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 […]
Tag: Minibikes
Modern FatCat: Honda CRF110 Big Wheel
ATC-Inspired “BW110” Flat Track Pit Bike by A&J Cycles… How many of you remember the Honda FatCat? In the mid-1980s, three-wheelers were all the rage, including Honda’s red-hot ATC “All Terrain Cycle” range. For 1986, […]
Shock Therapy: “Crazy / Fast” Electric Beach Racer
E-Racing’s 40-hp, 75 lb-ft Minibike! Speedway is one of the oldest, rawest, most elemental forms of motorcycle racing, where riders slide broadside around dirt tracks on brakeless methanol-fueled 500cc machines, riding right on the very […]
Purple Steed: 1975 Honda Sport Trail
Drake’s Speed builds a Trailsport for Syd’s Moped Run… In the early 1970s, Honda’s mini-bikes were selling like hotcakes, and they decided to offer a more off-road focused version of their popular CT model. The […]
Baja Monkey: Honda “MAANkey” Scrambler
Motocicli Audaci builds a Monkey Scrambler…and races it! The Honda Monkey is one of the most beloved two-wheelers of all time. Legend has it that the original 1960s models were based on a children’s ride […]
1:1 Scale: Honda “FTZ50” Monkey Toy Box!
Red Right Hand of Moto thinks inside the box… The Honda Z series, better known as the Monkey, remains one of the most iconic and beloved motorcycles of all time. Introduced in the early 1960s, […]
The Monster: Supercharged 1969 Bonanza Minibike!
Wolf Creek Garage builds a blown mini tracker for The Wild One! In 1958, Michael O. Farrand founded a high-performance go-kart company, Custom Kart, in Central California. Operations soon moved to San Jose, and the […]
Mister Donut: Honda RS125 Minimoto Racer
A two-stroke tribute to racing legend Norick Abe… In his early days in the lightweight classes, a teenage Valentino Rossi gave himself the nickname “Rossifumi” — a tribute to Norifumi “Norick” Abe, whose legendary wild-card […]
Senna Tribute: Honda CT70 John Player Special
The Chattahoochee Skunkworks pays tribute to a racing legend… Some of the most iconic racing liveries in history came out of the heyday of tobacco company sponsorship, when the likes of Lucky Strike, Marlboro, Rothmans, […]
Small-Bore Speeder: Honda MB5 Land Speed Racer
Tim Klostermann of Economy Chopper sets out to beat the M-AG 50cc land speed record… For one year only (1982), the US market received the Honda MB5, a 50cc reed-valve two-stroke with a five-speed gearbox, […]
