Then when it was shipped back home to Borneo, it was damaged in transit a second time. Nasir shipped the bike to the huge Art Of Speed exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, but it got damaged on the way due to a transport company slip-up. Most of the other parts are repurposed from different bikes-like the modified Yamaha RX-Z forks, and the 21-inch front wheel from an old Yamaha scrambler. Whenever he wants to go skating, he can slide the board onto the side of the bike and head off to the park. The suicide shifter and chain tensioner use parts from Nasir’s old skate setups, and on the left side of the Honda, he’s created a detachable skateboard holder. “Growing up in the skate scene inspired me to add something special.” “The details I love the most are the skateboarding elements,” says Nasir. He’s also built an electronics box using 2mm mild steel plate, and a classic sissy bar with solid 12mm steel tubing shaped with a mechanical pipe bender.Įven the foot pegs and controls are fabricated from scratch, using 22mm steel tube and skateboard bearings. He’s built the rigid frame from scratch using 26mm steel tube, with a 22mm steel tube inside. “Every component that could be reused, I refurbished it and put it back,” he says.īroken down CG110 engines are readily available in Borneo, so Nasir quickly got the air-cooled single up and running again for minimal cost.īack in the day, Nasir worked in automotive body repair, so he’s handy with metal.

So Nasir got most of his parts from wrecker’s yards and scrap bikes, including the rims, triple trees, wheel hubs, and handlebars. Which means he doesn’t have easy, cost-effective access to hard parts that many Western builders take for granted. His home city of Kuching is about 600 miles from Kuala Lumpur, and the only practical way to get there is by airplane. Nasir is a videographer by trade but also an avid skateboarder, and a freestyle vibe permeates his approach to bike building. “It was only a frame and a non-running engine, but it was the perfect bike to start the chopper project. “I got a call from a friend who wanted to sell his unfinished GG110 shed-build project. “It was perfect timing for my first 60s-style chopper,” he says. He builds bikes as a hobby in his car porch, because workshop space is too expensive. This mini chopper started life as a 1977 model, and it arrived in bits at Nasir’s house two years ago. It’s only occasionally ventured into western markets, but it’s extremely common in Southeast Asia and Africa. Like the better-known CG125, the CG110 is one of those bulletproof, bargain-basement singles that the average shade tree mechanic can fix with a 10mm socket. This wacky little Honda CG110 with a suicide shift is a great example, and comes from East Malaysian builder Nasir Morni. Southeast Asia is now the hotbed for this approach, with multiple builders using traditional skills to overcome limited resources and tight budgets. But there are builders out there who stay true to the original spirit of make-do and rebellion. We don’t feature too many choppers: the innovation and irreverence that permeated that scene in the 60s and 70s is harder to find today.

Mini bike chopper jegs