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Message started by Steve H on 01/12/15 at 14:52:04

Title: Cub Prix bikes
Post by Steve H on 01/12/15 at 14:52:04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GypsGmrokjY

Why can't we have little bikes like these to play on in this country? They are from 105 to 130cc. Just add some lights and go. Something like that would be great fun in the mountains.

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by Serowbot on 01/12/15 at 15:33:53

Looks fun.... to watch... :-?...

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by old_rider on 01/12/15 at 18:02:34

Looks like about 3/4's of them didn't even know how to ride....
Just fence in a business parking lot and have all he workers don race outfits and let them have it out! ;D

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by Steve H on 01/12/15 at 19:17:13

Yeah it does look like a bunch of guys just ran out there and jumped on and decided to have a race. Some look like they may be challenged to ride a bicycle.

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by Serowbot on 01/12/15 at 21:22:37

I think the lesson here is,...you can crash a turtle if you push it hard enough...
;D ;D ;D...

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by Dave on 01/13/15 at 03:31:29

Those bikes appear to be evil.....they like to throw riders onto the pavement! I like the rider at 3:34 that got thrown off and had a cushy landing up on top of the padded barrier.....looked like he landed on a large Bean Bag Chair.

So.....are those tires made from slippery Taffy?

I am going to bet that these riders are young, and have not yet developed the concept of "good judgement" or "patience"....they are definitely exploring the limits of the coefficients of static and kinetic friction (traction).

Turns out that not only did they do this in the 2014 video you posted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GypsGmrokjY
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GypsGmrokjY[/media]

They also did it in 2013:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6q88k8VgSk
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6q88k8VgSk[/media]

And 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unrXf1Ta5no
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unrXf1Ta5no[/media]

and 2011:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSe6e4Cij3k
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSe6e4Cij3k[/media]

In fact.....I went to their page on YouTube and this racing started in 1994 and has been going on for 20 years!

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by old_rider on 01/14/15 at 21:52:49

Here you go... wiki explains it well....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Cub_Prix

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by Dave on 01/15/15 at 09:36:50

OK.....I have watched these videos through a time or two...and the music is well chosen.

I have learned:

Green is a popular color.......unless you are one of the inmates in the orange jump suits.

"Rubbin' is Racing" does not apply to these bikes. "Rubbin' is Fallin".

The track is "Slippery when Wet"...and sometimes slippery when it is dry.

When someone crashes into a sandbag and breaks it open....it would be a good idea for the inmates (Safety Personnel) to keep waving the yellow flag until the sand has been swept off the pavement....especially in the corners.

They only make the protective gear in one size, as everyone that rides these bikes is exactly the same height/weight as all the others.

Everyone is required to have IRC tires that are more than 6 years old.

Even the guy at he head of the pack with #1 on his number plate can crash for no apparent reason.

If you encounter a scary corner or situation......closing your eyes does not help.

When the bike begins to slide out and go "lowside".....go with it and accept it as a gentle way to crash. Not going with it can result in getting traction and a "highside" - which seems to result in a good amount of height and a bounce or two as you meet the pavement.

It appears these little bikes are harder to push start than a Savage with a Wiseco!

"Safety in Numbers" does not apply to this activity.

These little bikes can get really squirelly! :o

And finally.....sure would be cool if you could buy these bikes in the US. They would make great little urban cruisers.

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by thumperclone on 01/15/15 at 11:36:32

madass 125

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by Kris01 on 01/15/15 at 15:38:33

1B202D3A2B273C3A2129243B480 wrote:

Everyone is required to have IRC tires that are more than 6 years old.

Hilarious! ;D

Title: Re: Cub Prix bikes
Post by MMRanch on 01/15/15 at 19:14:30

at least its a game that anybody who finishes is a Winner ! ::)

Some of them do survive don't they ? ;D

Thanks for digging that video up , :)