Oppo ID: Bikes in Mexico

"Santiago of Escuderia Boricua" (sdiglesias) 03/29/2016 at 21:23 • Filed to: None

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Both of these caught my eye and I didn’t recognize either. Thoughts?

bob and john > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 03/29/2016 at 21:32

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the yellow one reminds me of a honda titan. IDK about the other one

Nerd-Vol > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 03/29/2016 at 21:38

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I'm jealous of the Mazda 2.

Audio Tachometer > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 03/29/2016 at 21:51

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The black cruiser is an Italika, a mexican manufacturer. It’s the largest motorcycle maker in Mexico, and they sell at least down through central america to my knowledge. Not sure about the yellow bike but I have a feeling it’s the same brand.

Audio Tachometer > Audio Tachometer 03/29/2016 at 21:54

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The indian brand Bajaj is also pretty big in Mexico/central America.

Alex Zapata > Audio Tachometer 03/30/2016 at 01:27

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Italika is a Mexican brand, but the bikes are Chinese, Italika buys wholesale for clones of Japanese bikes, several other brands do the same thing, all of the old Mexican bike manufacturers that are still around do the same.

Alex Zapata > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 03/30/2016 at 01:30

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The Yellow one is a Honda CG125 or 150, known as Cargo, made in China for emerging markets as a work motorcycle.

The Black one is an Italika, probably a 125 as well, Chinese made bike sold (deceptively) as a Mexican made bike.

The Honda actually is pretty widely used all over the country, both fall apart very easily and are not very good.

oldmxer > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 03/30/2016 at 08:05

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engines are honda clones from china

Audio Tachometer > Alex Zapata 03/31/2016 at 11:36

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I didn’t know that. I kind of figured that because there are so many cars made there there would be at least one place that makes bikes. But it makes sense, there are sooo many chinese knockoffs. Thanks for the info.

Alex Zapata > Audio Tachometer 03/31/2016 at 11:44

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Yeah if you talk to older generations it used to be a proud thing for Mexico to build as many and as good bikes as they supposedly once were, but once we opened to the International market and brands like Honda and Yamaha entered the Mexican market, sadly none of the local brands could compete.

I think most if not all Mexican bike manufacturers died in the late 80s early 90s when imported bikes started getting here, some of them were revived as brands but selling chinese knock-offs of the same Japanese bikes that killed them.

It’s kinda sad, really...