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Restored Flathead – 1949 Harley-Davidson WL

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Post Listing Update: Despite 45 bids on eBay, bidding only got up to $16,155. Not sure why it was so low, but that was clearly not enough to meet reserve. In ’37, Harley-Davidson introduced their “W” family of motorcycles, which got a 45 ci engine and a recirculating oil system. The WL was the high compression version (the base W …

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Stored for 30+ Years – 1974 Kawasaki Z1A

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The Z1 has typically been in the shadow of Honda’s CB750 – Kawi thought it was going to be first to market with a four cylinder 750cc sport bike and were unpleasantly surprised. Kawi decided that they would have to bump up displacement to 903cc before releasing it to the public. This example is in impressively original condition as it …

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Built in India – 2014 Royal Enfield 350 Custom

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Post Sale Update: This Royal Enfield custom sold for $3,300. The military doesn’t mention it in their recruitment campaigns, but apparently one of the perks of the job is your ability to commission custom builds from all over the world. That’s how the seller of this bike ended up getting Bull City Customs of New Delhi, India to build him …

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1992 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7RR K2

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If you’re not a big Japanese sportbike fan, this may just look like a standard middleweight Ninja. But the “K” models (built between 91-92) were homologation specials built so that Kawasaki could go racing in AMA Superbike. 500 example were built, 142 of which were exported to the US with an asking price that was nearly twice what Kawasaki charged …

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POS – 1993 Yamaha Seca II Custom

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6-15-16 Update: Reader Matthew J. found this bike back up for sale here on Craigslist in Excelsior, Minnesota for $3,500. Post-Sale Update: This “POS” sold for $1,850 and after 41 bids on eBay. Adorned with “POS” on the tank, this is an interesting custom “dirt fighter” based on a Yamaha Seca II.

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2007 BMW R1200S

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Post Sale Update: This R1200S sold for the BIN price of $8,750. When it was released, the R1200S was BMW’s sportiest-ever take on the boxer engine. Whereas the R11S was almost a 50/50 balance of sport and touring, the R12S was marketed much more towards the former with slogans like “born in heaven, raised in hell”. When it was first …