Tens of thousands of motorcycle nuts will be descending upon Birmingham, Alabama next month (October 8-11) for the Barber Vintage Festival…and I’ll be one of them! Will I see you there?
Deus Ex Machina “The Mono” – 1978 Yamaha SR500 Custom
9-12-26 Update: When I originally featured this back eight months ago, the common feedback was a high asking price at $28k. Well, now it’s done to $12k – do you think that’s reasonable now or still too high? Either way, you can find it with the new ask in Manhattan Beach, California here on Craigslist. Original Post: January 14th, 2026 …
Original Owner – 1984 Honda VF700F Interceptor
Honda’s excellent VF750 Interceptor was scaled down to 700cc in 1984 to get around the newly implemented import tariffs on large cc bikes in the United States. Honda achieved this with a shorter stroke on the crank, leaving the rest of the bike mostly untouched.
Video Intermission – The NCR New Blue
Back in 2015 I featured an incredible race bike built by NCR based on the Ducati Paul Smart called the New Blue (a tribute to the legendary Old Blue racer of Cook Neilson and Phil Schilling).
1992 Aprilia Climber 280
A cost efficient way to get into trials riding (or a really great way to have slow speed fun off-road), this Aprilia Climber features a 276cc Rotax engine.
In England – 1953 Elvish Fontan
We’re going small for this one but over on the auction site we have something I’ve never heard of before…which means I want to share it with you! Meet the Elvish Fontan, which utilizes the 48cc engine out of Ducati’s first ever motorcycle – the Cucciolo (“little puppy” in Italian).
#1 – 2018 Lightning LS-218
One of the most interesting stories in electric motorcycles in the last decade is that of Richard Hatfield and Lightning Motorcycles. I’d say they first came to national attention with the LS-218 Superbike, named after the incredible 218 mph it achieved at the Bonneville Salt Flats (and it also won Pikes Peak with Carlin Dunne, as featured in On Any …
1 of 100 – 2006 MV Agusta F4CC
View Post1952 Velocette MSS Custom
First released in 1935, the Velocette MSS was a stalwart that was built until 1968…and here’s one that’s going to upset some purists.
No Reserve – 1986 Ducati 750 F1
Over on the auction site we’ve got a nice example of a 750 F1 that’s been recently serviced and is guaranteed to find a new home!
1964 Honda CB77 Superhawk
The Honda CB77, also known as the the Super Hawk, has the glorious distinction of being Honda’s first sportbike. In certain ways, it set the template for the next 20 years of motorcycles thanks to a lovely pairing of speed and reliability. It would also lead to several future classic Hondas like the Black Bomber (CB450) and the ubiquitous CB750.
Scooby Doo In Scotland – 1978 Honda GL1000 With Gemini Sidecar
Ruh-roh! Someone in Scotland is clearly a big Scooby Doo fan and they’ve shown it with a custom-painted sidecar for their dog attached to a Gold Wing that was imported from the US.
Hercules – 1954 Moto Guzzi Ercole
9-7-26 Update: A whopping thirteen years later and Rod M. has tipped me off that this Ercole is back up for sale. It’s a little cosmetically worse for wear and it doesn’t run anymore, hopefully it just needs a carb clean/battery/fluids? Amusingly (at least to me), the seller includes a screenshot of the old Bike-urious post from over a decade …
Rare Project – 1958 Rikuo RT2
I generally try to avoid sharing projects that are this rough but Rikuos are too cool and too rare for me to ignore. During the Great Depression, Harley-Davidson was on the verge of bankruptcy – partially due to the 1921 Safeguarding of Industries act which imposed a 33.3% tariff on American products like Harleys that were threatening UK manufacturers. Because …
Rare Import – 1985 Suzuki RM500F
1985 was the final year of the Suzuki RM500, and Suzuki decided not to export it to the US for that year.