#1 Cafe Racer at Kustomfest : Father/Son Duo’s Show-Stopping Custom… Introduced in 1966, the Suzuki A100 was a 98cc two-stroke single-cylinder commuter with a rotary-valve intake and an output of ~10 horsepower. As bikes this […]
Tag: Minibikes
Solarpunk Landcraft: “Stellar” Electric Minibike
From Quest Motors: A two-wheeled electric landing craft… “Solarpunk” is a science fiction subgenre that imagines a future where renewable energy, a lessening of pollution, and a more sustainable relationship with the natural world […]
Pullstart Powerhouse: Yamaha SRV540 “Green Monster”
A Good Swift Kick in the Rear: MotoRelic’s 540cc 2-Stroke Minibike! Ever heard of the Yamaha SRV540? If not, that might be because it was a high-performance two-stroke snowmobile that came out of Yamaha in […]
Like Riding a Cannonball: Simson S51 Custom
The Orange Monster: 175-lb, 32-hp Smoker from Tony Möckel… Founded in 1856, the original Simson & Co. produced firearms and later bicycles and cars such as the Simson Supra. In the 1930s, the Third […]
Mini Trials: Italjet MT5A, Reborn!
In 1960, former Ducati factory racer and designer Leopoldo Tartarini founded Italjet in Bologna, Italy. In 1952, at just 20 years of age, Tartarini had won the sidecar class of the grueling 18-hour Milano-Taranto race […]
Cheater Slick: Honda XR75 Custom
Custom Minibike: “The Montague Loop Special” from Alpha Moto Co… In the early 1950s, M&H Tires began to offer production racing slicks for drag racers. Since fully slick tires are outlawed on most roads due […]
Ruckus Sled: GY6-Powered Honda Zoomer
Ellaspede’s 171cc Honda Zoomer Custom… Introduced in 2003, the Honda Zoomer — aka Honda Ruckus here in the States — was a 50cc four-stroke liquid-cooled scooter quite unlike anything else on the market at the […]
Code Blue: 70cc Tomos Silver Bullet “MusclePed”
Brew’s Buzz-themed Two-Stroke “MusclePed”… We’ve always loved custom builds that draw inspiration from bicycle history. After all, most of us started out on pedal bikes, and the old adage still rings true in our ears: […]
Step-Through Smoker: RM-Inspired Suzuki FA50 Vinduro!
Off The Wall: 50cc Smoker from Carneros Negros Custom… Introduced in 1980, the Suzuki FA50 was a 50cc case-inducted two-stroke “noped” (no pedals) highly popular in South America as a beginner bike and commuter. Though […]
Monkey Business: Honda Z50 Custom
Moto Adonis builds a meaner Monkey… As the story goes, the original Honda Monkey was created for a Honda-owned amusement park in Hino, Japan — a Tokyo suburb: “It was called Tama Tech Park, and […]
