Pop Cycles: A Honda CG 125 trio from El Solitario

And now for something completely different. This is a collection of three bikes far removed from anything we’ve shown before. They’re not bikes for measuring lap times or lean angles—they’re based on Honda’s humble CG 125, for starters. Instead, they’re a direct attempt to do something completely new in the world of custom bikes. The builder is northern Spain’s El Solitario MC, a loose and irreverent collective of artists and mechanics led by the charismatic David Borras. Their 'conventional' bike-building credentials are beyond doubt, as anyone who has seen their vintage BMW custom ‘Baula’ will testify. The “Pop Cycles” CG...