Mutt Motorcycles is based out of Birmingham, England, and their focus is on bringing “an exciting and fresh attitude to the small cc market at an affordable price.” While they now offer their own line of bikes in the UK, they also have a 15 year history of customizing bikes like this Kawasaki TR250.
681 Miles – 1973 Yamaha RD250
Adorned in a lovely coat of Butterfly Blue, this RD250 is impressively clean for its age.
Pantah in Portugal – 1987 Cagiva Alazzura 350 Custom
Built by Capelo’s Garage, this baby Pantah was shown at last year’s Bike Shed London show with 150 other bikes. The Alazzura is a rare platform for custom builds, even more so when you consider that this is a 350cc bike built to cope with Italian tax regulations.
Green Wing Replica – 1972 Aermacchi Sprint 250 Ala Verde
Ala Verde translates to “Green Wing” from Italian, and it was a sport variant of the Ala Azzurra. It stood out thanks to distinctive styling and a bump in power from the 250cc engine up to 16 horsepower. As a ’72, this is one of the last Ala Verdes built – and it was during the time that Aermacchi was …
First Ride – 2017 BMW RnineT Scrambler
View Post1980 Ducati Supersport
The seller has a long and quirky story about how this bike came into his possession, but the takeaway is that he ended up driving a box van down to Pasadena from San Francisco and picking up a ’63 Moto Guzzi Falcone, ’87 BMW K100, this Ducati, and a biplane project! He has enjoyed bringing this bike back to life …
2006 Bimota DB5 Mille
After years of trying to make fast track weapons, Bimota switched things around with the DB5. They started with “just” the 92 horsepower Ducati air-cooled twin and instead just built a more exclusive Italian sport bike for street enjoyment.
Flathead V8 Power – 1973 Honest Charley
Post Sale Update: This Honest Charley sold for the opening bid of $14,500. Want 8 cylinder power in a cruiser but think that Boss Hoss bikes are ostentatious and ridiculous? Check out this Honest Charley-branded bike, which features a 60 horsepower Ford flathead! Honest Charley was one of the original speed shops – older readers may remember seeing ads for …
Early Laverda – 1969 American Eagle 750S
Post Sale Update: This American Eagle sold for $10,400 after 32 bids on eBay. Laverda was introduced to the American market via two models called the 750S and the 750GT. The catch is that the bikes were not officially Laverdas – they were American Eagles, the brainchild of Jack McCormack. Jack had helped Honda and Suzuki break into the US, …
1 of 500 – 1995 Aprilia RS250 Loris Reggiani Replica
The R$250 is already a fantastic bike, but this features my favorite paint scheme of the model – the 1 of 500 examples of the Loris Reggiani replicas. Here’s #265 of the bikes built to honor the first racer who won a Grand Prix with an Aprilia.
Video Intermission – 2016 Red Bull Straight Rhythm
Lots of people seem to dislike Red Bull’s straight rhythm because it’s taken out the curves of supercross, but I love how different it is. The 2016 running was yesterday, and while I was unable to attend, I’ve still got a little bit of a recap for you courtesy of Red Bull. Plus, we’ve got a video link if you …
1982 Honda CB1100R
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this CB1100R sold for $14,500 after 16 bids on eBay. Considered to be Honda’s first homologation special, the CB1100R is a legend among Honda fans – especially those based in the US, where this bike was never officially sold. The CBR was offered in 81 (RB), 82 (RC), and 83 (RD). As a RC, …
Iron Lungs – 2015 Ducati Scrambler Custom
Built for last year’s Custom Rumble competition, this Ducati Scrambler custom (called “Iron Lungs”) is the result of a collaboration between Ducati Poland, Paweł Kozlowski, and 86 Gear Motorcycles. It doesn’t capture my interest like other entrants (say Untitled Motorcycles’ HyperScrambler), but it apparently won the social media contest of most popular entrant. From there it went on to be …
Basically One Owner – 1975 Kawasaki Z1
Until just last month, this bike had just one owner (which makes me suspect that’s it’s been flipped once or twice in the last few weeks). It’s said to be a nice survivor with patina and a document history, and it’s on offer for $2k less than the last original owner Z1 I featured.
In England – Deus Grievous Angel – Yamaha SR400
Deus calls this bike their “signature SR build“, and it’s a very pretty example of what a street tracker can look like. It’s not every day that a Deus build goes up for sale in the second hand market, so it’s always nice to see what the asking prices (and selling prices) are.