AKT Motos is one of the biggest motorcycle marques you’ve probably never heard of. Based in Colombia, the company was started 20 years ago by a group of entrepreneurs who wanted to supply the local market with practical and affordable bikes. They’ve become one of the country’s most popular brands, with a range that includes everything from scooters to tuk-tuks (motorized three-wheeled rickshaws, in case you didn’t know).
The AKT NKD 125 sits somewhere in the middle of the catalog; a 124 cc single-cylinder commuter with middle-of-the-road looks and a whopping 10.34 hp power output. It’s a top seller for AKT?so they handed it over to the Colombian aftermarket parts specialists FP for a 20thanniversary makeover.
FP’s task was to inject some neo-retro energy into the humble NKD 125. They delivered in spades?turning the peppy commuter into a pocket-sized street tracker. Their formula included a handful of one-off parts, some off-the-shelf parts from their extensive catalog, and a sprinkling of deft fabrication.
All that remains of the NKD’s OEM bodywork is its fuel tank?although it looks completely different within the context of the rest of the bike’s redesigned bits.

Moving from the tank backward, FP trimmed the bike’s subframe before fabricating a bolt-on loop for the back. The new structure supports a handmade carbon fiber tailpiece topped with a diamond-stitched saddle. Modeled after classic flat track styles, the ...