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Kymco isn’t a big name in the West, outside of scooter circles. But it’s a different story in their home country of Taiwan, where this custom Kymco KTR 150 hails from. The KTR is one of Kymco’s more popular models there—and as you can tell, it lends itself fairly well to customization. Taiwan’s custom scene is rapidly expanding, and the shop behind this KTR 150, Twentytwo Custom, is dedicated to the cause. They’re the custom branch of Persist Motorcycle Company—a Taiwanese motorcycle culture…

Kymco isn’t a big name in the West, outside of scooter circles. But it’s a different story in their home country of Taiwan, where this custom Kymco KTR 150 hails from. The KTR is one of Kymco’s more popular models there—and as you can tell, it lends itself fairly well to customization. Taiwan’s custom scene is rapidly expanding, and the shop behind this KTR 150, Twentytwo Custom, is dedicated to the cause. They’re the custom branch of Persist Motorcycle Company—a Taiwanese motorcycle culture…

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Introduced in 1982, the Honda FT500 -- aka Honda Ascot -- was named after the storied Ascot flat track outside of Los Angeles. The engine was similar to the ones used in the XR500 and XL500. Yamaha had already done something similar, using the same engine in the TT500 off-roader, XT500 dual-sport, a

Introducing "Shirubahoku" (Silverhawk) by Joyride...The Yamaha SX225 -- sometimes known as the Scorpio Z -- is a four-stroke, air-cooled single popular in Indonesia and Bali. While it's mainly marketed as a commuter, the bike has scored high marks for handling and value, and local builders hav

Wilco Lindner's stunning RD125: Built for the love of screaming two-strokes...The Yamaha RD125 was an air-cooled, two-stroke twin that boasted 17 horsepower at 9000 rpm and a top speed of 78 mph. It was something of a pint-size screamer, a 125cc lightweight whose power output doubled betwe