Post Sale Update: After 38 bids on eBay, this Dispatch Tow sold for $40,000. According to The Iron Redskin, the Indian Dispatch Tow was built to fix a problem that a Packard dealership was having near the Indian plant. The dealer wanted a way to deliver customer cars without requiring an additional employee with a car to go alongside. While …
Leaning Hack – 1981 Equalean Sidecar
A few days ago I featured the Flexit, a sidecar designed to lean with the bike. Its’ main competitor? The Equalean.
Needs Some Work – 1928 Harley Davidson Peashooter
Harley-Davidson released the Peashooter to compete in the 350cc class of AMA racing, and it was clearly designed with one purpose – because you didn’t get a clutch, transmission, or even brakes!
3 Overpriced Harleys
A seller in Oregon has 3 truly interesting Harleys…but no one’s going to say that they’re bargains!
Rare Trials Project – 1983 Can-Am CMT 310
View PostMini Chopper – 1970 Bonanza CR500
This insane idea by Bonanza took a Hodaka Ace engine and threw into a mini chopper frame, presumably creating the world’s greatest wheelie machine for little riders.
2015 Indian Scout Customs
Shaun Ruddy of Chop Deville has built two customs based on the Indian Scout. Are they improvements or would you rather have the stock bike?
1981 Can-Am MX-6B
The Can-Am MX line was once an impressive series of motorcycles – in 1974 they swept the podium at the 250cc AMA National Championship. But over time they struggled to keep up with the Japanese, famously leading to the MX-3 “Black Widow” and eventually on to the MX-6 before things fell apart and Bombardier moved production to England. So it’s …
Parascooter – 1944 Cushman Model 53
Post-Sale Update: This Model 53 sold for $7,631. The Cushman Model 53 is probably as cool as a scooter gets. 4,734 of these bikes were produced to serve the US in World War II. These bare-bones scoots were intended to primarily be messenger bikes, helping to increase the mobility of troops and assist in communications. Their diminutive size was supposed …
Radial Engine Prototype – 2011 JRL Cycles Lucky 7
Post Listing Update: this JRL build did not meet reserve with 10 bids up to $45,000. JRL Cycles built a production run of 4 REMs – Radial Engine Motorcycles. This one was the prototype.
Check Out the Indian Scout Sixty!
View Post1917 Harley-Davidson Model J with Sidecar
This beautifully restored Harley sidecar is claimed to run and drive perfect, and it looks fantastic. The Model J introduced a lot of first for Harley. In 1915 it got what was advertised as the “most powerful motorcycle light system” available, a new electrical system that incorporated the headlight, taillight, horn, and ignition with a generator. 1917 was the first …
1 of 2,001 – 2001 Indian Centennial Chief
View Post1946 Cushman Package Kar
Amusingly called “the original Can Am Spyder” by the seller, the Cushman Package Kar has one wheel in the back and two wheels in the front. Most examples were sold with a storage box in between the front wheels, though you could order a box-less version if you wanted to customized it for a specific purpose.
1920 Briggs & Stratton Scooter
In 1919, Briggs & Stratton acquired the patent and manufacturing rights for the Smith Motor Wheel. What they learned from that engine led to development of the ubiquitous Briggs & Stratton motors seen in lawnmowers and all kinds of small equipment, but before that the company used the motor wheel to power vehicles like this (restored) scooter, which won the …