Honda CB Fours have become so popular in the modern custom scene, we’ve almost forgotten what a big deal they were back in the day. Which is a shame; the CB750 is widely considered to be the first UJM and the first ‘superbike,’ and even has a place in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.…
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Even though we’re total moto-nuts, we appreciate fine automobiles too. The lads from Portugal’s Ton-Up Garage are kindred spirits: self-confessed petrol heads who love anything with an engine. That love shows through with their newest release, a low and lean Triumph Bonneville called ‘HotRod.’ “It’s our interpretation of the crazy years between the 30s and…
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On the list of Italian classics we’d love to own, the Moto Guzzi Le Mans ranks high. We’ll even forgive the questionable mid-80s plastics of the Le Mans 1000 model, just for the chance to hear its exhaust howling along a mountain road. The boys at Ton-Up Garage feel the same way, and have delivered…
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A ‘scrambler‘ used to be a motorcycle purposed for off-roading. But these days, people use the word to describe anything with knobby tires, a bench seat and wide bars. Ton Up Garage can throw the term around with confidence. These ‘MX EVO’ Bonneville scramblers are a breath of fresh air—proper throwbacks to the days when…
Read more »If current trends are anything to go by, Honda thumpers might soon surpass the mighty CB-series as the platform of choice for…
Read more »As classic BMWs go, the “slash-5s” are pretty sought after. They’re packed with little styling details that eventually fell away on later…
Read more »The Kawasaki Z1 was mad, bad and dangerous to know. So in the mid-90s, Kawasaki decided to revive the legend and create…
Read more »Portugal’s Ton-Up Garage has a knack of building practical, stylish customs that work beautifully as daily riders. Their latest build is this…
Read more »There must be something in the water (or the gasolina) on the Iberian Peninsula. The custom motorcycle scene in Spain is booming,…
Read more »It’s not a good time to be a bike builder in Portugal at the moment: The country is finding it much harder…
Read more »In Europe, the spotlight on new wave custom builders tends to fall in France, Spain and Italy. But Portugal is coming through…
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