Originating from Digbeth, Birmingham in the UK, and having spent over 15 years building custom bikes, Mutt Motorcycles is founded on the ethos to deliver bikes that are easy to ride and maintain, affordable to buy and run, whilst giving the same feel and sound of a classically styled custom machine. Mutt Motorcycles applies the same build quality and style to small cc bikes that are easy to throw around city streets and country lanes, making the custom bike scene that much more accessible to more riders. Having spent many years making larger high-end custom bikes, Mutt Motorcycles applies the same attention to detail to the smaller bikes, offering endless possibilities for personalized detail changes. Mutt Motorcycles are brand new bikes designed in-house and built-to-order as standard or customized to the owner's preference. One of the biggest concerns for newer riders is stalling the engine when setting off. In this respect, both the 125cc and 250cc Akitas perform beautifully. Clutch lever placement is spot on and clutch travel very pleasant to the point that it is nigh on impossible to accidentally stall the engine. These bikes are made for cruisin', and that's just what they'll do. Let's start with the longer-term review bike - the 125cc Akita. This means working the 5-speed gearbox and revving the engine out to gain suitable highway speed. The exhaust sounds rorty and eggs the rider on to rev the engine up to its redline, which it does quite willingly. Worked properly, the engine-gearbox combo gets the 125cc Akita up to highway speeds and even triple digits. Just remember, it is a 12hp 10Nm 125cc engine, and needs to be ridden as such.Īs expected, the 250cc Akita does the highway merge-and-cruise bit more flexibly with 21hp and 18Nm of torque. Again, Mutts are not speed demons, so expectations must be tempered accordingly. Both 125cc and 250cc bikes cruise easily on the street.Ĭornering is simple with both Akitas. The bike leans in and holds the intended line, with adjustments mid-corner being easy to do. There are no surprises here because even though Akita looks like a classic bike, it is thoroughly modern underneath. The standard twin-shock suspension in the rear will be fine for most. For heavier-set riders around the 100kg range, once the correct preload is set, the 125cc Akita rides acceptably firm akin to this author's own KTM Duke 390. Go for long-travel twin-shocks in the rear, however, and the heavier-rider will come to appreciate the Akita's now-transformed touring capability. Those long-travel shocks make the ride that much more comfortable, and as a result, longer distances can be covered. One of these days these bikes are gonna cruise on over to you.Īkita Silver 125cc can be had for $18,300 OTR while Akita Silver 250cc costs $2,000 more (prices correct at the time of article being published). And they can be purchased standard as seen on Mutt's website.The history of New Imperial, founded by Norman Downes, goes back to the early days of the bicycle industry in Birmingham. From 1887 New Imperial made bicycle fittings and, later, complete bicycles, possibly after he bought the ailing bicycle business of Hearl and Tonks (founded 1892).
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