The Glemseck 101 festival being held this weekend is a high-octane celebration of speed and power. At this very moment, thousands of petrolheads are descending on the picturesque market town of Leonberg, near Stuttgart in Germany?seeking out the loudest and fastest customs and racers from all over Europe.
But this year, one of the most interesting bikes will also be one of the smallest: a tiny Honda Monkey built by Kingston Custom for Honda Germany.

Builder Dirk Oehlerking is best known for his magnificent BMWs, so the little Monkey is a departure for him.
?At the beginning of July I got a call from Erik Mertens of Honda Germany,? Dirk recalls. ?He got straight to the point and asked if I was interested in a Honda custom project.?

There was only one catch, but it was a big one: the bike would need to be presented eight weeks later?today, in fact?at the Glemseck 101. ?I asked which model we were talking about,? said Dirk. ?It was the new 125cc Honda Monkey. I did not have to think about it for long, and immediately agreed!?

The new Monkey is big news. Emboldened by the success of the MSX125 Grom, Honda has thoroughly revamped the mini bike icon and brought it up to date with niceties such as USD forks and ABS, without losing the signature big seat and 70s-style two-tone tank.
A few days later, Dirk picked up a Monkey and whipped out the spanners right away. He quickly set the design direction, a Monkey tracker, and completely disassembled the bike.

To clean up the...