Ironwood says goodbye to older bikes with their last carb’d custom. We’ve also rounded up another fresh Triumph from Tamarit, a Zero with handcrafted bodywork, KTM’s new 450 Rally Replica, and a modern homage to the Ducati 750 Sport.

Honda GL500 by Ironwood Custom Motorcycles Arjan van den Boom is no stranger to these pages. He?s been making custom bikes since 2012 and has been rather prolific, to say the least. What might come as a surprise, is that you’re looking at the last carbureted bike that Arjan?s Amsterdam workshop, Ironwood Custom Motorcycles, will ever produce.
For older motorcycles, Arjan has partnered with Wyld Garage Co. in Arizona, who are producing bikes of his original style to order. But Ironwood is moving away from its BMW boxer roots, and towards modern ICE and electric motorcycles.
Arjan’s based his last ‘vintage’ build on a bike I am quite familiar with: the Honda GL500. I began my motorcycling career with the GL’s poor brother, the CX500. I modified my old CX too, but I certainly didn?t go to the extent that Ironwood has.
Up front, they’ve grafted on a Ducati Monster 1200 front end, complete with radially-mounted Brembo brakes. An LED headlight is cleverly attached to the forks, in front of a Honda CB750F fuel tank. The long and wide tank looks to have been a perfect choice, as it ends neatly where the new rear subframe begins.

Speaking of, the ugly OEM subframe is where most CX/GL-based bu...