Starting with a Kawasaki Versys 650, this seller has created a hell of a gravel road runner. There isn’t much here that identifies this as a Kawi.
1 of 524 – 1995 Bimota BB1 Supermono
Bimota’s first BMW-powered motorcycle, the BB1 Supermono was also the first Bimota to be powered by a single-cylinder motor. In total, 524 were sold – 376 as the Supermono you see here in red/grey and another 148 Supermono Bipostos in dark blue.
Guess That Bike – BBC Documentary Edition
Contributor Tim Huber just sent me a link to a BBC Documentary about Japanese bullet trains. Great, you say, but what does that have to do about motorcycles? Turns out that Richard Hammond (the host of the program) uses a motorcycle/sidecar combination to demonstrate centrifugal forces and how that can lead to train accidents (specifically the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment …
1976 Montesa Cota 348
Montesa developed a prototype of the Cota 348 to compete in the 1975 Scottish Six Days Trial, and Malcolm Rathmell rode it to a second place finish. Rathmell was an accomplished trials rider who won the World Championship in 1974 and the British Trials Championship 6 times in a 10 year period, and the 348 was developed with him as …
Born Free Best British – 1961 Triumph Bonneville by Choppahead Kustoms
Post Listing Update: Despite 72(!) bids up to $19,700, this custom Bonnie did not meet reserve. Built by Choppahead Kustoms in East Freetown, Massachusetts, this custom Triumph is called “The Hail Mary” and it recently won Best British at Born Free. In addition, it was shown at the Brooklyn Invitation and it was the cover bike for the August 2017 …
Snow Track – 2002 Suzuki GSX-R 600 Custom
Filed under “Who thought this was a good idea?” this Suzuki GSX-R 600 has been customized with the front end from a Yamaha YZ490 and the rear track from a Yamaha Phazer snowmobile.
Contest Intermission – Vote in the Bike EXIF Photo Contest!
A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to submit your best photos to the BikeEXIF x Velomacchi x REV’IT photo contest. The submissions have been collected and the judges (led by Gregor Halenda) have picked their 10 favorite photos in both the Privateer and Professional categories. Now it’s up to you to determine the winner.
Who’s Riding LA-Barstow-Vegas?
This Friday, the 34th annual LA-Barstow-Vegas ride will kick off. Spurgeon’s driving over from Philadelphia to join me and Nathan again, and this time he’s bringing his friend Steve Kamrad. Thankfully, we’re leaving the sidecars with Ural this year and we’re all going to be on our own bikes – Steve and Spurgeon will be on Triumph Tiger 800s, while …
Titled in the US – 1984 Yamaha RZV500R
Post Sale Update: After 2 bids on eBay, this sold for $19,000. However, it was relisted and then sold again for a BIN of $17,999. When Kenny Roberts won a World Championship with the YZR500 OW70, Yamaha decided to honor the occasion with the world’s first production bike equipped with a 2-stroke V4 motor. Meet the RZV500R, which was never …
Bike Review – 2017 Kawasaki Versys-X 300
View Post2000 Moto Guzzi Quota 1100ES
Post Listing Update: This Quota was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Moto Guzzi took their well-known 1,064cc twin and threw it in an ADV package to compete against BMW’s GS bikes. The result was as you’d expect – too heavy and under-suspended for serious off-road work, but very capable as a sport-tourer that could also play on …
Gift Intermission – MotoGP Racing Together 1949–2016 Book
MotoGP is opening pre-orders for a history book going back to 1949. The emphasis is on the last 25 years of racing so that Dorna can pat itself on the back, but it seems that this bike combines beautiful photos with analysis of 5-year segments by journalists including Paul Carruthers and Matthew Miles and technical features from Kevin Cameron. If …
Rare Trike Project – 1973 Alsport Tri-Sport
Based out of Norwalk, Ohio, Alsport Incorporated produced a trike called the Tri-Sport. It was available in multiple displacements ranging from 30 to 340 cubic centimeters. Here’s a 290cc version (the motor was also used in Kohler snowmobiles) that’s going to need some work after it was pulled from a barn.
Ex-Toni Elias Superbike – 2016 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Factory Yoshimura Racer
View PostNo Reserve – 1986 Honda Elite 150 Deluxe
Post Sale Update: This Elite 150 sold for $1,751 after 23 bids on eBay. I don’t normally feature scooters, but you’ll understand why I have to share this with you once you take a look at how nice this Elite is.