If you’re on Royal Enfield’s email list, this bike should look familiar. Back in late 2016/early 2017, R-E partnered with Sean Skinner of MotoRelic and Sasha Valentine of Cafe Racer XXX to crowdsource a Continental GT build. Over a four-month period they had the public vote on features like the style and color – the final request was a ‘white …
“V5 Sport” – 1981 Moto Guzzi V50 III Custom
Post Listing Update: This “V5” did not meet reserve despite 12 bids up to $2,520. When Moto Guzzi first released the V50 in the late 70s, they were met with a tepid response from an American market that preferred bigger bikes and expected smaller bikes to be cheaper. Not many were sold, but this example is truly a 1-of-1 as …
1975 BMW R75/6 Cafe Racer
Post Listing Update: This /6 did not get any interest at the opening ask of $3,750. Offered by Classic Motorcycle Consignments, this slash 6 has been “customized by its owner to run a bit truer, a bit quicker, and a bit smoother.”
Union Motorcycles Build – 1993 Ducati 900SS Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom Ducati sold for $19,100 after 42 bids on eBay. Built at the beginning of the decade by Union Motorcycles (remember that they’re currently raffling off a lovely custom 60s Ducati 250), this custom 900SS was featured on several websites like Pipeburn before a collector in Carlsbad (who has owned some legends like a Cagiva 500 …
OEM Snipe – 2015 Yamaha SR400 Custom
Yamaha’s SR400 (and 500) has played donor to many a custom over decades of production, thanks largely to a relatively straightforward platform to modify. Its uncomplicated design however hasn’t stopped a few shops from going all out and poring staggering amounts of resources into the Japanese air-cooled single-powered scoot. One great example of this is the Capelo’s Garage build I …
Stretched and Raked – 1969 Honda CT90 Custom
“Stretched and raked” are normally terms used to describe choppers, but this unexpected custom started as a Trail 90!
Blood Diamond – 1946 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Chopper
Post Sale Update: Blood Diamond sold for $24,100 after 54 bids on eBay. Built by Ryan Grossman of Vintage Dreams, this Knucklehead chopper is called “Blood Diamond”. It started as a numbers matching 1946 EL and it’s been transformed into an interesting custom.
$25 Raffle – 1966 Ducati 250 Custom by Union Motorcycle Classics
Built by Union Motorcycle Classics, this beautiful Ducati has been donated to REACTS Ministries, a charity that operates ministries in Southeast Asia and provides education, shelter, and food for children who could not otherwise have access to those necessities. Here’s your change to help someone less fortunate than yourself…and possibly win a hell of a custom Italian.
Ending Soon – 1975 Moto Guzzi 850T Custom
Post Listing Update: This custom Guzzi did not meet reserve despite 11 bids up to $6,500. Created by Joe Walano (aka The Guzzi Doctor), this 850T was “built from the crankshaft out.” Thanks to extensive engine work, the motor now displaces 977 cc and it produces 95 horsepower at the crank. that with a fuel tank from Scottish firm Tank …
American As F**k – Nitro/Turbo-Charged NASCAR Show Piece
For a time, NASCAR was experiencing rapid growth, attracting legions of new fans and deep-pocketed corporate sponsors. Though it was a far cry from the sport’s humble roots, the well-funded association was once poised to become more popular than football (according to early 2000’s projections), and as races drew larger crowds and received better TV ratings, more and more corporate …
Not Electric – 2010 Zero Engineering Type 5
Zero Engineering was founded in Japan in 1992 but they established a US subsidiary in Vegas and started selling some of their limited production choppers to Americans starting in 2008. They currently offer four models, and the “Type 5” is one of their “more simplistic” bikes: a Gooseneck rigid frame wraps around a S&S Evo motor and a 5-speed Rivera …
Chemical Candy Build – 1976 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Chopper
Post Listing Update: Despite 50 bids up to $18,200, this Chemical Candy Build did not meet reserve. Chemical Candy Customs is probably best known for the custom paint jobs of Scott Hoepker, but today we’re looking at a complete bike he put together with a couple of friends. Of course, he laid down the Murano Green paint for it!
Ending Soon – 2016 Bandit9 Ava
Post Sale Update: This Ava sold for $5,358 after 54 bids on eBay. 3-3-18 Update: After being relisted, this Bandit9 Ava got up to just $1,025. Three month slater, it’s being offered by a different seller who is now selling it with no reserve, so maybe a new owner will be snapping this up for cheap. Find it in Phoenix, …
Gary Nixon Tribute – 2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Custom
Post Listing Update: This custom Ninja did not get any interest at the BIN of $6,500. Built by Bexton Moto (I’ve featured their work in the past), this Ninja 300 has been created as an homage to Gary Nixon’s H2 that he campaigned in the FIM Formula 750 Series. Do you think it works?
Dustbin Fairing – Moto Guzzi 750 Custom
Commissioned by Barry Weiss and customized by Pro Italia (with an amazing fairing from Evan Wilcox), this bike started as a modern Moto Guzzi V7. It’s inspired by the dustbin racers of the 50s and it’s a visual delight.