A beautiful story, for those who love art. Cafe Racer, is an art that is very, very perfect. What is important when you building a magnificent steed? Do you always think by using a 750cc engine, or more? just try to think again. Some of you may not always be in a rich place, get all the luxury items that you want. What an interesting story, I will tell you in the second paragraph.
If you live in Indonesia, many people who will tell you as the unfortunate man. Why is that? previously as I ever tell you. In Indonesia, motorcycle tax is very, very high. Regulations have also been set by the Indonesian government, the most striking is the “vehicle tax imported into Indonesia is 150%”. As a poor man and just have a penny. What can you do there?
If you live in Indonesia, many people who will tell you as the unfortunate man. Why is that? previously as I ever tell you. In Indonesia, motorcycle tax is very, very high. Regulations have also been set by the Indonesian government, the most striking is the “vehicle tax imported into Indonesia is 150%”. As a poor man and just have a penny. What can you do there?
Several weeks have passed? for what? surely you are wondering. Just trying to find a needle in a haystack, in Indonesia. And finally I found the needle, and I became acquainted with the man who has the nickname “Izal Lazi”. This is a bike that He was named as the “Sleeping Engine Idiot”.
And of course you must be wondering, what brand, and what the engine? Well, before that. Let the owner introduced himself and find out where he came from. Just call me Izal Lazi, you may already know, I come from Indonesia, Bandung precisely. I am an amateur, even I don’t understand about the engine, I built it because I was bored with my daily activities to design t-shirts, I’m a t-shirt designer.
This is my first job, outside of my expertise. It is a Honda engine, a 100cc engine capacity. In Indonesia is better known as the Honda Win 100. This is the first project and I worked alone for the design, and the rest I was assisted by a specialist welding near my house, but all designs are original direction of my own, well quite a bit of DIY, but the results make me satisfied.
A simple vision when building this bike is how to make a bike that looks simple to be very remarkable and don’t need to spend a high budget. How do I work on this bike? The first thing I did, was to redesign the standard frame into a cafe racer. Once the design is is finished I make the whole frame, just take the position of the engine alone and paint with matching color, black.
You could say this is 100% custom motorcycle from its original form, maybe you can see it in google with keyword “WIN HONDA 100″. Some people might say I’m crazy, because building a custom motorcycle just use the feelings and moods. But after the bike is finished, they had to admit that this is cool, because this is the first I struggled and an unusual thing for me.
I bought this bike online through the internet. At that time all the parts are original, but for the Sleeping Engine Idiot I just use a few, because the original design of the Honda Win 100 was slim and long like a pencil. However, at some point I didn’t remove the original characters.
If you ask, any interesting challenges? So many challenges, especially this is the first time I create a custom bike, but I helped with my other skills. I use my knowledge of graphic design, with a design that is not too extreme, because actually I use this bike for daily use.
How does the bike ride? as a vintage cafe racer, this is a very comfortable bike, powered by a pair of soft suspension, making us drive into a convenient. If you ask, what will I do next? are there new projects? I have plans to make Honda S90 into the cafe racer, but with my own style.
If you have any questions about this bike. Please add Izal Lazi as your friend and chat with him.
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