The same logic applies to four wheeled vehicles like cars and trucks.

**badsekktor** · July 18th, 2006 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by baludoy

^what's an example of a starter bike?

i've ridden several scoots and underbone bikes already but i plan to enroll in a riding academy so that i can avoid any unnecessary ill advised or wrong riding practices when and if i decide to push through getting a bike. i read somewhere that there's a riding academy in sucat ( honda ata 'to) and in the fort and they testified thet these riding academies were pretty helpful to newbie riders

hmm.... not the expert on this pero basing on price and disposability of these bikes, i can suggest a couple.

Suzuki R150 - has the power of a "bigbike"
- same shifting pattern as of those "bigbikes"
- lightweight
- HC
Motorstar Z200 - same size with "bigbikes"
- "bigbike look"
- HC
- much easier to handle compared to "bigbikes"
CB400 aka Super 4 - technically speaking it is a "bigbike"
- rider friendly since it is a standard bike

**wrcastro_ph** · July 19th, 2006 10:00 AM

Kung medyo malaki ang budget mo mag maxi scooter ka maski Taiwan.

**baludoy** · July 19th, 2006 04:40 PM

^maxi-scooter? ano ba usual displacement ng mga iyan?

**cyrusblutrooper** · July 19th, 2006 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by baludoy

which do you prefer for riding on major thoroughfares, underbone bikes (100-150cc) or scooters (100-150cc)?

and is it safe to ride even during the wee hours of the morning nowadays (from work or what have yous)?

pasensiya na sa tanong mga katoto

are you kidding, i wont ride a bike particularly on a UB or Scoot (maybe on big bikes) but on a smallbike... no way... the thing is when your on a bike driving on major roads, assuming going to work, by the time your arrive on your work youll be stinky or smell like burnt fumes...

**badsekktor** · July 19th, 2006 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by baludoy

^maxi-scooter? ano ba usual displacement ng mga iyan?

meron 400-600 cc
minsan meron din liter scoots.

Just a piece of advice, better hone your skills before running those bigbikes. Bigbikes have more power and much heavier so crashing them might be more fatal. Riding bikes is different from driving a car, and it is more difficult to learn how to ride than to drive so I do advice that you inquire at Honda and take the motorcycle riding course