Customs

Best of the Web, Customs, Honda, VideoJanuary 20, 2015

Video: Resurrecting a Ruckus

Watch as a once neglected Honda Ruckus is reborn into a creative custom machine in this video from designer and owner Jeff Staple.

CustomsNovember 4, 2014

A Radical Custom Scooter from Indonesia’s K-kustom Garage

Here’s one from the ScooterFile Mail Bag. Ariez Thuex of Indonesia’s K-kustom Garage sent us this lovely custom scooter project they’ve just wrapped up. At first glance, you might think it’s a Honda Ruckus, but it’s actually something much more unexpected.

CustomsMarch 3, 2014

The Ruckus (and Grom) Shenanigans of Greg Hatcher and MNNTHBX

We share a profile of Greg Hatcher, founder of MNNTHBX — a company that makes custom Honda Ruckus and Grom parts and manufactures them in the USA.

Customs, Genuine Scooter CompanyFebruary 28, 2014

The Slaughterhouse, a Custom Genuine Roughhouse 50

ScooterWorks USA have taken the humble Genuine Roughhouse and turned it into a little beast of a scooter.

Customs, HondaFebruary 27, 2014

Gallery: The C50 Mini-Bobber by Lê Thanh Bình

Custom scooters are growing in popularity, and we’re starting to see some usual suspects. We all know the west coast-style Ruckus, which is awesome, but I’ve become a bigger and bigger fan of people doing interesting things with the Honda Cub and its variations.

Customs, Genuine Scooter CompanyFebruary 26, 2014

The Reaper, a Custom Buddy 170i

Building a custom scooter is always an exercise in balance. How much custom fabrication does one do? Do you focus on performance or outlandish visual design? What’s the paint scheme going to look like? Then there’s the big question: budget?

CustomsFebruary 15, 2014

Gallery: The Wooden Vespa by Carlos Alberto

Web savvy scooter fans have definitely seen this before in passing on Facebook and other social sharing sites, but have you seen the whole…

Customs, HondaFebruary 7, 2014

Gallery: The Seidl Super 100

Built in Nürnberg, Germany by Seidl, this Honda Super Cub is a combination of hand-built parts and CT110 crossover components. The result is something…

Best of the Web, Customs, Piaggio Group, The Joy of Scooters, VideoFebruary 4, 2014

Video: How the Decopods are Made

Yesterday we shared Randy Grubb’s amazing Decopod scooters. Based on Piaggio Fly 150s and MP3 250s, the Decopods represent one of the most remarkable custom scooters we’ve ever seen.