In case you missed last week’s episode, iMotorbike’s weekly iM Cubaholic series covers everything about the iconic Honda Cubs. The Cub is one of the most important bikes in both the motorcycle and Honda’s history. Honda changed the way people look at riding motorcycles with the introduction of the Super cub and the ad campaign “You meet the nicest people on a Honda” back in the 1950s. Since then, Honda has sold over 100 million Cubs with a large Cub lineup/variants where some models are barely known. In this series, we cover everything from both known and unknown Cub models to their; history, specs, features and many more. Are you a Cub addict? well, this is something you wouldn’t want to miss!
Last week we had a look at Honda’s Cubra lineup and the genuine Cubra accessory kit for the Honda Super Cub. However, this week we are having a look at the Dirty Bastard: K-Speed’s Custom Honda Super Cub Scrambler from Thailand. A Super Cub scambler? Yes, you heard us.
We have been featuring custom Cubs builds from the custom vintage racer Cub based on the series 1 Cub to the City Slicker C125 Cub. However, for a change, we decided to feature this “Offroad” Cub because it’s amusing how K-Speed turned a roadgoing Cub into a serious offroad scrambler Cub. On top of this, Cub fans living outside of Thailand are dying to see the new CT125 in their countries, so we want to show there is actually something they can look into.
Before we have an in-depth look at K-Speed’s Dirty Bastard, let’s see how the whole Scrambler Cub came to life. The custom motorcycle coachbuilder, K-Speed has a few branches around the globe. Give K-Speed anything with wheels, we promise you, they would turn it into something that would blow your mind. As a Cub fan, we really love K-Speed’s custom Cub line up ( which we will cover in the upcoming episodes).
The 1st Road going model
The Dirty Bastard came to life when Joey Boy; the Thai Rapstar who had seen one of K-Speed’s previous builds wanted an off-road scrambler Cub for himself. Joey Boy reached out to K-Speed Thailand and told them what he wanted and well, the rest is just K-Speed’s magic.
The shop owner, Eak says the Dirty Bastard started its life as a 2018 Honda Super Cub C110i; Do you believe it? This Custom Scrambler hardly looks like a stock C110i!
Eak says “This bike is a bit different from the road-going version that I built in January. It uses the same frame, but we chopped the rear, swapped out all the instruments, relocated the headlight, and create some new tracker-style ’bars with fresh brake and clutch levers.”
Eak used his previous experience from the non-scrambler version to build the front fork covers and come out with something sporty. Other than this; the bike has some Biltwell grips, custom rear lamp on the side and an all-in-one speedo which has been moved below the handlebar.
As for the colour scheme Eak says; “While I always go for black on black, Joey insisted on a matte blue and orange colour scheme.” The blue and orange colour combo looks a lot like Gulf Racing scheme, eh?
Eak’s custom builds usually retain the donor bike’s engine; however, Joey Boy wanted some power mods because he actually wanted to hit the dirt with this bike. In the case of the engine, the stock C110i pistons were replaced with bigger pistons and a 125cc Honda injection module was placed. Along with this, the auto-clutch transmission was swapped out with a manual transmission. Aside from this, since its a “Scrambler”; Eak placed a side exhaust mounted high up so that the rider doesn’t have to worry about bottoming out.
In the case of the suspension, Eak used Thai OKD shocks and raised up the suspension to enhance both the form and functionality. To be able to go offroad, K- Speed fitted the bike with Champion Enduro 17 x 2.50 dirt tyres; which just blends in and completes the whole build.
Triggered to build something similar? Well, don’t worry about the custom parts! You can buy most of these parts; (exhaust, indicators, brake light and ‘air intake’ side panels) from Diablo Custom Works directly!
Source: Pipeburn
Previous Episodes:
iM Cubaholic Ep.8: Cubra – The Official Accessory Kit for Honda Super Cub
iM Cubaholic Ep.7: Honda Super Cub Roadrunner