USA - motorcycle - 250cc
The Honda Rebel debuted it's petite proportions in 1985 as a bantamweight intro-cruiser for the MTV generation (fact). Training courses adopted it for it's usability, lightweight and seat height. Motorcycle manufacturers are like high school drug pushers, hooking kids on easy offerings in the hope they'll graduate to harder stuff of their brand name: by introducing wannabe bikers to the pastime, Honda hoped Rebel buyers would swap out their training wheels for a higher ticket item down the road. Good thing is that after almost 3 decades it's mechanically the same machine which proves it was sound & serviceable from blueprint. Another nice thing about these diminutive cruisers is there are thousands of them out there, in mint condition, un-abused, low-miles, barely ridden and cheap as dirt. Now ask the Google to show you pics of "Honda Rebel Bobber" and a whole new world of possibility opens up. Via a few cool aftermarket items (try Licks cycles) you can turn a harmless little getaround into a nasty street bob for growling around town and frequenting cafes/bars in style. In the world of mods and rockers (pick a team, nothing is worse than a fence-sitter) such scoots offered ideal foundation for standing out of the crowd & starting your own rebellion. Do that and you'll be true to the original spirit of bobber culture and have a set of wheels to envy.
