The Harley Davidson XR750 is a legend in dirt-track racing, the winningest bike in AMA racing history. It’s also well known for being the bike of choice of the quintessential stunt rider, Evel Knievel. Knievel used the bike from 1970 to 1977 – Harley Davidson stopped sponsoring the daredevil after he was convicted of assaulting someone. The XR750 still gets …
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!
In Australia – MV Agusta Monoalbero
In 1952, Cecil Sandford won the 125cc World Championship on a MV Agusta – the first of the firm’s 37 titles. The next year, MV released the Monoalbero (single cam), designed to be a privateer racer you could get straight from the factory.
In Germany – Ex-Dakar Speedbrain BMW G450X
Did you look at the trick G450X from a couple of days ago and think “that’s cool, but I want something more serious”? Well, here’s the bike for you – a BMW G450X that Speedbrain campaigned in the 2014 Dakar Rally!
2 Honda CB95Rs
The CB95R isn’t a particularly popular bike, but this seller has two examples that have been ‘race restored’ (but not started so they’ll need fluids and tuning of the carbs) and bumped up to 155cc.
Visual Replica – Gilera 125 Racer Lookalike
11-27 Update: This Gilera is back up for sale with bidding up to $1,000 and the reserve not yet met here on eBay. Post-Listing Update: This Gilera did not meet reserve with bidding up to $3,050. “Most likely” based on a late 60s Gilera 124 5V, this rolling piece of art was built/restored by Kent Riches of Air-Tech, known for …
In Germany – 1973 BMW Gus Kuhn Endurance Racer
After an illustrious career in motorcycle competition, Gus Kuhn founded Gus Kuhn Motors in London. What started as a workshop evolved into a dealership that truly made a name for itself by customizing Norton Commandos and eventually BMWs as well. This bike is claimed to be a Kuhn Motors-prepped endurance racer that’s currently ready to race thanks to a recent …
Built in ’88 – 1963 Seeley MK II G50
Post Listing Update: After 3 bids on eBay, this Seeley got up to $16,600 but that wasn’t enough to meet reserve. After AMC went out of business in ’63, Colin Seeley bought all the tooling and spares. He then took the famed Golden Eagle and built custom frames to create Seeley G50 specials.
Ice Racer – 1966 BSA 650
This BSA 650 has been turned into an ice racer thanks to a Trackmaster frame, Sun rims, Supertrapp exhaust, and fresh ice tires and studs.
Fox Replica – 1977 Suzuki RM125
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It’s not the most PC of terms, but this bike is known as the “Triple Cripple” – named after the fact that it’s a Gixxer 600 that’s been converted into a 450cc triple!
1957 Harley-Davidson KR750
The successor to the WR and the last of Harley’s side-valve racers, the KR750 was built between ’52 and ’68. A race bike that you could buy straight from the dealer and then tweak to your needs, the KR might have been relatively low-tech even for the time, but it won the AMA Grand National Championship series 12 out of …
RoadRace Factory – 4 Yamaha R6
RoadRace Factory is offering 4 of their Yamaha R6s – 2 of which are built to Daytona Sportbike spec and the other two of which are built to MotoAmerica Supersport spec.