underbone tuner: Honda CB110 Scrambler by Tuba Garage

By: Arnel B. Santos-Ynigo

For this week we are featuring one of the latest builds from "Tuba Garage" the breakout builders from Talisay City Cebu. "Tuba Garage" made their debut back in 2018 at the 1st Inside Racing Bikefest "Cebu Biker Builds" held at SM City Cebu.

The base bike for this Scrambler project is the Honda CB 110. Originally this motorcycle model is known as the Honda CB Twister a 110cc standard motorcycle produced by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI). This model has been discontinued in India but it was succeeded by the Honda Livo model. Currently it is known as the Honda CB 110 in Colombia and the Philippines.

The bike was built by Ronell Salvado and James "Erp" Donaire of Tube Garage. For this project they wanted to prove that you can build a Retro Classic Scrambler without busting your wallet. Tuba Garage specializes in metal fabrication, electrical, paint and chassis work. "Tuba Garage" got their name from the Coconut Palm sap wine or "Tuba" which their crew often drinks to celebrate the ending of each successful build project. Just like the amount of work and patience needed to produce Coconut Palm sap wine or "Tuba" you can expect the same work ethic from these self-taught builders every time they have a build project.

Going into the bike the whole tail end of the original chassis was modified brat style. It was then fitted with re-purposed front and rear tire fenders. To finish it off they installed aftermarket retro styled tail lights paired with low profile LED turn signal lights. The bike also features custom made leather seat (brat style). The whole bike was also custom painted starting with the gas tank, cowling with custom pearl grey. The original rear shocks together with the engine was also repainted to glossy black. "Tuba Garage" also made a custom bullet style exhaust system which is all stainless steel. The team also installed 120/90x17 OKK Dual sport tire (rear) and 110/90x17 OKK Dual sport tires (front). The bike also feature Rizoma low riser handle bars and Rizoma handle bar risers. One of the key features of the bike are the aftermarket retro hand grips paired with bar end LED turn signals. They team also installed powerful LED retro styled headlights to complete the look.