I normally wouldn’t have much interest in a 16-year-old electric scooter but someone clever has used this Vectrix VX-1 as the base for a wood-bodied Art Deco-inspired custom.
In Japan – 1983 Laverda RGS 1000 Custom
The Laverda RGS 1000 is one of the last versions of the big triple, which tamed the “peaky” Jota engine, isolated the rider from vibrations with rubber mounts from the engine, and added the half-fairing. It was a true sport tourer, best on fast roads with long sweepers, taking you from city to city in style and with ease. This …
2001 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport
An evolution of the incredible V7 Sport, this Moto Guzzi V11 Sport was a heavy (546 pounds wet weight) bruiser of a sportbike that was distinctive and rare.
Guess That Bike Revealed – Rear Set Edition
Congrats to RoHorn, who was the first to guess that this rear set belongs to a Honda RC213V-S!
Guess That Bike – Rear Set Edition
It’s been a bit since we’ve done a Guess That Bike post here on Bike-urious, so let’s change that! You guys and gals are good at this so it’s tough for me to find something that’s not too difficult but also not something that will be solved within 5 seconds. Hopefully this one strikes the right balance…
Daytona BOTT Winner – 1995 Ducati 900SS
Ed Milich (the man behind Ducpower and Guzzipower) is offering up an “old Willow Springs bike from the 90’s with lots of unobtanium parts” that won the BOTT race at Daytona in 2010.
1980 Kawasaki Z1R
The Kawasaki Z1R was the brainchild of Wayne Moulton, known as the “Father of the Japanese Cruiser.” His belief was that a solid motorcycle could be moderately tweaked to form four versions, one of which is a sport-tourer. So he took the KZ1000 and turned it into this! The first year of production was 1978, and all the bikes were …
1:3 Scale Model – Bimota DB1
Well, you’re not going to be able to ride this one, but I still think it’s pretty cool! A company in Italy called Linea Moto is making a run of 100 display models of the famous Bimota DB1.
“NorStar” – 2004 Norton Manx Frame with BSA Goldstar Engine
We’ve shared all kinds of hybrids with fun names here on Bike-urious beyond the usual “Triton” – Norvin (Norton frame, Vincent motor), Esquire (Norton frame, Ariel Square Four motor), a Narley (Norton/Harley) and even a Burton (Norton/Buell). But here’s a first on these pages – a combination of a Norton frame and BSA Gold Star engine called the NorStar.
1953 AJS Model 20
When Triumph introduced the Speed Twin in 1938, every other English manufacturer knew they had to offer two-cylinder motors of their own. AJS was the last of the major Brit builders to join the party (that pesky World War got in the way) when they released the Model 20 (and its Matchless twin, the G9) ten years later. Designed by …
2023 Moto Morini Seiemmezzo STR
Moto Morini is back in the US! They’re starting with a lineup of three bikes – a scrambler, an adventure tourer, and this one – a naked street bike called the Seiemmezzo (Italian for “six and a half” as it’s got a 649cc engine) STR.
400 Engine – 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250
Over at Iconic we’ve featured all kinds of top-tier and expensive machinery, but to me this little sleeper is one of the most interesting motorcycles we’ve ever featured. This is a Kawasaki Ninja 250 which had a blown motor and was replaced with the drivetrain from a new-ish Ninja 400!
2002 Ducati 998 Custom
Built by Johnny Nguyen of Upcycle Garage in Huntington Beach, California, this Ducati 998 has obviously been highly customized – what do you think about it?
Join Me – Motorcycles by Moonlight at Barber
In a couple of weeks I’m finally going to the Barber Vintage Festival for the first time! One of the highlights of the weekend is Barber’s sold annual fundraiser – they call it Motorcycles by Moonlight and it’s on Friday, October 6th. No pressure, but that’s my birthday…so I hope you’ll be there!
1973 Yankee Z500
Post Sale Update: This Yankee Z500 sold for $5,000 after 26 bids on eBay. In the early 70s, John Taylor of Schenectady, New York started building the Yankee Z500, an American dual-sport designed to compete with the best bikes coming out of Europe. Yankee Motor Company started by importing machines from OSSA, the Spanish off-road powerhouse, and then moved to …