The Ton-Up

The Ton-Up The Ton-Up is a motorcycle & music festival featuring vintage and custom motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds.

The Ypsilanti Ton Up is a free all ages annual motorcycle and music festival that takes place every summer in Depot Town, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The event is put on by a local non-profit organization in order to enrich the local community with a fun even that also raises awareness for local motorcycle culture, while also helping local charities. The term “ton-up” emerged in postwar Britain’s motorcy

cle culture, especially among the rockers, a youth subculture that idolized speed, rebellion, and rock ’n’ roll. To “do the ton” meant to ride at 100 mph or more, a feat that was daring at the time since most road bikes of the 1950s weren’t built to handle such velocity. Machines like the Triumph Bonneville, BSA Gold Star, and Norton Dominator became famous for their ability to push past that symbolic mark.

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10/12/2025

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A ton-up girl fixing her Triumph, 1950s.

The term “ton-up” emerged in postwar Britain’s motorcycle culture, especially among the rockers, a youth subculture that idolized speed, rebellion, and rock ’n’ roll.

To “do the ton” meant to ride at 100 mph or more, a feat that was daring at the time since most road bikes of the 1950s weren’t built to handle such velocity. Machines like the Triumph Bonneville, BSA Gold Star, and Norton Dominator became famous for their ability to push past that symbolic mark.

08/19/2025

Here's the highlight reel containing just a tiny bit of all the fun we had at the 15th Annual Ton-Up Ypsi - Motorcycle & Music Festival @ Corner Brewery this year on August 10, 2025. Check it out and tag yourself, or if you weren't there, see what you missed!
Thank you to Better Planet Media for their video work and putting this clip together!

Merch store is live! If you couldn’t make the show but want to snag a shirt+sticker, click the link in our bio to https:...
08/11/2025

Merch store is live! If you couldn’t make the show but want to snag a shirt+sticker, click the link in our bio to https://the-ton-up.square.site

Note: Very limited availability on prior years’ apparel.

Rev it up for this year’s winners! Shout out to for making 12 custom welded and pinstriped trophies!
08/10/2025

Rev it up for this year’s winners! Shout out to for making 12 custom welded and pinstriped trophies!

Join us for an epic day of motorcycles, live music, and ice-cold brews! 12-7pm
08/10/2025

Join us for an epic day of motorcycles, live music, and ice-cold brews! 12-7pm

Sun is rising on another beautiful Ton-Up. Come on down!
08/10/2025

Sun is rising on another beautiful Ton-Up. Come on down!

Enter the bike show and win one of 12 custom welded and pinstriped trophies!
08/10/2025

Enter the bike show and win one of 12 custom welded and pinstriped trophies!

08/08/2025
This weekend at Arbor Brewing Company!
08/05/2025

This weekend at Arbor Brewing Company!

08/02/2025

Bat Hearse will be headlining this year's 15th Annual Ton Up Ypsi Motorcycle & Music Festival @ Corner Brewery in just a few days on Sunday, August 10, 2025. The band's timeless and wild rock and roll is sure to thrill, with its style that combines the best elements of The Cramps, B-52s, and Iggy Pop (see the comments for more details). Don't miss out on The Ton-Up's excellent musical lineup this year, which also includes the punk bluegrass party band Black Jake & the Carnies, the psychedelic power pop of ZZvava, and the twangy rock and roll of Cowgirl. And of course, DJ Del Villarreal will be spinning the grooviest tunes between bands all day long.
Get your motor runnin' to the 15th Annual Ton-Up Ypsi - Motorcycle & Music Festival @ Corner Brewery

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Ypsilanti, MI
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