Why CoKo exists.
Vintage Triumphs are getting harder to find in good shape, and most of the deep supply still lives in the United States. Buyers in Japan and Southeast Asia know this. The problem is that buying a vintage motorcycle from 5,000 miles away usually means trusting a phone call, a few photos, and a stranger.
Satoshi and Elliott had been talking about this for a while — comparing notes on bikes coming through their shops, frustrated by how often customers told them stories about Pacific shipments that turned up in worse shape than promised. They started CoKo to fix that, by combining what each of their shops already does well: sourcing and triage in California, final-stage inspection and finishing in Kobe.
№ 01 · COSTA MESA · CA
Le Hangar 23
Run by Elliott · Costa Mesa, California
Le Hangar 23 is one of the few US shops where pre-unit Triumphs are everyday work, not specialty work. The shop sources from estates across the dry Western states — Arizona, Nevada, Texas, California — and handles the triage, mechanical inspection, photography, and crating that prepares each bike for the Pacific crossing.
[1–2 paragraphs about Le Hangar 23: founding year, what kinds of bikes the shop is known for, what walking through the door is like.]
№ 02 · KOBE · HYOGO
Fonk Motorcycle
Run by Satoshi · Kobe, Japan
Fonk Motorcycle is known across Japan for its vintage Triumph work. Satoshi handles receiving, post-transit re-inspection, any final-stage work, the sale, and the handoff to the buyer. The Japanese-language inspection reports are written by his team.
[1–2 paragraphs about Fonk Motorcycle: founding year, Satoshi's background, the riders and customers the shop is known for.]
