If a word is around long enough, it has a tendency to change meaning over time. Take the word “scrambler,” for instance. In recent times, factory-made scramblers often spend most (if not all) their time on the street, rather than doing a lot of off-road exploring. Although they may not ever have been hard-core off-road bikes, the concept started life as a type of dual sport machine rather than a type of styling shorthand.
Just like people, though, language changes—and words can and do shift meaning. That’s why it’s kind of fun to see something like Brick House Builds’ 1982 Honda CX500 Custom timelapse video. It’s about an hour long, but it compresses double-digit hours of both video and wrenching into a single, cohesive story. From a literal pile of parts to a completed build that BHB’s BJ takes out for a test ride at the end, viewers get to experience the entire journey from start to finish.
