With small bikes, it’s easy to incorrectly assume there’s very little work involved. This certainly is not the case. It’s just that you need to get up close to get an idea of exactly how much work has been done. With the Gibby build Agun spent countless hours fabricating a long list of one-off parts.
Read MoreThis is actually one of my dream bikes. I love it because it’s cool and cute at the same time. I needed a little more power over the regular Cub, so the 125cc suits me perfectly. The bike was built by Dapper Garage. Those guys are my friends and they do great work. They make these bikes in a similar look for many customers, but this one is to my specifications…
Read MoreThe last day of the 2017 Japan trip! I was to fly out that night but I had one last visit to make. Randomly browsing through social media, I discovered the page of Hajime Kamata of One Street Motorcycles. There were a couple of things about Kamata-san’s feed that peaked my interest; His rusty-look VW ‘Volksrod’ and some cute BMW-style motorised bikes that he was putting together.
Read MoreAfter a quick lap around his workshop and trendy retail space I spotted a bike I hadn’t seen while I was researching the workshop. Covered in hand formed bodywork and looking like a shrunken Shinya Kimura creation the bike was one of his very first personal builds which began in 2008 and went on to win 3rd place at the 2012 Kustomfest in Jogjakarta.
Read MoreHajime Kamata builds Honda Cub-engined motorised BMX bikes from scratch.
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Read MoreI didn’t get into bikes till I was about ten years old when my dad surprised me for Christmas with a KDX80. From then on I was hooked at riding two wheels. I never really got into the dirt biking scene but really enjoyed just riding on the road more...
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Read MoreWe’d just finished setting up our makeshift photo studio outside the Kustomfest hall. Scrutineering was about to get underway so before all the bikes started lining up we needed to find a test subject to give it a trial run. About an hour earlier a bike had been unloaded nearby in the carpark that caught our attention...
Read MoreVaughan Ryan is a trained coachbuilder and panel beater who works as a teacher in automotive collision repair.
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