Creators – The Mighty Motor

Kiyo's Garage
Apr 13, 2017
Written by Shaik Ridzwan
Filed under Born Free, Builder, Choppers, Custom Motorcycles, Drag Bike, Gekko, Kiyo, Kiyos Garage, Los Angeles, Vintage Motorcycle

By now everyone has probably heard about the double engine Honda called “Gekko” that won Born Free 8 this year. The same bike shortly after doing 155mph at Bonneville Speed week then 173mph on El Mirage dry lake. It wasn’t so much of a shock that Kiyo could build something that would win Bon Free...

Lock Baker
Jan 13, 2017
Written by Shaik Ridzwan
Filed under Builder, Custom Motorcycles, Eastern Fabrications, EFAB, Lock Baker, Los Angeles, Vintage Motorcycle

Lock Baker

Lock is the kind of builder that is full of passion. He puts a lot of love and intellect into his work. He will take the time to explain if you take the time to listen...

Len Higa
Sep 30, 2016
Written by Shaik Ridzwan
Filed under AHRMA, Custom, Len Higa, Oni Motorworks, Porsche, Sleepers Speed Shop, Vintage Motorcycle

Len Higa

This is a story that was years in the making.

I first contacted Len Higa after I had seen a couple of vintage Hondas he built to Race AHRMA. I was enamored by his design aesthetic and fabrication skills. That was sometime in 2013 but nothing really happened until recently...

Takashi Iwamoto
Feb 17, 2014
Written by Shaik Ridzwan
Filed under Builder, Cascade, Cascade Cafe Racer, Ducati, Eddie Lawson, Endurance racer, Honda, japan, Laverda, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Motorcycle, Takashi Iwamoto, The Mighty Motor, vintage motorcycle

Takashi Iwamoto

Investigating a Laverda I only glimpsed in a single photo led me to a garage in Hawthorne, CA. The bike was a 1975 Laverda endurance race replica built to the nines. Four hours later I walked out of the garage absolutely dumbfounded. "Who the hell is this guy?"...