These radical machines were never meant to be practical, and that was the whole point.
What do you get when you put a chopper, a scooter, CVT transmission and some Chinese engineering in the same pot and cook them all together? "CFMOTO Cruz" is the result and it's a rather controversial ...
Modifying motorcycles to make more speed by reducing weight is a tradition stretching back to before WWII. These "bob jobs" or "bobbers" strip anything not necessary, leaving a lighter and nimbler ...