Little bikes are getting big love right now, and nothing sparks admiration quite like the Honda Cub. But we’ve just found something even cooler: a hybrid of a Cub and a BMX. If your inner child isn’t bouncing off the walls right now, check your pulse.
This cute little slice of whacky engineering is the work of Tom Dun. Operating as 56 Motorcycles out of Paris, Tom’s a half-French, half-Australian custom builder, and he specializes in Cubs and other small capacity Hondas.

Given Tom’s love for little Hondas, and his hobbies, building a mash-up like this was inevitable. He’s into everything from surfing to motocross and skateboarding. And skiing and ice hockey. And he’s been riding BMX and dirt bikes since childhood. ?I had the chance to ride motorcycles really young,? he tells us. ?At four years old I was riding a Honda QR50, then an XR80, a CR80, and now a CRF450. All thanks to my dad, his brothers and my cousins.?

?I’ve always wanted to build a BMX with an engine. I remember as a kid, MBK and Peugeot had released a few…but they didn’t get the success they deserved. Two years ago, I finally had a bit of time to build one.?
At first glance, it looks like Tom has simply hung a small motor off a big BMX. But there’s a lot more to it than that. For starters, it?s technically not a BMX frame: it’s a completely bespoke unit, built from multiple parts.

Tom started with a piece of an old Cub frame and a sectio...