Motorcycle News - A Honda CT125 Hunter Cub … with a ‘Gatling gun’ exhaust
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You get a 125 cc air-cooled four stroke with both electric and kick-start systems, a four-speed ‘box, 17” wheels and disc brakes. But more importantly you also get a sump guard, a massive rear rack and just enough suspension travel for light exploration. It’s what we’d pick for carrying on the back of a motorhome on camping trips—or hopping from cafe to cafe on an easy Sunday morning. The CT125 has only just hit the market in Asia, but Thailand’s K-Speed have wasted little time in customizing it. We’re not surprised either—they’re a sizable operation, with a high output and a thriving aftermarket parts catalog. Plus they’ve already swung spanners on the Super Cub, and the Honda Monkey, with spectacular results.
They gave it a ‘combat’ theme that would look kitsch on any other bike—but ramps up this mini-trailie’s fun factor exponentially.
The OEM mudguard was in the way, so that was ditched in favor of a much slimmer, and higher mounted unit. K-Speed then fabricated a new rear rack to hold the mudguard, and support a ‘tool box’ up top. Lastly, they installed a set of Diablo (their in-house brand) shocks, adding both a 1.5” lift and extra strength to cope with the load.
Moving to the cockpit, the crew modified the stock triple tree with new risers, then added a set of enduro-style Diablo handlebars. They wear new grips, a new throttle, mini-switches, bar-end mirrors, and a Takegawa brake master cylinder.
K-Speed also added extensions to the Hunter Cub’s crash bars, and the stock LED speedo is now mounted on the side of the bike, on top of the left crash bar. The front turn signals are harder to spot, but they’re there.
Perhaps the quirkiest part on this adventure scoot is the bizarre Gatling gun-style exhaust. It’s a fully functional unit, and actually spins faster and faster as the Cub accelerates. It’s the sort of feature we’d hate on a reality TV chopper, but this custom is cute enough to get away with it.
Hand us the keys, and we’ll happily cram as much as we can into that toolbox and escape reality for a few days. K-Speed website | Instagram | Images by Hipmotography Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c July 22, 2020 at 12:25PM Leave a Reply. |
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