UNHEAVY METAL. Ad Hoc?s Svelte & Chromed Honda PC50
Written by Andrew Jones
It’s a wondrous thing how less can sometimes be more – especially when it comes to mechanical engineering. Soichiro Honda understood this implicitly; his natural abilities saw him dubbed the ?Japanese Henry Ford?. Nowhere is this more accurately demonstrated than with his pressed metal frame motorcycles. These amazingly simple yet useable designs would spearhead Honda’s American operations and open many minds to the joys of two-wheeled transportation. His ?Little Honda? PC50 mopeds of the mid-to-late 60s represent some of the most popular bikes the company ever made. Enter Spain?s Ad Hoc Cafe Racers with an itch to be scratched and a few crazy custom ideas that just might get Honda San’s tick of approval were he still around to see it. Crosswinds" Not a problem
Shop owner David Gonzalez kicked out chat off by revealing the origins of the donor bike. ?I bought this bike from a neighbor who had offered it to me several times, it was in very good condition as he had already begun to restore it, but its original orange color and the thin wheels were definitely not to my liking.?
At first, David thought about painting it in pink, since it was supposed to be a gift for his wife. But after a conversation with a good friend (and presumably sobering up a little), he remembered the amazing work of Chicara Nagata and decided that it would look awesome chromed. Who said changing your mind was a bad thing"
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