Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk  Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,504 Location: Uganda
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Lolest! wrote:Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics. That price is too high. punda amecheka
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,517
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Waaaaa! We joke too much.  "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/17/2009 Posts: 2,038 Location: GA
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essyk wrote:Waaaaa! We joke too much. Unacheka huyu lazima ako na SWOT analysis kwa hiyo business plan yake.all eyes being on grant manenos
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/20/2011 Posts: 1,820 Location: Nakuru
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Lolest! wrote:Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics. Looks like Kenyan craftmanship to me. A common Kenyan style of fabricating metal by Juakali artisans/engineers spread across the country. Look at the joints/corners of BJ-50. That is Kenyan style. I dont find fault in the aesthetics. Even the goodlooking Ford ranger 2020 model was once an ugly beast but still resembles its ancestors in a peculiar "American style". Dumb money becomes dumb only when it listens to smart money
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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if you have ever attempted to do something from 0 you will respect this man. can the BJ sell? No! should he keep at it? YES! v.0.0.1 is always a very ugly thing but it normally does what needs to be done - in this case MOVE. he should stay at it. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,274 Location: Kenya
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newfarer wrote:Lolest! wrote:Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics. That price is too high. If only we had a sane gava to step in and subsidize and sponsor more research until the brand picks up!
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,236 Location: Vacuum
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newfarer wrote:Lolest! wrote:Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics. That price is too high. So , it's a motorcycle engine in a juakali box If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,236 Location: Vacuum
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AlphDoti wrote:newfarer wrote:Lolest! wrote:Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics. That price is too high. If only we had a sane gava to step in and subsidize and sponsor more research until the brand picks up! Kua serious, which research? If I take a SUV engine and fix it in a large jua kali metal box and call it a truck doesn't it qualify to be an innovation? If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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AlphDoti wrote:newfarer wrote:Lolest! wrote:Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics. That price is too high. If only we had a sane gava to step in and subsidize and sponsor more research until the brand picks up! He should first get IP rights to for his invention. He should then approach one of the many government institutions. They are not easy to work with but he has to try. He should also improve further and aim at building a zero emission vehicle. There is a guy who has come up with an electric mkokoteni and tuk-tuk that is being backed by the NYS. https://www.the-star.co....ric-tuk-tuk-innovation/
Quote:Guantai made the innovation in 2015, and has described the journey before his innovation was finally accepted and patented as 'tumultuous' mainly due to lack of funding.
Believing in the idea however, the then Ministry of Public Service Youth and Gender Affairs housed the innovation within the National Youth Service (NYS), exploiting their mandate for catalysing youth empowerment to explore the promise of this innovation.
After months of intensive works, a new model handcart that does not use human energy and a tuk-tuk that uses zero fuel was been built.
NYS has since backed the innovation and fronted the seed money, expertise, labour and premises to incubate the innovation.  
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/10/2015 Posts: 961 Location: Kenya
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Swenani wrote:AlphDoti wrote:newfarer wrote:Lolest! wrote:Just learnt that our latest car, the BJ 50 is actually a four wheel Tuk Tuk Quote:Njogu said the BJ50 is powered by a 150cc motorcycle engine to reduce fuel consumption.
According to Njogu, the cost of making one tuk-tuk is Sh300,000 thus they would have to sell one vehicle for Sh450,000 to cover other production expenses and make a profit. Not so bad if it's an improved Tuk Tuk IMO, just need improve on the aesthetics. That price is too high. If only we had a sane gava to step in and subsidize and sponsor more research until the brand picks up! Kua serious, which research? If I take a SUV engine and fix it in a large jua kali metal box and call it a truck doesn't it qualify to be an innovation? He turned a 3 wheeler to a more practical 4 wheeler that can carry more passengers and more mizigo. So that is innovation. FYI some of the companies we call innovative eg phone, TV, computer companies buy processors and screens from mass producers and them make customized products. So you can also go to kirinyaga rd and buy engines, suspension, gear boxes, etc and make your own customized innovative SUV. Proverbs 13:11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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kmucheke wrote:AlphDoti wrote:
If only we had a sane gava to step in and subsidize and sponsor more research until the brand picks up!
He should first get IP rights to for his invention. He should then approach one of the many government institutions. They are not easy to work with but he has to try. He should also improve further and aim at building a zero emission vehicle. There is a guy who has come up with an electric mkokoteni and tuk-tuk that is being backed by the NYS. https://www.the-star.co....ric-tuk-tuk-innovation/
Quote:Guantai made the innovation in 2015, and has described the journey before his innovation was finally accepted and patented as 'tumultuous' mainly due to lack of funding.
Believing in the idea however, the then Ministry of Public Service Youth and Gender Affairs housed the innovation within the National Youth Service (NYS), exploiting their mandate for catalysing youth empowerment to explore the promise of this innovation.
After months of intensive works, a new model handcart that does not use human energy and a tuk-tuk that uses zero fuel was been built.
NYS has since backed the innovation and fronted the seed money, expertise, labour and premises to incubate the innovation. More details on the electric handcart and tuk-tuk.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/18/2008 Posts: 3,434 Location: Kerugoya
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Forgive me @Lolest! for I have a dirty mind. The first thought that came to my mind was Blow Jobs @ Fifty. Again, my sincere apologies for looking at the headline of your post with dirty mind sunglasses.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,979
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Our neighbor up there. "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 8/28/2015 Posts: 1,247
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aemathenge wrote:Forgive me @Lolest! for I have a dirty mind.
The first thought that came to my mind was Blow Jobs @ Fifty.
Again, my sincere apologies for looking at the headline of your post with dirty mind sunglasses. I love everything bj but these bj patents and rights and convoluted Government operatives are ruining everything bj and the economy in general. We shouldn't be weighed down by standards, even chinoneese had to do away with them (reverse engineering) to have their bjs and finally made them hottie, tastier and fashionable to be loathed. but we should have minimum publicaly accepted standards even for very basic bj @50, and inventors should be supported to make bj acceptable to everyone interested in bj @50.  ,Behold, a sower went forth to sow;....
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 8/28/2015 Posts: 1,247
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aemathenge wrote:Forgive me @Lolest! for I have a dirty mind.
The first thought that came to my mind was Blow Jobs @ Fifty.
Again, my sincere apologies for looking at the headline of your post with dirty mind sunglasses. ,Behold, a sower went forth to sow;....
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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murchr wrote:Our neighbor up there.
First electric car fully assembled by Hyundai Motors in Ethiopia Marathon Motor Engineering is a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Haile Gebrselassie. Uganda did an EV some years back. The Ugandan EV is locally designed and assembled.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/10/2015 Posts: 961 Location: Kenya
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Interesting to see those who never built even a toy car, ile gari ya segenge/cardboard na bottle top wheels, condemning this man who has built a working vehicle that serves his needs. Those who are doing NOTHING should not stop those who are doing SOMETHING.  Proverbs 13:11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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sqft wrote:Interesting to see those who never built even a toy car, ile gari ya segenge/cardboard na bottle top wheels, condemning this man who has built a working vehicle that serves his needs. Those who are doing NOTHING should not stop those who are doing SOMETHING. Exactly!! so that they can appreciate how hard building things is... let them not ever start with bicycles or wheelchairs... let them start with building kites! let them do something before bad mouthing efforts of INDIVIDUALS. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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