Speed Read, 14 February 2021
This Valentine’s Day, we’re kicking things off with something red: a burly Honda Grom kit from K-Speed. Plus we look at Indian’s new Chief, a Japanese custom show that happened in a mall, a reissued favorite from the gear company Icon 1000, and a pint-sized electric motorcycle from Volcon.
Honda Grom kit by K-Speed Thailand’s most prolific custom shop, K-Speed, has just done the unimaginable: they’ve made the Honda Grom even more cartoon-like than it already is. Dubbed the ‘Super Grom,’ this exaggerated take on Big Red’s beloved mini-bike invokes all of our Gundam and Robotech fantasies, and we love it.
The best part is that most of what you see here, is a simple bolt-on kit. K-Speed is first and foremost a parts company, and so it makes sense that their custom work feeds back into their catalog. So you can buy pretty much anything on this particular Grom from them.
The design takes advantage of the new Grom’s bolt-on bodywork setup. This one’s sporting new tank covers, a chunky headlight nacelle and front fender combo, fork covers, different side panels and a belly pan. There’s also a upgraded seat with a small tail piece behind it, and a rear hugger to hold a license plate.
K-Speed also installed an LED taillight with built-in turn signals, and new front signals.
Other upgrades include the handlebars, lever protectors, and a fly screen around the speedo. K-Speed even threw in a couple of ‘perf...
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