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Post by Senna1Rossi on Jan 3, 2017 13:51:40 GMT -5
Was just curious... I don't think we have a list or a thread, so was wondering if yous youts experts oot there know what model is a copy of which original? Or what you feel was the basis of their scooter design?
Seems to me that VIP 50cc scoots (I don't know who makes these) look awfully like the Yamaha preBug scooter. Or the Kymco People was a copy of Honda SH150? Piaggio Scarabeo? Or other way around??
Or is this all a coincidence??
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Post by tortoise2 on Jan 3, 2017 14:11:36 GMT -5
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phatmanxxl
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Post by phatmanxxl on Jan 3, 2017 14:21:44 GMT -5
My Eton ESport 50 is a Bintelli Bolt clone.
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Post by Cincikid on Jan 3, 2017 14:22:02 GMT -5
How can they a make a close to 1:1 copy and not get sued?
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Post by Senna1Rossi on Jan 3, 2017 14:33:21 GMT -5
TaoTao 50 is from Kymco Cobra?? Ahh
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Post by Senna1Rossi on Jan 3, 2017 14:34:09 GMT -5
How can they a make a close to 1:1 copy and not get sued?
I'm sure they have just enough tweeks so not to get sued. heh
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Post by tortoise2 on Jan 3, 2017 14:52:10 GMT -5
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phatmanxxl
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Post by phatmanxxl on Jan 3, 2017 15:27:04 GMT -5
How can they a make a close to 1:1 copy and not get sued? China doesn't really enforce trademark, likeness and patent laws.
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Post by Senna1Rossi on Jan 3, 2017 16:01:50 GMT -5
is that the Monkey?
Cubs are cool
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Post by Cincikid on Jan 3, 2017 16:25:16 GMT -5
Putting a bunch of time and money into R&D only to have a clone come out a week later, and for less would suck for the OEM.
Cool Idea for a topic Senna1Rossi. If the clone is made close enough to the original, parts and plastic could be interchangeable.
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Post by pinkscoot on Jan 3, 2017 17:32:20 GMT -5
My Pink scoot is a clone of the Vino, so close that the original belt was a Yamaha belt, the cylinder had the same letters as the Vino cylinder. The Venus is also a clone of the Vino.
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Post by Senna1Rossi on Jan 3, 2017 17:33:17 GMT -5
haha, they almost even cloned the name...
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Post by spaz12 on Jan 3, 2017 22:15:33 GMT -5
They have a copy of the Zuma and I got to look at it real close and would have to say that the most of the body work would fit a real one. Of course they put a lame motor in it though.
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Post by jeff84 on Jan 3, 2017 22:39:49 GMT -5
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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 4, 2017 12:17:34 GMT -5
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