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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.

Best of the Web, Concept Scooters, Customs, Piaggio Group, VideoFebruary 3, 2014

The Decopods: Streamlined Enclosures for Piaggio Scooters

There was a time when we all imagined a future where transportation was romantic, streamlined and glamorous just by sheer virtue of how awesome…

CustomsJanuary 23, 2014

From the Archives: The Honda Ruckus Cafe Risque

Today we’re sharing a post a year ago that’s a consistent favorite with new visitors of ScooterFile. Custom Honda Ruckus scooters are getting more and more common. It’s a style that definitely makes a statement and for most scooter fans, they either love it or hate it. One of the more remarkable custom Ruckus bikes we’ve seen is the Cafe Risque from Composimo, and we featured it last February here on ScooterFile.

Best of the Web, Customs, HondaDecember 9, 2013

The Custom Postie Bikes of Post Modern Motorcycles

The Honda Cub is well known for its worldwide ubiquity. Over the decades, more than 60 Million of them have been sold. One of the longest running and most endearing variations of this rather scooter-like motorcycle is the “Postie” version found in Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne’s Jim Clark of Post Modern Motorcycles has been taking these iconic little bikes and doing something special with them.

Best of the Web, Customs, The Joy of Scooters, VespaDecember 6, 2013

The Vespa Segway

Here’s a fun one for your Friday morning. An enterprising builder in Spain is building custom Segways using vintage Vespa parts. The result is something hilarious and strangely charming. All for just 2,899.00€ ($3,925 USD).