The Japanese have a profound love for motorsport and craftsmanship. Linguistic and geographic isolation has fostered unique styles and trends over the years, from the over-the-top B?s?zoku bikes of the 80s and 90s to the minimalistic brat builds popularized by Go Takamine.
But there?s another, lesser-known custom genre that permeated the Land of the Rising Sun during the 90s: the ?Suka-Tune? style.

We?d never heard of it either. It takes its name from the Japanese word Sukeru?meaning ?see-through? or ?transparent??and Suka-Tune scoots were characterized by their stripped-down yet still functional nature. They borrowed traits from other genres to create utilitarian two-wheelers for the streets of Japan.
Though the genre?s popularity has declined over the last few decades, Tomoyuki Soeda, head wrench at Deus in Japan, has decided to return to the idiosyncratic and spartan street scramblers his latest one-off build.
Called ?Dirt Dauber,? the project began its life as a 2002 Yamaha TW200?the undisputed platform of choice for ?90s Suka-Tuners according to Soeda?before being stripped down to a rolling chassis.
In typical Suka-Tune fashion, the chassis, subframe, and just about everything else on the bike is on full display. The TW200 is devoid of any side panels, covers, or extraneous bodywork of any kind.

In a bid to bolster handling, the Trail Way?s budget-friendly suspension setup has been swapped out for a high-performance arrangement. An inverted GSX-R front-end ...