The Simson Schwalbe (German for Swallow) was a moped built between 1964 and 1986. They were never officially imported to the US, but here’s one that just crossed the ocean.
Bike-urious does the Baja 1000 – Part 5
Well, we’ve had our bikes for a couple of months…so it’s time to start racing.
1969 Honda CB750 Hill Climber
For a variety of reasons, the Honda CB750 is a popular base for customs – though I don’t see many hillclimbers based on the CB. Here’s one that was apparently turned into a racer right off the showroom floor.
1942 Excelsior Villiers Welbike
Post-Listing Update: This Welbike got no action at the opening bid of $11,000. At the request of the British government, Excelsior developed the Welbike, a tiny single seater that was designed to be dropped into combat situations via parachute-equipped containers, then unpacked and moving on the road within 11 seconds.
SYSK – Ye Olde Cycle Shoppe
Here’s SYSK (Shop You Should Know), a series where I tell you about a motorcycle-related store that riders should know more about. For example, here’s my last SYSK – Northeast Sportscar out in Brooklyn, New York. Today we’re going to look at a passion project that has turned into the largest online library of vintage motorcycle road tests – Ye …
Needs Some Work – 1970 Hercules K125BW
BW stands for Bundeswehr, or Germany’s armed forces, so you can probably guess what this Hercules was designed for!
Video Intermission – Norton Commando Transformer
View PostAuction Recap – Bonhams Las Vegas 2016
View PostVideo Intermission – Why Punch The Helmet?
This weekend was the opening of this year’s Monster Energy Supercross season, and the racing in Angel Stadium in Anaheim yielded one of the weirder highlights you’ll probably see from the SX season. I’m not going to cast any judgment about what brought about why punches were thrown – but why punch the lid?
Tall Trike – 1960 Harley-Davidson Servicar Custom
Post Sale Update: After 37 bids on eBay, this Servicar custom sold for $20,400. Based on a HD Servicar, this custom was built ‘in the style of Ed Roth’s trike body’.
Meet JR!
Recently, I reached out to see if any of you were interested in contributing to Bike-urious so we could increase the breadth and depth of featured bikes. I was ecstatic to see how many readers answered the call, and over the next few weeks you’ll be meeting some of them. Let’s meet another new contributor, JR! JR was one of …
1 of 250 – 2015 MV Agusta F4 RC
View Post3 Classic Mopeds
A seller in Los Angeles is letting go of three oddball mopeds – two run, but the third isn’t producing a spark.
1970 Speedway Silver Shadow
Post Listing Update: This Silver Shadow did not meet reserve despite 26 bids up to $7,500. I’m not a huge fan of minibikes, but this is one of the most collectible of them all. Don’t believe me? Well, bidding is already up to $7,300 with plenty of time to go in this auction. I’ve seen one or two non-definitive mentions …
Guess That Engine
You guys are too good at these ‘Guess That Bike’ posts, so I’m going to try and make them harder – let’s see how that goes.