R400k Bikes, Deconstruct for Discount? Discussion on bike pricing.

[ChrisF]

Nothing worse than buying the "best" .... just to be outdone like this .... 😋

 

https://youtu.be/t3MxYZSr6jA?si=rH5X2Zlvzio1RHX9

[Mamil]

So what would we all be willing to pay for that 400k pogi bike? 

 

[NotSoBigBen]

1 hour ago, Mamil said:

So what would we all be willing to pay for that 400k pogi bike? 

 

Don't know, I'm not that desperate to look 'cool' 😜

[Shebeen]

On 10/17/2025 at 1:35 PM, Headshot said:

@Bro Derek found the perfect bike for you...

 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/commuter-e-bikes/856157/2-stroke-motorized-conversion-brutally-fast

wow, buy it here. love the way @dcal put some kiff cable disk brakes to stop this beast

https://www.summitbikes.co.za/index.php?id_category=102&controller=category

 

I know it's illegal to use one of these on a public road, but what about selling them? Can the cops just go to this summitbikes shop and confiscate everything?

 

[dcal]

14 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

wow, buy it here. love the way @dcal put some kiff cable disk brakes to stop this beast

https://www.summitbikes.co.za/index.php?id_category=102&controller=category

 

I know it's illegal to use one of these on a public road, but what about selling them? Can the cops just go to this summitbikes shop and confiscate everything?

 

Howzit, Yes I built that machine. (hydraulic disc brakes)
They are road legal in South Africa

[W@nted]

2 hours ago, Mamil said:

So what would we all be willing to pay for that 400k pogi bike? 

 

Interestingly, in NL you can buy the Colnago Y1RS with Sram Red group for 12300 euros. Not sure why cyclelab is asking R400k for the V5RS.

[RoadNoob6]

2 minutes ago, W@nted said:

Interestingly, in NL you can buy the Colnago Y1RS with Sram Red group for 12300 euros. Not sure why cyclelab is asking R400k for the V5RS.

@W@nted this is what I'm saying! It's priced 100% for the gees! 😂

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, dcal said:

Howzit, Yes I built that machine. (hydraulic disc brakes)
They are road legal in South Africa

 

"Road legal" ?????

 

We seem to be reading different versions of the SANS codes ..... or at the very least you are treading a VERY fine line of the defenition of a "motor vehicle" as noted in (iii) ...

 

Worth noting the liability of the "importer" as noted higher up the same document.

 

See attached .....

 

 

 

popcorn time ....

Gazette 10 December 2024.pdf

[ChrisF]

30 minutes ago, W@nted said:

Interestingly, in NL you can buy the Colnago Y1RS with Sram Red group for 12300 euros. Not sure why cyclelab is asking R400k for the V5RS.

 

want hulle KAN .... enough dentists that dont play golf ...

[dcal]

I've been riding motorized bicycles for years already and never been pulled over. I see many people commuting with these bikes too.

[dave303e]

2 hours ago, Shebeen said:

wow, buy it here. love the way @dcal put some kiff cable disk brakes to stop this beast

https://www.summitbikes.co.za/index.php?id_category=102&controller=category

 

I know it's illegal to use one of these on a public road, but what about selling them? Can the cops just go to this summitbikes shop and confiscate everything?

 

Same as dirtbikes, sxs and quad bikes, you just selling them to people for non road use. Nothing illegal there

[ChrisF]

5 hours ago, dcal said:

I've been riding motorized bicycles for years already and never been pulled over. I see many people commuting with these bikes too.

 

Does not make it legal ....

[The Ouzo]

On 10/24/2025 at 3:54 PM, ChrisF said:

 

Does not make it legal ....

or safe

1) that exhaust looks like a burn waiting to happen

2) 80km/h without much effort is probably not the best idea on a bicycle.

[Dexter-morgan]

Yesterday at ride joburg, I saw one of the latest Colnago bikes - serious cash for a D batch rider.

[Shebeen]

On 10/24/2025 at 10:45 AM, dcal said:

I've been riding motorized bicycles for years already and never been pulled over. I see many people commuting with these bikes too.

ja that's kind of why I flagged it. Lots of people buying tik and getting away with it doesn't make it legal.

Seeing these things all around now. Fun toy for a kid, accidents waiting to happen.

that didn't look like a hydraulic brake at first, but ad does say Shimano 4 piston, which is probably going to be needed to stop this beast.

70cc, surely that requires licence and registration to be on our roads? 10hp - that's like  7500w ebike.

[The Ouzo]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

ja that's kind of why I flagged it. Lots of people buying tik and getting away with it doesn't make it legal.

Seeing these things all around now. Fun toy for a kid, accidents waiting to happen.

that didn't look like a hydraulic brake at first, but ad does say Shimano 4 piston, which is probably going to be needed to stop this beast.

70cc, surely that requires licence and registration to be on our roads? 10hp - that's like  7500w ebike.

we needed a license to ride 50cc motor bikes as scholars, so I would imagine this is treading on some grey area where its classified as a bicycle just because it has pedals attached to a crank.