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: 3,505 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: 4,518
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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: 2,040 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: 13,823 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: 6,275 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: 13,237 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: 13,237 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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