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One Off – 2015 KTM 550 SX “Factory Edition”

In Austria, Off-Road by AbhiLeave a Comment

Post Sale Update: After 63 bids on eBay, this awesome KTM custom sold for $10,400. KTM offers 250 and 450 versions of the SX Factory Edition, but Jeff Moffet of Oregon Motorcycle Adventures KTM decided to go crazy and somehow shoved a 1994 KTM 550MXC engine into a lightweight 250 Factory Edition frame. 70 insane two stroke horses in a …

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1981 Yamaha SR500 with Sidecar

In 3 Wheels, Japan by AbhiLeave a Comment

First – I feel obligated to remind you that this bike sort of lives on as the new SR400. But if you’re looking for the OG (and you like having a third wheel), check out this ’81 with a Velorex 562 sidecar. This example has 12,000 miles and is claimed to run great. The seller built the rig when his …

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1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport

In Italy, Sport by AbhiLeave a Comment

Post Listing Update: This V7 Sport did not meet reserve despite 18 bids up to $12,099. My favorite Guzzi in my favorite paint scheme – this bike can’t go wrong! Built specifically by Lino Tonti to honor Guzzi’s racing legacy, the V7 Sport is considered by some to be the prettiest production cafe to come out of any factory.

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Video Intermission – Carl Reese at MAX BMW

In Intermissions by AbhiLeave a Comment

You may have heard of Carl Reese in the last few weeks – he’s made some waves recently for setting a record by riding from Los Angeles to New York City in less than 39 hours (on a BMW K1600GT). On Saturday, he gave a presentation at MAX BMW, and thankfully the dealer recorded it so you can now watch …

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Bitsa BMW – 1970 BMW R90

In Germany, Touring by AbhiLeave a Comment

The seller of this BMW calls it a R90/5 – which was not an official model from the BMW factory. He has bestowed that name on this bike because it has a R90/6 engine transplanted into the R60/5 frame. That’s just one of many modifications that makes this bike a ‘bitsa’.

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2 Miles – 1958 Capriolo TV 75

In Italy, Small Displacement by AbhiLeave a Comment

Capriolo started producing motorcycles in 1948 in a small town in Northern Italy. They lasted until 1964, at which point Laverda bought them up. Though the company is not well known anymore, this TV 75cc was a high-quality runabout powered by a four-stroke, overhead cam engine with a high compression ratio with Aprilia electrics to round things up.

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Ending Soon – 2007 BMW R1200S

In Germany, Sport by AbhiLeave a Comment

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 announced, BMW didn’t even offer factory luggage as an option, though that …