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it looks a bit like the sw-1 from 1992.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7gYNb3GSh4M/Rh1V_aR5ylI/AAAAAAAAAow/YeC5sfMgYfs/s1600-h/SW-1-02.jpg

kind of scooter/motorcycle hybrid.
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smallstate wrote:
it looks a bit like the sw-1 from 1992.
Hi smallstate,

You really think that this motorbike looks a bit like my scoot?

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I don't say that just because the shape, also because the size of the body (the formichino is small), the size wheels, etc. For me are complete different concept. But this is just my impression.
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Rover Eric wrote:
It's a Rumi Formichino ( formichino means "little Ant" in italian... likely because some ants release formic acid when they bite you, blah blah )
It is quite a handsome machine. It does resemble an ant with an ant's large head and skinnier middle.
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i guess it is that the gas tank is right behind the light.
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smallstate wrote:
i guess it is that the gas tank is right behind the light.
I don't think they look alike, but I think they share similar concepts and the general aesthetic is very similar.

I would love to see a company do something like the SW-1 with a CVT and a 350cc or so engine. Best of both worlds!
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snapshot05 wrote:
This belongs to South Bay sc Mario aka GRX.

The original poster removed the photo.

I love it, especially the chrome one.
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smallstate wrote:
i guess it is that the gas tank is right behind the light.
After to see your comment and the one from ericalm, I checked on google more photos of this motorbikes from another views and I must recognize that a bit of similitude in several places both has.
But still thinking that they are very different, for sure in front one to the other even more because the sizes.


About T5bitsa69, I guess you don´t like the Rumi eeehhhh!!!, hehhehehehe
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T5bitsa just doesn't like chrome... He's a matte black sorta dude... (He's referring to the original photo of the all chromed one)

I love your scooter, it looks awesome!

Desi B.
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T5bitsa69 wrote:
snapshot05 wrote:
This belongs to South Bay sc Mario aka GRX.

The original poster removed the photo.

I love it, especially the chrome one.
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I love my speedos, I'll send you a photo of me in them from last year. Wha? emoticon
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ericalm wrote:
smallstate wrote:
i guess it is that the gas tank is right behind the light.
I don't think they look alike, but I think they share similar concepts and the general aesthetic is very similar.

I would love to see a company do something like the SW-1 with a CVT and a 350cc or so engine. Best of both worlds!
To me, they look like they came from the same era, but from different manufacturers... wouldn't mind having one of each in my garage!

Me? I'd also like to see the SW-1 made, but I would prefer a semi-auto 4-5 speed twist-shifter, kinda like the box on a Honda Cub/Sym Symba but with all the controls on the handgrips. Oh, and I'd also want the 350cc engine... Nerd emoticon


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