Written by Andrew Jones
Being the custom bike freaks that we all are, it’s easy to forget that it’s not always about the bike. Sometimes it’s that perfect combination of bike, landscape, and weather that just comes together to make those bucket list moments you’ll be smiling about in your final hours. It’s not about the bike being king of the hill and tearing up all it surveys. Rather, it’s about the right tool for the job. Something that’s working together in harmony with everything else to deliver that perfect moto moment. Manila‘s Erickson Bautista knows all about these moments. And by the looks of it, so does his Honda XR200.
We want this life
?I’m very passionate about most things with 2 wheels,? Says Eric in opening. ?I have two enduros, this XR, a 125XL and also a Honda Cub. Besides that, there are three bicycles. I love the outdoors: camping, bike camping and especially moto camping. I?m rebuilding my house right now so I can have a bigger garage. I’m also an apprentice with Manila‘s Tokwa Party Garage to improve my fabrication skills.? Here’s a guy with his priorities very well sorted.
Eric says he likes to think of the bike as a kind of scrambler and adventure crossover. Starting with an online purchase of a 2011 Honda XR200 that had 14,000 kms on the clock, he notes that the bike was discontinued by the time he’d made up his mind to use the model as his donor bike.

With the base bik...