May 14th, 2023 – Keystone, South Dakota to Keystone, South Dakota: ~150 miles
BSA Framed – 1964 Velocette MSS 500 Custom
First released in 1935, the Velocette MSS was a semi-stalwart that was built until 1968. The long production run is a little misleading, as the MSS was interrupted by World War II. The model was relaunched in 1954 with the same name but a complete redesign – it featured a MAC frame, optional bags, and sidecar mounting lugs on the …
South Dakota With Motorcycle.com – Day 2
May 13th, 2023 – Keystone, South Dakota to Keystone, South Dakota: ~150 miles Did you miss Day 1? We get settled in and the bikes get delivered. Though the bikes were very much not dry when we woke up the next morning, the rain had backed off for a bit. The priority today was for us to get familiar with …
No Reserve -1975 Honda XL350
Introduced for the 1974 model year, the XL350 was the bored-and-stroked successor to the XL250, though in certain ways it also replaced the SL350 as Honda’s mid-sized dual-sport.
South Dakota With Motorcycle.com – Day 1
A couple of months ago, I got a few text messages from Evans Brasfield and Ryan Adams over at Motorcycle.com asking if I wanted to join them as a guest tester for an adventure bike story in South Dakota. Seeing as I’m writing about this, you can probably guess how I answered…
Pichler Fairing – 1982 Honda MB5
I’ve featured a few bikes with Pichler fairings in the past, but they’ve generally been large-displacement BMWs. Today I learned that Pichler also made a full fairing for something much smaller – a Honda MB5!
Picture Intermission – Motorcycles at Monterey Car Week 2023
Bike-urious reader Larry F. reached out to me a couple of weeks ago saying that he was going to be at Monterey for the annual Car Week and he was hoping to meet up. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it up this year (I’ve actually never been, oops) but he was kind enough to share a few photos from his trip …
Banshee Powered – 1989 Yamaha Street Tracker
This week I shared a modern Yamaha in the yellow/black speedblock livery – now it’s time for an older one! This fascinating Kenny Roberts-inspired Street Tracker was built by Englishman Joe Banks as “a fusion of vintage inspiration and modern engineering”.
A Complete Package – 2006 BMW HP2 Enduro
I’ve featured several of BMW’s HP2 series here on Bike-urious (and I own a HP2 Megamoto that I adore), but I have to say that this one stands out because the seller is including a huge amount of extras as part of the package.
1960 NSU Super Max
After World War II, NSU found themselves with factories that had been destroyed. But they were able to persevere and in 1952 they released the Max, one of the most popular quarter-liter bikes of the 50s – 97,120 bikes were sold. Fast forward four years and NSU introduced the Supermax, which featured a 18 horsepower single good for a top …
Signed by Kenny Roberts – 2016 Yamaha XSR900 60th Anniversary
Over on the auction site, we’ve got a show bike used by our friends over at Motodemic. They used this to demonstrate the parts they make for Yamahas, and they’ve only put 92 miles on it since new.
152 Miles – 2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S
The first time I met Bike-urious reader Glen Irani, he let me take his Ducati Hypermotard 1100S out for a spin – I’ve been in love with the air-cooled model ever since. They’re incredibly fun to ride, which is why it’s surprising to see one with just 152 miles on it.
1984 Kawasaki KDX200
As Dirt Bike Magazine put it in their model history of the KDX200, “To this day, no one can clearly define the Kawasaki KDX200. Was it a beginner bike designed to teach wives and kids the fine art of off-road riding? Or was it a Navy SEAL of a bike built for the toughest enduros and the most grizzled riders? …
Well Modified – 2006 BMW K1200S
I’ll admit that when I first saw this bike, I didn’t click through the listing as I figured it had aftermarket bodywork after some sort of crash. But I’m glad I decided to look into it closer, as the owner of this bike since new is Jerry Finley, the owner of Pirate’s Lair, a K-bike parts specialty shop. Unfortunately, it …
1986 Honda XL600R
Honda’s XL/XR series has been the mount of choice for enduro riders for decades, and the XL600R was a popular option in the 80s – Dirt Rider magazine said it was the best in the dirt of the open class dual purpose bikes (including the Kawasaki KL600 and Yamaha XT600).