This week?s edition of Speed Read is about as eclectic as it gets. We?ve got a Honda super-commuter from Taiwan, a twin-engined salt racer, a movie recommendation, a futuristic Yamaha XSR155 render and a nine-wheeled Harley motor home.

Honda CRF300L by Rough Crafts It?s fun to take a peek behind the curtain and see what custom bike builders choose to ride every day. This week we?ve got a look at Winston Yeh?s Honda CRF300L, a slick little custom that?s perfect for darting about in Taiwanese traffic.
Winston?s custom workshop, Rough Crafts, specializes in sleek, ultra-modern builds with an emphasis on angular bodywork and dark color tones. So it?s no surprise to see it bleed over to his own bike, in a build sponsored by YSS Suspension Taiwan.
?I think it’s pretty obvious that I’m obsessed with street tracker style,? Winston says. ?And growing up in Taiwan, in a tight city full of bikes and scooters, it?s hard not to fall in love with builds that are nimble through traffic, have an upright seating position and nice flat handlebars.?
One of the first things Winston did was switch out the upside-down forks to more traditional ‘right side up’ models.

?It might seem odd,? he says, ?but I can?t get rid of the image of those legendary flat track race machines, plus YSS Suspension have super cool KG308S forks that come with radial caliper mounts. They?re also fully adjustable?and those front reservoirs are just so tasty looking.?
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