Photo: LBC Motorcycles
As unassuming as the workshop’s name might sound, Low Budget Customs of Buenos Aires, Argentina can certainly deliver an incredible project. The firm is better-known as LBC Motorcycles in the custom bike community, and it’s mostly a one-man endeavor run by Juan Taurel. He has a knack for turning small unexciting commuters into rad head-turners, like the HRC-inspired street tracker shown below.
This bad boy started out as a Honda CBX250 Twister from the model-year 2013, perhaps the antithesis of what you’d refer to as a cool motorcycle. Juan went to great lengths in order to change that, so let’s take a closer look at how the customization process has unfolded. First things first, LBC lowered the forks ever so slightly and had the upper shock mount at the back repositioned.
Next, the Twister’s horrendous factory subframe got chopped off and sent where it belongs: in the trash can. Juan installed a much shorter bespoke alternative in its stead, topping it off with a fiberglass flat tracker tail section built in-house. The side covers were shaped out of aluminum, and the seat got wrapped in grippy non-slip fabric similar to what you’ll find on motocross machines.
A tailor-made electronics box is stashed in between the tracker-style number plates, while the stock 17-inch wheels are now cloaked in dual-purpose Rinaldi tires. Juan ditched the CBX250’s fuel tank, replacing it with the much slimmer (and prettier) module of a 125cc Honda from the eighties. It terms of lighting, the bike features premium LED hardware all-round.
There’s a bright aftermarket headlamp at the front and a thin lighting strip attached to the tail’s underside at the back. Discreet LED turn signals are present at both ends, but there is also a removable license plate bracket not pictured here. LBC added some CNC-machined foot pegs to the mix, as well, while radically altering the Twister’s cockpit area.
A gold-anodized handlebar replaces the original item, fronted by a single aftermarket dial and adorned with red grips. The donor’s 249cc single-cylinder mill was mechanically sound upon arrival at Juan’s shop, so its internal workings were left alone. You will find some fresh breathing equipment, though, in the form of a new pod filter and a stainless-steel Pro Tork exhaust system. Power makes its way to the rear wheel via a gold D.I.D drive chain.
Now, the gorgeous HRC-influenced color scheme is what really makes this whole thing come together, employing blue, red, and off-white. The entire framework was also painted red for continuity, and you’ll see stylish pinches of gold appearing throughout this build, too. Following LBC’s overhaul, the little Honda is said to have lost as much as 22 kilograms (49 pounds), making it even more nimble than it already was.
Next, the Twister’s horrendous factory subframe got chopped off and sent where it belongs: in the trash can. Juan installed a much shorter bespoke alternative in its stead, topping it off with a fiberglass flat tracker tail section built in-house. The side covers were shaped out of aluminum, and the seat got wrapped in grippy non-slip fabric similar to what you’ll find on motocross machines.
A tailor-made electronics box is stashed in between the tracker-style number plates, while the stock 17-inch wheels are now cloaked in dual-purpose Rinaldi tires. Juan ditched the CBX250’s fuel tank, replacing it with the much slimmer (and prettier) module of a 125cc Honda from the eighties. It terms of lighting, the bike features premium LED hardware all-round.
There’s a bright aftermarket headlamp at the front and a thin lighting strip attached to the tail’s underside at the back. Discreet LED turn signals are present at both ends, but there is also a removable license plate bracket not pictured here. LBC added some CNC-machined foot pegs to the mix, as well, while radically altering the Twister’s cockpit area.
A gold-anodized handlebar replaces the original item, fronted by a single aftermarket dial and adorned with red grips. The donor’s 249cc single-cylinder mill was mechanically sound upon arrival at Juan’s shop, so its internal workings were left alone. You will find some fresh breathing equipment, though, in the form of a new pod filter and a stainless-steel Pro Tork exhaust system. Power makes its way to the rear wheel via a gold D.I.D drive chain.
Now, the gorgeous HRC-influenced color scheme is what really makes this whole thing come together, employing blue, red, and off-white. The entire framework was also painted red for continuity, and you’ll see stylish pinches of gold appearing throughout this build, too. Following LBC’s overhaul, the little Honda is said to have lost as much as 22 kilograms (49 pounds), making it even more nimble than it already was.
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