A Honda 650 for Africa: Ton-Up Garage's Muxima

If current trends are anything to go by, Honda thumpers might soon surpass the mighty CB-series as the platform of choice for custom builders. And why not? They're torquey, nimble and unbreakable—and in the right hands can both look good and be practical. Which is exactly why Portugal's Ton-Up Garage picked one for their latest project. But rather than using the popular NX650 'Dominator', they opted for a 2005 FMX650—a supermotard based on the same platform. Ton-Up's client lives in the former Portuguese colony of Angola, and needed something to tackle both city streets and backcountry dirt tracks. And he...