Happy Boy in the Beat: Boone and a Blue 718 Spyder at Ressler Cars & Coffee in Belgrade
Ressler Cars & Coffee moved to Belgrade: Boone grinning from the Honda Beat, a familiar blue Porsche 718 Spyder on gold wheels, and an early exit for the farmers market with Mom.
The Beat and Boone Show: How a Kei Car and a Bird Dog Stole Ressler Cars & Coffee
A 63-horsepower Honda Beat parked itself among a Porsche colony, a Demon Slayer-liveried Subaru, and a blue Caterham Super Seven at Ressler Cars & Coffee — and still got upstaged by a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon named Boone. Here's how a kei car and a bird dog stole the whole show.
Coffee, 911s and One Tiny Honda: The Vigilante 77 Send-Off
The Jackalope Drivers Club gathered at Roly-Poly Coffee Co. in Bozeman for the Vigilante 77 Rally send-off, where an eclectic mix of Porsches, rally builds, and muscle cars were unexpectedly upstaged by one tiny, bright-yellow Honda Beat.
THE UNDER-DASH CRUSADE: WE HAVE LIGHTS (FOR NOW)
The ultimate JDM maintenance cheat code. No brake lights, no cabin power, no horn—the Beat arrived looking like an absolute electrical ghost town. Here is how a quick-release steering wheel and a smartphone camera saved the day, and why I’m officially crossing my fingers that the fixes hold.
THE LOOK OF LOUD: CHOOSING THE PERFECT LIVERY FOR THE HONDA BEAT
The wrap designs are officially on the table. A 1,600-pound JDM go-kart painted in Carnival Yellow demands a loud personality. From iconic blue-and-yellow Spoon Sports splits to aggressive Mugen geometry, here are the three racing liveries battling it out for the Beat—and I need your help picking the winner.
SIZING UP THE MENACE: HOW SMALL IS THE HONDA BEAT? (SPOILER: IT DWARFS THE FIATA)
Think a Miata is small? Think again. When you park a 1991 Honda Beat next to a modern Fiat 124 Spider, the laws of automotive perspective completely break down. Here is a look at the hilarious reality of JDM kei car dimensions, and why scaling down means dialing the fun all the way up.
PINT-SIZED PANDEMONIUM: WHY THE HONDA BEAT IS THE ULTIMATE ANTI-MODERN ANTIDOTE
The ultimate anti-modern antidote has arrived. Forget heavy hybrid SUVs and numb touchscreens—this 1991 Honda Beat is a mid-engine, naturally aspirated, 8,500 rpm screaming JDM go-kart. Here is why Soichiro Honda’s final masterpiece is the most fun you can have on four wheels.

