Customizing a BMW R80 police motorcycle

In Europe, the spotlight on new wave custom builders tends to fall in France, Spain and Italy. But Portugal is coming through the ranks quickly. We’ve already featured the Triumph Thruxton built by Maria Motorcycles of Lisbon, and now we have this classy BMW R80 from Ton-Up Garage of Matosinhos. “We want to bring back the spirit of motorcycles from a few years ago,” says Ton-Up’s Pedro Oliveira, “and the design that made that era so special.” And this BMW R80, one of Ton-Up’s first projects, fits the bill. It started life as a Spanish police bike from the 1980s—hence...