Manufacturer | Honda Motor Company |
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Also called | AB12, Trunk Bike |
Production | 1981–1983 |
Successor | Honda Motocompacto |
Engine | AB12E 49 cc (3.0 cu in), air-cooled, two-stroke, single [1] |
Power | 2.5 hp @ 5,000 rpm [1] |
Torque | 0.38 kg-m @ 4,500rpm [1] |
Transmission | single-speed, automatic clutch |
Tires | 2.50-8-4PR |
Dimensions | L: 1.185 m (46.7 in) [1] W: 0.535 m (21.1 in) H: 0.910 m (35.8 in) |
Weight | 42 kg (93 lb) [1] (dry) 45 kg (99 lb) (wet) |
Fuel capacity | 2.2 L (0.48 imp gal; 0.58 US gal) |
Oil capacity | 1.0 L (0.22 imp gal; 0.26 US gal) |
Fuel consumption | 70.0 km/L @ 30km/h |
Turning radius | 1.3 m |
The Honda Motocompo is a folding scooter sold by Honda between 1981 and 1983 as a factory add-on only in Japan. [2] It was the smallest scooter ever produced by Honda and it folded into a rectangle for easy storage.
Released in Shetland White, Daisy Yellow and Caribbean Red variants, the Motocompo was introduced as a " trunk bike" (トランクバイク / トラバイ, toranku baiku / tora-bai) to fit inside subcompact cars like the Honda Today and the (then new) Honda City; it was inspired from the World War II-era British Welbike folding motorcycle. [1] The City's baggage compartment was specifically developed around the Motocompo, which was sold as a factory add-on and not sold separately. [3] [4] The handlebars, seat, and foot-pegs fold into the scooter's rectangular plastic body to present a clean, box-shaped package of 1,185 mm × 240 mm × 540 mm (46.7 in × 9.4 in × 21.3 in). It is the smallest scooter ever built by Honda. The company's initial monthly sales projection for the domestic market was 8,000 City and 10,000 Motocompo. [5] The City surpassed its targets, but in all only 53,369 Motocompos were sold by the end of production in 1983 (no more than 3,000 per month). [6] The scooter was marketed in conjunction with the City in television ads featuring British ska/2-tone band Madness. [7]
Although discontinued in 1983, Honda has revisited the idea since with several concept vehicles such as the 2001 e-Dax [8] and e-NSR, [9] and the 2011 Motor Compo electric scooter. [10]
On September 14, 2023, Honda announced the Motocompacto, an all-electric successor to the Motocompo, with a release date of November 2023 and an MSRP of $995 at Honda and Acura dealerships. [11]
The Motocompo is used by Natsumi Tsujimoto in You're Under Arrest . It is tucked away at the back of her partner Miyuki Kobayakawa's Honda Today police car when not in use. It was released as a Bandai model kit.
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