The Honda CB300F Lil' Monster is ready to go off the beaten path

Honda CB300F Little Monster
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Photo: BKing Kustom Garage via Pipeburn

Passion for motorcycles is often a family thing, passed down from generation to generation. That's how brothers Andre Silva and Yuri Pereira got into it, as their father Sergio Bozo was a big fan of life on two wheels. He also regularly tinkered with his bikes, so it didn't take long for Andre and his brother to start showing interest.

What the guys didn’t know at the time was that their love for riding and customizing motorcycles would gradually grow into something bigger over the years. They now run BKing Kustom Garage in Patos de Minas, Brazil, with a plethora of awesome projects in their repertoire. Whether classic or modern, the machines built by this brotherly duo are always top-notch.

What you see here is one of their most impressive undertakings to date: a retro-looking custom scrambler that we can’t get enough of. The build was commissioned by a client named Vinicius Oliveira, who owned a Honda CB300F that needed a complete transformation. It needed to be a practical bike for daily city commuting, but also have the looks and off-road capabilities of a competent scrambler from the past.

Of course, there was no way to achieve this with the Honda’s plastic bodywork still in place, so all the stock clothing was promptly removed. Many other bits and pieces followed suit, leaving BKing with a blank canvas waiting to work their custom magic. It would take a lot of elbow grease to make the customer’s vision a reality, though that didn’t stop Andre and Yuri from diving in headfirst.

For starters, they sought to radically alter the CB300F’s proportions at the rear. This was achieved with a hand-built loop-style subframe, the rear section of which features an integrated LED lighting strip. In an effort to keep that area as slim and clean as possible, the guys moved the license plate to a new bracket mounted on the swingarm. This also supports a small rear mudguard.

Honda CB300F Little Monster

Photo: BKing Kustom Garage via Pipeburn

The updated geometry makes the swingarm look longer, but it’s actually the same as it was when it rolled off the production line. Atop the rear frame tube is a small but comfortable seat, made in-house and stitched with red thread. As we head north, we come across a vintage-looking fuel tank from an old Honda, with all the necessary modifications done to it so it can fit its new host.

BKing had the tank finished with a glossy red base, complemented by white details, forming the workshop logos on the sides and a classy stripe across the top. Completing the look of the example is a small front mudguard, just big enough to keep road debris from going where it shouldn’t. However, there was a big challenge when installing the new bodywork.

Removing the factory components exposed a bunch of unsightly electronics, and it took quite a bit of time to sort them out. The results speak for themselves, however, as there are no loose wires or other exposed electrical parts. Additionally, the OEM fuel pump was too large for the new look of the bike, so it was replaced with a smaller module to keep things nice and tidy.

Honda CB300F Little Monster

Photo: BKing Kustom Garage via Pipeburn

At the top of the cockpit, you’ll see an aftermarket handlebar with Biltwell grips, stock mirrors, and controls. An aftermarket multi-function dial sits in the center, just above an LED headlight mounted on custom aluminum brackets. Bullet-style turn signals are also nearby, attached to the lower triple clamp on the flanks. The original CB300F forks are still in place, but they’ve gained an extra touch of classic appeal in the form of rubber fork gaiters.

Down in the footwear department, we spot a new pair of forged wheels wrapped in Metzeler Karoo 3 tires. The beefy dual-purpose tires are great for on- and off-road riding, but they also add a lot of menace to the bike’s presence. An aftermarket wave-style brake disc has made its way up front as well, unlocking a little extra stopping power for good measure.

With the engine still in good internal condition, BKing Kustom Garage was happy to call it a day after fitting a new breathing apparatus. There’s now an aftermarket filter on the intake side, accompanied by a heat-wrapped exhaust system that ends in a small slash-cut muffler. Finally, most of the components, apart from the gas tank, were painted black with a mixture of gloss, matte and satin finishes.

The rear shock absorber spring was coated in red paint to achieve visual continuity. The conversion took almost three months to complete from start to finish and the distorted Honda was nicknamed Lil' Monster once it was all done. As you can imagine, Vinicius was over the moon when he first saw his new car, because it turned out to be even better than he expected.

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