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Super73 is not the "Original" E-Mini-bike. Maybe no one is.

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Dear Custom73: I have a stock, Hudson blue S2 that I was looking to do some customization to.  I was hoping you could help me decided what would look good on that bike.  Please keep in mind I’m not overly handy. 😕.  Thanks.  -Hudson Rider Dear Hudson Rider: Thanks for the email. We obviously have a lot of ideas for how to customize bikes. Most people take their inspiration from classic motorcycle styles. You could make the bike into a street fighter or into a vintage looking bike or into whatever you imagine. It depends on what type of style you want. Go...

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How to Paint the Super 73 R Series Headlight Faceplate!

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We find a lot of inspiration for our e-bike builds by drooling over custom motorbikes. Here are a few photos of a bad ass BMW R80 built by Nigel Broughton featuring Roth Flake Tropi Cali Orange.  This orange is a staple in hot rod garages - and you can use it on your bike or other projects right out of a spray can!   Ed “Big Daddy’ Roth Roth was a key figure in Southern California’s kustom kulture and hot-rod movement of the late 1950s and 1960s.  In the mid-1960s Roth began customizing motorcycles. Mainstream motorcycle magazines refused to run his articles and ads,...

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A perfect summertime bike build with Roth Flake All-in-One rattle bombs!

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