Steady Garage at a glance.

“Do they have a stretched Rukus for sale?”

That was my co-hosts disparaging question when I mentioned Steady Garage’s upcoming ‘yard sale’.

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Steady Garage is largely famous for being a scooter customizer. I don’t just mean lowered and stretched Rukuses (Ruckii?) but they are famous for those too. Honda’s little scooter had quite a following, and there were some crews like Rucksters that had built quite a community around the platform.

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Steady has a nice blog full of custom Ruckus (Rucks, Ruckusii, Ruckussessess?) but they also feature Groms and even some non-Honda machines within the pages. The shop was having a parking lot sale, and since it’s close by I wanted to see what it was all about.

Once I got there I was dazzled by the weirdest parts I’ve seen at a swap meet. The swap meet was more aptly named ‘Yard Sale’ because in comparison to the SoCal Cycle Swapmeet it was -well, tiny.
That’s ok, because the bikes are tiny in comparison as well.

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The best part about the whole event was that I didn’t know what I was looking at. I handle motorcycle data for a living, but it’s been a hot second or two since I’ve looked at scooters in an up close and personal way.
I also didn’t know that the random side covers and headers, wheels, throttle bodies and pipes for sale, that I could have probably pieced together a little half pint ripper of my own!

I rode my 250 Exciter over to Steady Garage, so it’s not like I had 1800cc more than the biggest bike there. Turns out, even if I had ridden a ‘Busa down there, I wouldn’t have been the biggest machine at the shop.

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Steady Garage may be famous for its custom scooters and Grom conversions, but little known fact – they also have a full line of Harley-Davidson custom hard parts. They are a legitimate fabrication shop and everything is made in-house. Not something you would expect when you walk into their showroom.

After taking in the garage sale, I hunted down one of Steady Garage’s co-founders Kevin D.
Kevin was super open to coming on the podcast, and let me have a little sneak peek inside the back – where all the magic happens!
My eyes began to sparkle and my head began to spin…..
I swear those little birds and stars from old cartoons were really floating around my head.

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I saw race Groms, giant Harley-Davidson customs, stretched scooters, a manic Z-125 Pro, brat-style new Honda Rebels  and a Honda Elite with a carb bigger than any motorcycle I’ve ever seen!

I knew at once that I had to get co-host Wiggins down here. There was an old CB1100 or something up on the lift. I knew he’d be blown away regardless, because a few months ago when he got his Duc, a Grom had ripped past him on GMR, and I was sure that Grom was a product (or at least friend) of Steady Garage’s.

You can listen to the show to find out all about Kevin and the rest of the crew that started Steady Garage. There’s also some information about the work that they do here: GY6 conversions, Harley-Davidson and new Rebel 300/500 custom hard parts, stuffing CB300 motors into Groms, etc. etc.
The best thing to do though, is to check them out in person, follow their events on Instagram or Facebook, and check out the website and blog/gallery.
We won’t blame you if you change your perception of scooters. We will certainly understand when you come away with your mouth hanging open after you see what type of crazy two-wheeled black magic Steady Garage whips out!

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-Cheers