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…
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If current trends are anything to go by, Honda thumpers might soon surpass the mighty CB-series as the platform of choice for…
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As classic BMWs go, the “slash-5s” are pretty sought after. They’re packed with little styling details that eventually fell away on later…
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The Kawasaki Z1 was mad, bad and dangerous to know. So in the mid-90s, Kawasaki decided to revive the legend and create…
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Portugal’s Ton-Up Garage has a knack of building practical, stylish customs that work beautifully as daily riders. Their latest build is this…
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There must be something in the water (or the gasolina) on the Iberian Peninsula. The custom motorcycle scene in Spain is booming,…
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It’s not a good time to be a bike builder in Portugal at the moment: The country is finding it much harder…
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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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