{"id":549056,"date":"2026-03-20T13:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/549056\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:26:11","slug":"designer-radite-octavankas-wild-forkless-yamaha-scooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/549056\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer Radite Octavanka&#8217;s Wild Forkless Yamaha Scooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p id=\"a68692_1143\" data-ic-marker=\"a68692_1143_t3\">This is Yamaha&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/yamahamotorsports.com\/models.php?product=456&amp;action=productPage\" style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1.1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">XMAX<\/a> scooter, made in Indonesia. <\/p>\n<p id=\"25247c_1869\" data-ic-marker=\"f3c35d_2788\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1818214_81_142772_cKdlLV7sV.jpeg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"7d9c3_1299\" data-ic-marker=\"ffcf56_2526\">In that market, the 250cc variant is a premium model. The target market is middle-class riders stepping up from cheaper 160cc commuter scooters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"db731d_2934\" data-ic-marker=\"24c4ed_3235\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1818212_81_142772_d9MY6fPOJ.jpeg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"6ccebc_2827\" data-ic-marker=\"c105a1_983\">Motorcycle designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/raditeoctavanka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radite Octavanka<\/a> freelances in Indonesia. His firm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/raxe97ninetyseven\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raxe97<\/a>, creates custom designs for local fab shops. Octavanka used the XMAX 250 as the underpinning for this wild-looking forkless design:<\/p>\n<p id=\"520c17_9225\" data-ic-marker=\"1ee859_2187\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1818215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1818215_81_142772_VqHzVSEXG.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"d9cdb3_2120\" data-ic-marker=\"4f523e_1220\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1818213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1818213_81_142772_pTbYGRW5A.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"e3640_2491\" data-ic-marker=\"a0a698_1596\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1818217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1818217_81_142772_tD7RTnHU5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"9cbc44_4902\" data-ic-marker=\"ffe234_3153\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1818218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1818218_81_142772_IhJCZWoLb.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"c28ffe_1413\" data-ic-marker=\"86b2f1_3545\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1100\" data-image-id=\"1818216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1818216_81_142772_tD7RTnHU5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"a3723e_1135\" data-ic-marker=\"8f410a_2323\">Looks fanciful\u2014but local fabricator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kanglass_mwm.custom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MWM Custom<\/a> actually built the thing:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"4428a6_3688\" data-ic-marker=\"edddc9_1929\">This appears to be a prestige project, so what you see above is likely a one of one. <\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; This is Yamaha&#8217;s XMAX scooter, made in Indonesia. 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