The Sachs MadAss is an
underbone
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motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
available in a , or
assembled in Malaysia and manufactured in China and distributed by German automotive company
Sachs Motorcycles
Sachs Bikes International Company Limited (SFM GmbH) is a German-based motorcycle manufacturer, founded in 1886 in Schweinfurt as ''Schweinfurter Präzisions-Kugellagerwerke Fichtel & Sachs'', formerly known as ''Fichtel & Sachs'', ''Mannesmann Sa ...
since 2004. The engine is based on the popular horizontal one cylinder originally used in
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
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mopeds and small motorcycles from the late 1960s.
It incorporates the fuel tank into the
frame
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and has no external bodywork or
fairings. It has a stainless steel under-seat exhaust, a four-speed
manual gearbox
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or automatic transmission and dual hydraulic disc brake. The front headlights are positioned vertically. In the US, the 49 cc model is limited to to qualify as a
moped
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in some jurisdictions.
The MadAss has been sold in the US as the Xkeleton Trickster, and under the Pierspeed and Tomberlin brands as the MadAss. In Canada, it was also sold as the AMG Nitro.
As of December 2014, the Madass 50 is once again available in the US in 49cc form, via a new distributor, Excalibur Motorsports of Chino, California. It is CARB certified for sale and use in the state of California.
References
Sachs MadAss 125 Review Yahaya Abdullah, Edited by webBikeWorld.com
2010 Sachs MadAss 125 Review Steve Guzman, November 26, 2009 Motorcycle-USA.com
Sachs MadAss 125 tested July 8, 2011, CMGonline.com
This ‘motorcycle' needs a lot of work Steve Bond, Fri Aug 12 2011, The Toronto Star
MadAss
Motorcycles introduced in 2004
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