?A client contacted me about customizing a Honda CT110, after seeing one I had completed recently,? he tells us. ?Initially we were on the lookout for a reasonably priced CT110, but after a couple of months searching and realizing prices were seriously over-inflated, we changed our plan of attack and settled on another seriously over-inflated model?the TW200.?
?We spent a while scouring the classifieds, but I managed to source one that had been sitting in the shed for a while out in the suburbs. It wasn’t in exactly mint condition, but it ran and was road register-able.?

?I try to do most of the work myself with simple hand tools,? he explains. ?For me it?s all about the process. If I can learn a new skill with each build then I?m happy.? ?I even did the photography, after reading Bike EXIF’s tutorial on light painting, and turned my garage into a studio.?

Lower down, he ditched the airbox, replacing it with beefy K&N filter. All the electrics have been tucked away too, along with a small Lithium-ion battery from Antigravity.
The original 18? front and 14? rear wheels were kept?naturally?but sandblasted and repainted to restore them. There’s a fresh lick of paint on the engine too, as well a new complement of gaskets. Ben did the timing and split the cases, but the engine was really clean inside, so no heavy work was needed.

Thanks to Ben, the TW’s gone from forlorn farm bike to slick street scrambler?the perfect little curb-hopper for Sy...