Post-Listing Update: This Black Shadow was pulled off of eBay with bidding up to $112,100, final sale price unknown. I just featured a Black Shadow that sold for $75,000, but this one is already up to 6 figures and it hasn’t met the reserve yet. That’s steep, but this has just 1,008 miles and is claimed to run as new …
Bike-urious does the Baja 1000 – Part 4
View PostLimited Edition – 2015 Ural Dark Force
Yesterday’s post about the Jawa clearly went overboard with the Star Wars references. Ural has also gone overboard, thanks to a limited edition model called the Dark Force. Just 25 units are on offer, though it doesn’t look to be much more than a standard Ural hack with fancy paint…and a lightsaber.
New Year’s Resolution – Ride with Josh Herrin!
Live in Georgia? Want to ring in the New Year the right way? Then you need to attend Herrin Compound’s season opener, which will be free to everyone!
Wookiee Approved – 1954 Jawa Perak
Warning: My girlfriend is a giant Star Wars fan (she took me to see the new one this weekend), and she was delighted to learn that there used to be a motorcycle manufacturer called Jawa. She then started ripping off Star Wars/Motorcycling wordplay off so fast I couldn’t keep up…so I just wrote up some basics and had her edit …
90th Anniversary – 2012 Moto Guzzi California 90
After a long production run, the California 1100 was given a final send off by Moto Guzzi – a limited edition called the California 90, named for the 90th anniversary of MG (and coincidentally the 40th anniversary of the California model). This one has 6 miles and is claimed to basically be brand new.
Picture Intermission – British National Motorcycle Museum
Motorcycle-USA just featured a fun little photo album of the Brit bikes exhibited at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, England. Come check it out!
12 Miles Barn Find – 1974 MZ TS150
View PostHalf-Price Demo Bike – 2014 EBR 1190RX
Obviously, EBR has come and gone (though hopefully Bruce Belfer will be bringing it back, yet again). Before EBR went out of business, they created an excellent superbike called the 1190RX, and here’s one that you can get for a song.
Auction Preview – Mecum Las Vegas 2016
View PostAerostich Holiday Gift Guides
If you’re like me, you’ve waited until it’s way too late to buy some gifts for your loved ones/frenemies in this holiday season. If you’re scrambling for something for a motorcyclist, then you should take a look at what Aerostich is offering.
Pulsetjet Powered – 2015 Robert Maddox Custom
Post Listing Update: This bike was relisted multiple times on eBay with the BIN eventually dropping to $4,500, but that wasn’t enough to attract a buyer. A pulsejet engine is named for the fact that the combustion happens in pulses. They’re not a particularly popular powerplant (how’s that for alliteration), but Robert Maddox has established himself as a leader in …
Turbo Power – 1999 Kawasaki ZRX1100
The Kawasaki ZRX1100 was a great example of a power cruiser – Cycle World called it the best Standard bike of ’99. 11 years later they called it one of their best used bikes thanks to 96 horsepower (good for a 0-60mph sprint in 2.9 seconds), comfortable ergonomics, and 80s Superbike looks. This one keeps the ergos and good looks, …
Interview – Sam Roberts, Ujeni Motors
Sam Roberts is the man behind Ujeni Motors, a custom/restoration shop based out of Santa Cruz, California. I had the good fortune of stumbling into him at the recent Long Beach International Motorcycle Show, and I knew I should hit him with the usual questions to share his story.
“Lightly Raced” – 1980 Harley Davidson XR750
The Harley Davidson XR750 is a legend in dirt-track racing, the winningest bike in AMA racing history. It’s also well known for being the bike of choice of the quintessential stunt rider, Evel Knievel. Knievel used the bike from 1970 to 1977 – Harley Davidson stopped sponsoring the daredevil after he was convicted of assaulting someone. The XR750 still gets …