Derbi DH 2.0: looking to mountainbikes for inspiration
from Autobloggreen
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/05...r-inspiration/

Small-bore motorcycle maker Derbi, a company who's name is literally "DERived from BIcycle," has launched a new concept bike known as the DH 2.0. Derbi refers to its concept as "a machine taken to the minimum to achieve the maximum," a phrase which we can really get behind. Using an air-cooled single cylinder 4-stroke engine displacing 100cc's and an automatic transmission, Derbi believes that the machine would have very low emissions and very high fuel mileage. That engine can be removed from the frame, leaving a downhill mountainbike chassis for when the motor is not needed. Most of the components appear to have been taken from the mountainbike shelf, meaning that the DH 2.0 weights just eighty-eight pounds. The frame is made from aluminum and holds the gasoline. This is an interesting concept, and one which we think could really go somewhere.

 

i want one!!!!!

 

With a 100cc engine, that thing should haul ***! I have to wonder if the frame can hold up to all of the punishment that you could give it.
It would definately be a fun bike to have!

 

Looks like big fun. I suppose this would be totally illegal on the street. I'd ride it to work in a heartbeat if I didn't get a ticket for it.

 

looks very cool and fun!

 

any idea how much ?

 

It's actually totally street legal like a bicycle (since the low cc's). I've heard it will cost around $2600.

 

sweet, will it be available in the us tho ?

or a liink to this company

 

I thought 50cc was the upper limit for bikes without lights.

 

Guess it depends on the individual State laws. But I wouldn't worry about it - if it's cool, gets good gas mileage (125mpg+), it won't be available in the States!