It's Tha Heist, a 250cc US bobber kit from the Cleveland Cycle Werks which moves into the Kikker 5150 market in the UK

Cleveland Cycle Werks 250cc Heist which is moving in where the Hardknock Kikker left off
according to some in the business, certainly worth a look (pic http://www.clevelandcyclewerks.com ) 

 For those of you at the BMF show this weekend, you will have seen the UK debut of the Cleveland Cycle Works bobber 'Tha Heist'.

It's a familiar format now, thanks to the pioneering work of the builders of the Hardknock Kikker 5150.

The latest little machine comes with a Chinese Lifan single cylinder motor, based on a Honda lump and built under licence then planted into an all US-built hardtail frame.

Kikker at the BMF

Here is a picture from the Kikker 5150's UK debut at the BMF Show in Peterborough last month (May 2009). Workshop Chops took along four assembled machines as the company launched its dealership in the UK. It is the only importer of the little bobber which guarantees to get it on the road legally.
See the first Kikker 5150 UK road test HERE
See Workshop Chops website HERE
See more pics from the Workshop Chops album HERE
Added May 15, 2011, the BMF Show 2011 preview of new UK competitor to the Kikker, Tha Heist, 250cc bobber HERE

Why it's Kikker time

Good to see so many people falling in love with the Hardknock Kikker 5150. Hits on this site and my other blog (suzibking.blogspot.com) have gone through the roof over the past 24 hours.
I can only assume that's because Gaz and the lads from Workshop Chops in Nottingham were at the BMF Show in Peterborough this weekend.
Neat bike, good bunch of lads, see my Hardknock Kikker 5150 review, the first UK published road test of a 200cc Kikker by right clicking HERE. Or see the next post.

First UK test of Hardknock Kikker 5150 200cc

Pic from Ancientcycles.com in the US. Workshop Chops test bike pictured at the end

Forget everything you've read or thought, the Hardknock Kikker is a unique motorcycle that manages to encapsulate the tradition of US bobbers, but has its own style and offers a riding experience like no other.

Writing this has taken me a few weeks but I can tell by the number of hits this site is taking that there is a huge interest in the Kikker.

So here is the first 'road test' in the UK of the 200cc Hardknock Kikker 5150.

Why has the heavyweight Horse embraced the Kikker 5150

Since writing this piece back in March, I've ridden the first 200cc Kikker in the UK. See my full review by right clicking HERE


Just a quick word on the Kikker 5150. There's a US mag, The Horse, which genuinely steers away from all that is negative about the wannabe Harley boys and focuses on the essence of the chop.

Why you have to love the Kikker 5150

Click Here for first UK road rest of the Hardknock Kikker 5150 200cc

Yes I know this is a site for the CB450DX, but you need to see this too.
As I plug away sanding the new tank before the flat tracker paintjob on the DX, my head has been turned over the past few weeks.