a stylist’s style

i got a message on social media from this girl who had a stock ruckus. the message contained a photo of her ruckus with a bunch of red circles to everything she wanted to do change. i set up a meeting and here comes this blue haired energetic girl. she started off with what wheels she wanted and from there, we came up with a build blue print, no pun intended. this was my first complete build with an engine swap. she loved the warriors’ blue and of coursed because it would match her hair. we used a billet modular mount and i accented the engravings with blue. from the adjustable bars, battery box, tank cover, stretch and engine. it was all black. a 150cc engine was transplanted and a stand alone wire harness was used to run the electronics from an upgraded stator. stubby pegs and a set back low seat bracket was installed. disc brakes and billet controls was used and slammed forks and rear shock set the stance. the seat composed of smooth vinyl side trim with black suede top with double stitched pleats. mesh style 2 piece wheels wrapped in 2 compound tires had this build as a rolling chassis finally. nothing too special was requested from her but i always wanted to do something or try something new. so i decided i wanted to cut off the basket part of the headlight bracket and see how cleaner it would look. i remembered one of the more specific parts she wanted was a brembo caliper. at that time, only a gold colored one was available. so i took it apart and painted it black. right then, i decided since i accented other black parts. i might as well do it to the brakes. so i carefully sanded off the paint from the brembo logo until it was the raw caliper bare, then carefully painted the logo by hand blue. it turned out so good, so from there i gave it a good clear coat and reinstalled it. as i was rummaging through her stock parts i came across the amber reflectors that was once attached to the head light bracket. i also found the rear frame caps. they are circular in shape. and so was the reflector. i thought about the word, repurpose. what i did next was a brilliant idea, which i haven’t seen anyone do. i took the reflector and mounted it on the frame cap. then i reinstalled the frame cap onto the frame. the result was unique. sometimes ideas will come to you just like that, and you really just have to trust your gut and do it. you’ll never know how it will turn out if you don’t try.

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