# About

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- Published: 2026-06-09T09:59:53+00:00
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— The Workshop

# Fifty years of⏎ first kicks.

Patina Cycle Works is a two-person shop that has spent half a century returning 
vintage and classic motorcycles to the road — and the feeling — they were built 
for.

 Our story

## It started with one dead Triumph.

In 1974, Hollis bought a seized 1968 Bonneville for the price of a good dinner, 
swore at it for a winter, and brought it back to life in spring. The neighbours 
noticed. Fifty years later the philosophy has not changed: take the time, keep the
receipts, and never hand back a machine you would not ride yourself.

June came aboard in 1989 with a gift for paint and a stubborn eye for period detail.
Together they have logged six hundred restorations, and they still argue happily
about jet sizes most afternoons.

![A restored motorcycle outside the workshop](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-
1547549082-6bc09f2049ae?w=1100&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop)

 Since 1974

 What we hold to

## Four rules of the bench.

### Honesty first

If a machine is not worth the spend, we tell you. Trust outlasts any single invoice.

### Everything documented

Photographs, part numbers, and hours — a complete record of the work.

### Period-correct

We chase the right part, the right colour, and the right finish for the year.

### Patience as a method

We take few bikes at once so each gets the time the metal demands.

 Two benches

## The whole crew.

 HW

### Hollis Ward

 Founder · Engine & Frame

Fifty years deep and still the first one in. Hollis lives in the bottom end — cranks,
cases, and compression.

 JR

### June Reyes

 Partner · Paint & Detail

June owns everything you can see: colour, chrome, pinstripe, and the kind of finish
that stops people in the street.

 The long road

## A short history.

 1974

Hollis opens a one-bay shop on the east side of Portland.

 1989

June joins; the shop takes on its first full frame-off restoration.

 2003

Patina moves to the current warehouse and adds an in-house paint booth.

 Today

Two benches, one logbook per machine, and a waiting list worth the wait.

 Bring it in

## Ready when you are.

Tell us about the machine. We will give you an honest read on what it needs.

 [ Book an Assessment ](https://mobilesnowthrowerrepairs.com/569a1-contact/)