Motorcycle ( Samlaw ) One Ton Capacity

[ThaiLife]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, some time ago I thought about buying a Skylab ( Motor Samlaw ) the same type as the shot below

Just as a bit of fun and a run about

Then I found out that they cannot be legally registered in Thailand ( Government road Tax ) and are manufactured in Thailand for Export use only , I know you some times see them about being driven by Thais, but a Farang using one would no doubt be like waving a red flag to the boys in Brown . So I gave up the idea as being just too impractical .

To day I was passing through Korat and saw these '' Skylab '' type vehicles on display , so I asked the sales guy if they could be registered for use on Thai roads , He said yes . So I asked him to show me the Government road tax and registration book , which he did. I asked him why if the skylab cannot be registered for use in Thailand , how come this model can, his answer was its built with Tuck Tuck specifications . The vehicle

is powered by a 200 cc engine with reverse , and can be built to any carrying specification with a One Ton Capacity . The vehicles are built in Korat ,The cost seems to be in the region of 80,000 - 90,000 Baht depending on the build spec , and the annual road Tax is around 300 Baht,Oh and they have a remote electric engine start key fob

I have no connections what so ever with this company , but just thought it may be useful to some one with a farming / business use.

from the sales mans catalog ...

All this info was told to me by the Thai salesman so may need checking out if you are interested , the company does have a web site

with some videos ...

Web Link....

TL :jap:

[thrilled]

Theres A guy around udonthani,he either has A 500cc on it or A 750cc on it.He says it screams.He don't have any problem with the law.

[BSJ]

At 80 to 90 thousand baht it would be a major investment for a lot of farmers up that way. And like every other goods carrying vehicle will end up 50 to 100% overloaded!

[gregb]

Have any idea what kind of fuel economy it gets when it is fully loaded?

Pretty nifty little device actually. Is that dump hydrolic or manual?