Motel Works AUX v2

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I just spotted the v2 AUX:

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It's already for sale in Japan at      59,850円

カラー: Black, White, Raw, CP, Clear purple, Matt champagne, Matt turqoise,
 Matt mustard, Neon orange, Neon green

Top Tube length: 18.8 inch
 Chainstays length: 12.8 inch
 Head angle:    74.5°
 Seat angle:    71.5°
 Headset:    Internal Headset
 Bottom Bracket:   Spanish BB
 Crankset:    3pcs CrMo
 Pedals:    Clear Black Plastic Pedal
 Front & Rear Hub:   10mm Axle,Front & Rear
 Rims: 36H Double wall rim
 Brakes:    Front & Rear, Gyroset
 Gear:    25T×9T Free coaster
 Pegs:    Aluminum 4 pcs, knurling

[Mr News Bot]

About 1 year ago we mentioned Motel Works for the first time. In the meantime Kotaro kept pushing his project and came up with the second version of the AUX complete bike. The 2012 version comes with a 18.8" top tube and other smaller refinements. You can find the technical details in our forum or on motelworks.com

Besides the complete bikes Kotaro is organizing BMX school events in Japan. You can find a report with many photos on his personal blog and there is also a

video of a previous event	Small | Large

on youtube. Keep up the good work Kotaro!

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I spotted the latest version of the AUX, 2017 model:


 Top Tube length : 19.3 inch
 Chainstays length :13.0 inch
 Head angle : 74.5°
 Seat angle :71.5°
 Headset : Integral Headset
 Stem: toproad 40mm
 Bottom Bracket :Spanish BB
 Crankset :3pcs CrMo 165mm
 Pedals :Clear Black Plastic Pedal
 Front Hub : 10mm Axle
 Rear Free Coaster Hub : 14mm Axle / 9T
 Front & Rear Rims :36H Double wall rim black
 Brakes : Front & Rear
 Gyroset
 Gear : Alloy 25T
 Pegs :Aluminum 4 pcs, knurling
 weight:- 10.60kg

selling for around ￥68,040 in Japan

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[metalbmxer]

bike looks solid for a complete

68,000 yen = $613 USD

what were they thinking with that name tho--motelworks???

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here is the online translation from their website:

Origin of brand name
 
 Things that can not afford to the lives of riders fighting the world. That's the motel. Of course the original purpose of staying is of course not only that. I met other riders at the motel, practicing with them, laughing, and heading towards the next destination, with 'Where and next where motels are!' As a parting speech. Mr. Kotaro Tanaka also cultivated friendship with riders all over the world, learned the words and polished his skills. It is a place absolutely indispensable in talking about the lifestyle called flat lander, and communication is spreading place. Without the name BIKE, the reason why I decided to make it WORKS is not only the BMX but also the desire to make it a brand that proposes the entire lifestyle surrounding it.

[metalbmxer]

here is the online translation from their website:

Origin of brand name
 
 Things that can not afford to the lives of riders fighting the world. That's the motel. Of course the original purpose of staying is of course not only that. I met other riders at the motel, practicing with them, laughing, and heading towards the next destination, with 'Where and next where motels are!' As a parting speech. Mr. Kotaro Tanaka also cultivated friendship with riders all over the world, learned the words and polished his skills. It is a place absolutely indispensable in talking about the lifestyle called flat lander, and communication is spreading place. Without the name BIKE, the reason why I decided to make it WORKS is not only the BMX but also the desire to make it a brand that proposes the entire lifestyle surrounding it.

Good to know there was an inspiration behind it and not just some shoddy translation