Taiwan’s blossoming custom motorcycle scene regularly introduces us to domestic-market bikes that would be considered obscure almost anywhere else. The Kymco KTR 150 is a firm favorite among local workshops, as are the humble commuter machines from Hartford. Another nimble runabout has just emerged from under the radar: the Suzuki BS125.
Manufactured in Taiwan during the 1980s and sold exclusively on the local market, the Suzuki BS125 was a single-cylinder, two-stroke motorcycle that quickly gained popularity among delivery riders. This 1985-model BS125 belongs to Chiu—a designer at the Taiwanese parts company Fangster, who also runs a multidisciplinary industrial design studio on the side under the handle ZEROVECTOR.
The story of the ZEROVECTOR Suzuki BS125 goes back a decade, to when Chiu was still at university.…