“I didn’t think of Evel Knievel as a daredevil, I thought of him as a superhero.” – Johnny Knoxville, producer of Being Evel, a recently released documentary. Check out the trailer: As Knoxville puts it at the end, “It’s just fast, faster, and disaster!”
1948 Moto Guzzi Super Alce
Italian for ‘Moose’, the Alce was a Moto Guzzi built for the Italian Army between ’39 and ’45. This was a reliable mount that was eventually replaced by the Superalce (ha, Super Moose) and complemented by the Trialce, a three-wheeler. The Super Alce was produced between ’46 and’57. Apparently only 35 examples are known to exist in the US.
1987 Moto Guzzi SPII 1000 Custom
From the factory, the SPII 1000 was a visually bulky bike. This custom has shed a lot of the weight -the question now is if you think it looks good as a big cafe racer.
Reminder – OddBike Meetup This Saturday
Just a reminder – this Saturday night I’m getting together with Jason of OddBike, Alicia of MotoLady, and hopefully…you!
Guess That Bike – British Edition
View PostNo Excuses – 1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport
Post Listing Update: this V7 did not get any action at the opening bid of $12,500. Here’s a V7 Sport that’s been beautifully restored – the seller says he ‘can say with confidence that this 1973 V7 Sport is as correct as the day it left Mandelo.’
Icon TiFighter – 2003 Ducati 1000DS
View PostMOTO PGH – 1997 Ducati 904 Cafe Racer
Starting with a Ducati 900SS, MOTO PGH out of Pittsburgh has created what they call a Supreme Cafe Racer.
Honda Powered – 2000 Harris Magnum 5
View Post1 of 300 – Ducati Supersport 900FE
The Ducati 900FE, otherwise known as the Final Edition of the Supersports, marked the end of the carb’d big-twin Ducatis. A one year run of just 300 bikes in the US (800 worldwide), it’s a polarizing bike – it’s either one of the prettiest bikes Ducati ever made that’s full of character, or another one of countless special editions that …
Text Intermission – Geoff Drake
Formerly an editor for VeloNews and Bicycling magazines, Geoff Drake has been published in plenty of national magazines. He’s clearly a talented writer and it’s worth a moment of your time to check out some of his pieces.
$1,500 – 1989 Honda VTR250
The Honda VTR250 was only sold in the US for three years. Despite the simple nature – a liquid cooled 250cc engine with a six-speed transmission and an inboard front disc, it’s become quite the cult bike for fans of small-displacement motors.
2004 BMW R1150R Rockster Edition 80
The BMW Rockster was an interesting variant on their naked bike of the time, the R1150R. The Rockster was BMW’s take on a streetfighter of sorts, made by pulling together the headlight from a R1150GS, gauges from the R1100S, and throwing them onto the R1150R with a distinctive paint job.
1969 Suzuki AS50
In Suzuki’s marketing copy for this bike, they said ‘It looks [like] a GP racer because it was designed that way.’ You can be the judge of that, but it was capable of 60 miles per hour while returning 114 miles per gallon thanks to the 5 horsepower 49cc rotary valve two stroke engine.