iMotorbike is back at it with the custom bikes and concepts! This time, you will be feasting your eyes on the humble Moped that comes with a modern twist. Take a look at this incredible Daisy Duke from a 2018 Motoped Café, courtesy of modifier Casey Kilmer.
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The Motoped machines are at the high end of the Moped market, as quoted from Pipeburn. It comes with excellent engineering, quality components and original designs. Casey owns a replica ‘General Mayhem’, which is one of the most notorious bikes in the custom bike arena. According to Casey, he modified the Motoped in the dining room of his home in Nashville, Tennessee.
“Given that this was one of the first Café prototypes Motoped produced I didn’t want to touch details like the hand-built aluminium gas tank, or the seat,” Casey says as quoted from Pipeburn.
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The frame is 4130 Chromoly that supports a double heat treated 6061 Aluminum swing arm. The Motoped’s patented jackshaft with a forged alloy crank allows the twin power system to operate under extreme duress. Apart from that, the machine features a 49cc Honda style single cylinder that will rev up to nearly 8000rpm.
The machine caps a wet weight of just 55kg. Not to mention, Casey re-routed the exhaust, fitted it up with a high flowing muffler that exists behind the seat and wrapped it up to keep his legs from burning. He also added some giggle gas with a DynoTune 12oz. nitrous bottle strapped under the engine.
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The Daisy Duke is able to hit up to 40mph (65km/h). “I must admit, the tank-mounted shifter brings attitude to fit this bike, but it can get dicey,” Casey adds.
As for the exterior of the bike, the bike gets a whole new paint job in pearl white from Volvo. The yellow tint on the chrome cap matches the painted lines of the road. It has the bike’s name on it.
Photo credits: Pipeburn