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Well after peer pressure from this community and someone putting polls at the top of all my posts, I now own a Monkey Baja! To be fair, I was going to buy one anyways but you guys just gave me the little extra push to not tell my wife right away..
Here she is.
Love at first site. Found in Machida, Japan.
In freedom units that roughly 1740 miles (rounded up)
Borrowed my buddies Suzuki Every, fit perfect!
Stored in my shared unit. I have a bit of an addiction to vintage JDM wheels, as you can see.
That's it for now. I took a closer look at the bike yesterday for the first time (rain, rain and more rain). Everything needs to be repainted. It looks like someone used a touch up pen to fix some nicks and scrapes and also poorly repainted parts. The bike does not look good close up, but I can take care of all that when I get back to the US properly. Paint work costs way too much in Japan.
Everything works on the bike which is awesome. I have the original and a spare key with works with the ignition, steering column lock, gas cap and helmet lock! The bike has a Kitaco 75cc bbk and different (but new) tires.
Plans for the bike:
Clean it.
Get it registered and on the road (being in the Army makes it 10x harder)
Buy mirrors
Buy the best bike locks I can find; Kryptonite Mini-7? Japan is chill but I'm scared about someone just picking it up and driving away with it.
Think about small upgrades.
-Performance brake pads
-Exhaust (maybe)
-Rear shocks that actually dampen but maintain OEM look?
-Stiffer front forks (I have a set of two brothers springs, not sure if they will work)
Happy finally have one!
Here she is.

Love at first site. Found in Machida, Japan.

In freedom units that roughly 1740 miles (rounded up)


Borrowed my buddies Suzuki Every, fit perfect!

Stored in my shared unit. I have a bit of an addiction to vintage JDM wheels, as you can see.
That's it for now. I took a closer look at the bike yesterday for the first time (rain, rain and more rain). Everything needs to be repainted. It looks like someone used a touch up pen to fix some nicks and scrapes and also poorly repainted parts. The bike does not look good close up, but I can take care of all that when I get back to the US properly. Paint work costs way too much in Japan.
Everything works on the bike which is awesome. I have the original and a spare key with works with the ignition, steering column lock, gas cap and helmet lock! The bike has a Kitaco 75cc bbk and different (but new) tires.
Plans for the bike:
Clean it.
Get it registered and on the road (being in the Army makes it 10x harder)
Buy mirrors
Buy the best bike locks I can find; Kryptonite Mini-7? Japan is chill but I'm scared about someone just picking it up and driving away with it.
Think about small upgrades.
-Performance brake pads
-Exhaust (maybe)
-Rear shocks that actually dampen but maintain OEM look?
-Stiffer front forks (I have a set of two brothers springs, not sure if they will work)
Happy finally have one!