On July 9, 2025, the official YouTube channel of musician Shiina Ringo was updated. She released the music video for her new song "Experimental," a collaboration with Shiseido, and in the video, she featured a "Hiness CB350 (Indian version of GB350)" customized in cafe racer style. The fact that Shiina Ringo herself is riding it has also attracted attention.
This is a gem of a motorcycle that took a year to make. A custom motorcycle made to fit Shiina Ringo's body shape.
The custom "Hiness CB350" by ASK MOTORCYCLE that appeared in this music video is a stunning neo-retro cafe racer. *Image from Unknown builder of A X official account
The customization was done by "ASK MOTORCYCLE TOTAL CUSTOM SHOP" located in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It took a year to make, and many of the exterior parts such as the cowl and tank are made of aluminum. The base motorcycle is the "Hiness CB350", which can be said to be the Indian version of the GB350, and it seems that they had some difficulties with the profile, which is slightly different from the GB.
This custom motorcycle, which took a year to build, makes extensive use of aluminum parts. The rocket cowl is also made of aluminum. *Image from Unknown builder of A X's official account
Aluminum is used for all parts, and it is amazing that it was completed in just one year. *Image from Unknown builder of A X official account
In the music video for her new song "Experimental", Shiina Ringo is shown riding a motorcycle and cutting through the wind. Her position is quite forward leaning, just like a cafe racer, but it is amazing that it was made to fit her body shape.
Shiina Ringo herself rides this motorcycle. She is also known to be a big motorcycle fan.
The shape of the tank cap is also distinctive. The handlebars are positioned quite low, like a cafe racer.
In fact, this is not the first time that a custom motorcycle made by ASK has appeared in Shiina Ringo's music video. A futuristic custom bike called "ESCAPER" appeared in "Shiina Ringo and Nocchi - First KO Victory," released about a year ago. Some of the logo designs were done by Nobuki Kato, who also did the visual design for the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, and he also appeared on this website with his own Fantic Caballero 250.
The custom motorcycle "ESCAPER", for which Nobuki Kato was in charge of some of the logo design. This one also features a futuristic and original design. *Image from Unknown builder of A X's official account
A photo of Shiina Ringo and a custom Highness CB350. It originally started as a collaboration with Shiseido.
Shiina Ringo - Experimental Video
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