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I know this has been around since April ’05, but just in case you missed it… check out the Honda Helix / Fusion body kit that let’s you kick-it Akira style. Click here to view some more pix.

Akira Scooter Mod : Gizmodo: “Brad Douglas has all the details after the jump. It looks like there is, in fact, a kit.

I just thought you’d like a little more info about that story. According to the ITMedia article, it’s based off of the Honda Fusion (http://www.honda.co.jp/motor-lineup/fusion/index.html). There’s two (well, three) types for sale. A new Fusion, pre-modded will run you around Y1,155,000 (US$9572.75) (that’s in “Fighting Red” color). One that is painted to look more like the real (?) thing is called Kaneda Red and that will run you Y1,470,000. If you already have a Fusion and you just want the body kit, the bolt-on kit will run you Y630,000 (US$5221.50).

This is all put together by Saitaniya, a custom parts maker out of Osaka. They’ve been working on this for over a year, trying to get a kit that would be easy to put together and also not cost an arm and a leg. They say that if you can change your own muffler, then you can assemble the kit.

The other thing is that they haven’t gotten any kind of OK from Kodansha, the publisher than owns the rights to AKIRA. According to a guy from the custom parts maker, “We haven’t spoken to anyone from Kodansha. If you look closely, you can tell, but this isn’t the “Kaneda Special”. It’s nothing more than a custom parts to make your Fusion look “Akira-esque” If we get the OK from Kodansha, we plan to get more detailed and that’s what we’re currently working towards.””

There are better / more substantial models out there though go here and you can also see a cool Akira inspired scooter that is…. sweeeeeet. Now THAT’S puttin’ yer best foot forward… ick… sorry.