To close out 2022, sharing my last 2 bike builds this year after my Gen3. I didn't put as many miles as I hoped this year, but I definitely wasn't loafing around the house being unproductive, lol. I had no intention of rebuilding my 50, but as I was looking at parts for my daughter's Christmas present, it kind of snowballed... before I knew it I was ordering parts for mine since I knew it would take a month or more to get wheels from Japan. I've had this rebuild in my head for better part of a decade, getting my daughter one was my motivation to do it.
Retrofitted a set of Z50 forks, triple, set Kitaco wide 8x3.5 wheels, Z50 hubs and brakes. Changed up ratio of satin black to shocker yellow powdercoat. Skinned a set of plastics in urban camo carbon fiber. I also skinned 2 sets of fork guards in regular carbon for mine and purple carbon for daughter's. Skinned the exhaust shield in "forged carbon". Everything carbon fiber is real, even the camo pattern. All hardware not related to suspension or similar, was changed out to black stainless like the Hayabusa. Again, goal was NO shiny parts. I need to finish the emblem for it, locate and apply.
Her 50 is a new one. I had no plan to buy new, but when Honda released 23 in white/pink it was compelling, lol. Nothing used around here worth asking prices. I stripped it down, drop all parts off to powdercoat, painted the engine, wheel hubs, training wheels, etc. Got it all back together the afternoon right before the hard freeze, was close but was thankfully done. I watched the temps drop 20deg in 2hrs, was 44 inside my shop when I was walking out.
