--- title: "This Folding Two-Stroke Scooter From 1965 Is Like an OG Motocompo" date: "2025-12-07" modified: "2025-12-07" authors: - name: "Stephen Edelstein" job_title: "Weekend Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/stephen-edelstein" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-folding-two-stroke-scooter-from-1965-is-like-an-og-motocompo" categories: - "Culture" - "For Sale" - "News" --- # This Folding Two-Stroke Scooter From 1965 Is Like an OG Motocompo ![Foldable two-stroke scooter]() *\Via Facebook Marketplace\* Before the electric [Honda Motocompacto](), and even its 1980s predecessor, the Motocompo, there was another Japanese folding scooter. It was the Fuji Go-Devil, an example of which recently popped up on [Facebook Marketplace]() in Columbus, Ohio. Introduced in 1964, the Go-Devil was manufactured by Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru. It launched with a 50cc, single-cylinder, two-stroke engine. Simple tube-frame construction and tiny five-inch wheels allowed it to fold up and fit in a snazzy travel bag. The rear wheel is attached to a swing arm with a single shock absorber, while the front is hard-mounted. - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() [][][] The asking price is $12,000, which the seller claims is justified by recent transaction prices for Go-Devils in comparable condition on Bring a Trailer. Of the [13 Go-Devils sold]() on the auction site, three made it into five digits. A 1968 model sold for $35,000 in 2022, but that one was still in its original box. Most sold for much less, with the most recent—another 1964 model—going for just $3,300 this past August. Alternatively, a new Motocompacto costs just $995 without the need to deal with pungent two-stroke exhaust fumes or the Fuji's pull-starter. It also weighs about 30 pounds less than the Go-Devil, at 41.3 pounds. In folded form, the Motocompacto is longer and shorter than the Go-Devil, but the biggest difference is its narrow width, owing to the lack of an engine. The Go-Devil is an interesting piece of history, but perhaps it could be more than that. Imagine if Subaru launched a modern electric version as a complement to [its four-wheeled EV efforts](), as Honda did with the Motocompacto. ## Author Stephen has always been passionate about cars, and managed to turn that passion into a career as a freelance automotive journalist. When he's not handling weekend coverage for The Drive, you can find him looking for a new book to read. ### Author social links [Twitter]()