Inside Tokyo’s $25,000 Custom Scooter Scene

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A kindergarten teacher, a taxi driver, and a salaryman spend their nights riding scooters with car tires, air suspension, custom bodywork, and neon underglow. Twenty years ago, Tokyo was full of these. Now, the scene is disappearing. Japan’s custom “big scooter” culture takes ev…