These photographs of Japanese custom scooters come from Pink Tentacle's search of bike shop galleries, auction sites, and Flickr. Follow the links for more images.
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Bikeshop Rodeo has killer photos of their mean machines.
Suzuki Skywave
Honda Forza
Suzuki Skywave
Honda Fusion
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Gull Craft transformed Honda Forzas into these retro-futuristic KYBELE cyber scooters, and their photo report shows how to make your own. (Via AutoblogGreen)
KYBELE Cyber Scooter
KYBELE Cyber Scooter
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Flickr user tokyo scooter stuff has thrown together an awesome collection of found photos of custom rides.
Suzuki Skywave
Suzuki Skywave
Yamaha Maxam 3000 Concept @ Tokyo Motor Show
Yamaha Maxam @ Tokyo Motor Show
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This Yamaha Maxam is for sale on Yahoo! Auctions. With only a few hours left as of this writing, the highest bid is 400,000 yen (under $4,000).
Yamaha Maxam
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From Alfa Auto:
Honda Forza
Yamaha Grand Majesty
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From Lotaus:
Suzuki Skywave
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From M-Style:
Suzuki Skywave
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The Japanese Scooters Flickr pool has lots of great photos, too. Not sure what these guys are riding, but it looks like fun.
Beat (Photo by gori-jp)
More outrageous modes of transportation:
- Dekotora photo galleries
- Extreme Japanese custom vans
- Dekochari art bikes