
Customs


The Guardian, a Custom Vespa by Cris Cofitis
Greek sculptor Cris Cofitis is no stranger to elaborate, custom-built two wheelers. He’s competed at the AMD Championship custom bike build-off at Sturgis. Yet for his latest project, Cris chose a vintage Vespa as the canvas for what is simply a staggering piece of rolling sculpture. With elements of dieselpunk, retro-futurism and profound artistic vision, this bike, dubbed “The Guardian” may just take the prize as the most incredible custom scooter I’ve ever seen.
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A Sidecar Mount for Modern Vespas
There’s a very special kind of scooter nut enthusiast to add a sidecar to their bike. Previously, only vintage or new-vintage, metal body scooters like classic Vespas or Genuine Stellas have been able to support the extra load and complexity of a sidecar rig.

Vespa Lowrider from Kings of Cruisin’
I enjoy how scooters mean so many things to so many people. More often than not, a scooter seems to mean a sort of anti-rebellion — almost like giving the finger to someone who is giving you the finger. Customizers love to take scooters and make them into ironic versions of established motor tropes.
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Roland Sands builds bonkers Yamaha TMax
Not too many scooters come off as mean and menacing. This is especially true for the larger, maxi-scooter category. So what happens when venerable bike designer Roland Sands gets his hands on an unsuspecting Yamaha TMax? Something amazing.
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Photo: Vespa S as R2
Nerd-tastic! Now if they could just get the horn to whistle… [Source: Reddit]
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138N: A Custom Vespa Small Frame With Attitude
I am of the opinion that the scooter scene, especially here in America, is ripe for an explosion of custom scooters. Across Asia and…
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Photo(s): Let’s race
Love the improvised water cooling.
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Photo: Custom
I’m not even certain what scooter this was when it started, but now it’s a lean, mean, award-winning machine.
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When a Sculptor Builds His Own Scooter
With our ’86 Honda Elite safely tucked away at ScooterFile HQ, I’ve started looking at repairing the various scrapes and scratches in the body…
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