While they are not custom bikes in the true sense of the word they have that custom vibe, like someone has taken a stock bike and added their touch to it. The other important part of Mutt is the custom aspect. The core of Mutt has always been and will always be ‘traditional’ styled bikes and by that I mean they look how a motorcycle should look and the twin shock, spoke wheel thing will always be there in one way or another. The Razorback (above) is a move from the traditionally-styled Mutts to something more modern, can you tell us about it, and is that going to be the way the company's styling moves? Export markets now account for over 80% of our business. We have flagship stores either open or about to open in Madrid, Singapore, Parma, Paris, Lisbon, Sydney and Tokyo. We’re also growing quickly across Europe, South East Asia, Australia. The Japanese dealer network for Mutt is growing weekly. There are some really cool cats doing some really cool stuff with Mutts in and around Tokyo. There a huge Mutt community growing in Japan, I mean it’s really kicking off there. Of course, there are also the guys wanting to get into bigger bikes and may want to build up to a custom Triumph or Beemer or whatever, and a Mutt is the perfect bike to start that journey. Small bikes are a lot of fun and great for commuting. A lot of the guys and girls are mid-20s to 40s, just people that want to get on a bike but not necessarily use it as a stepping stone to a bigger bike. Just because 125s are classed as learner bikes doesn’t mean all Mutt riders are 17. I’m at an age where when I was young a lot of people had small cc stuff, because it was the cheapest mode of transport, now people are getting on them for all the other reasons, the fun, the cool factor, the community. I think a lot more people are getting on bikes generally. Where do you see the growth for the company in the UK coming from? Our bikes have a great community building up around them. It’s just people riding their bikes and having a blast. We don’t contact agencies and ask for models then dress them up, we generally just put a shout out to see if any Mutt owners want to be in a video and we get a bunch of people getting involved. Most of the ‘models’ are just regular Mutt customers riding their own bikes. What it really does is just show the lifestyle of the sort of guys and girls that ride our bikes. I think in regards to the photography and videos, it is a big part of the appeal. Everything has to be just right and if it’s not right it’s re-done and I think that shows in the stuff we put out there. When I say he’s fussy I mean he doesn’t have a ‘that’ll do attitude’. He literally does all of that side himself or oversees the process, from the design of the showroom to the design of a button on a jacket and everything from photo angles and riding shots in between. He’s a very clever, but very fussy bugger. As for safety features, the Mutt Akita features ABS as-standard, as well as halogen DRLs and LED turn signals.That would be Will. It produces a maximum output of 21 horsepower, and sends power to the back wheels via a standard five-speed transmission. The Mutt Akita 250 is powered by an air-cooled, 250cc, four-stroke, single-cylinder engine. The shortest seat-height on all of Mutt's bikes, it truly helps to highlight the enormous fuel tank. With such a large tank, the bike features a matching bespoke tan seat that is low-profile and shorter. The tank is the first thing that comes to mind, and what a tank it is! That's 17 litres of rectangular goodness, giving the Akita a full-on super-pumped stance. In the local market, this retro-style machine retails for P250,000. The Akita rides on 18" wheels with stainless steel spokes and black aluminium rims wrapped in deep tread knobbly rubber for that all-important Mutt posture, while rear gas shocks assist keep the Akita chassis planted firmly on the blacktop. View All 1 Photo Mutt Motorcycles Akita 250 Overview
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