the homie called me up and said his family had this Monkey they wanted to get rid of. he took it upon himself as a project and immediately dropped it off to me. rusted and hole in the frame, i said, sure lets do it. after deconstruction, i repaired the hole in the frame and sent it to get powder coated gloss black. we salvaged the old 50cc motor and transplanted a Daytona 190cc 4 speed. to keep the engine cooled, i fabricated a custom oil cooler and a custom mount hidden right behind the headlight. we opted for some classic 8 hole wheels and decided we were gonna do front and rear disc brakes. oh my God that was a project on its own. we went through 3 swing arms just to fit and center the wheels, and 2 rear hubs just to barely fit the caliper. it was eventually the Over Racing swing arm and a Honda NSR rear brake system that did the trick. not to mention 2 types of rear sprockets. the tank was painted a Toyota quicksand to match his Tacoma and seat was chopped and reupholstered to mimic the original. oem Honda Grom handle bars fit the Stage6 controls along with ASV short levers. stabilized by a gas shock stabilizer. Gojin velocity stack on the 28mm OKO carburetor and an Over Racing titanium exhaust. LED headlight and tail light was added with a backlit speedometer. this thing was a menace to build, and a handful to ride. but i wouldn’t change the experience for anything. it ended up getting attention by an online vlog and she just looks amazing.
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