Continuing the recent theme of oddball snow machines, today we’ve got a Chrysler Snorunner. This has an interesting history – though some people disagree on the actual story. My favorite version is that Chrysler built them for the Army, which was looking for light weight snow transport that could carry a soldier for 30 miles. It wasn’t capable of handling …
1958 Cushman Highlander Model 721
Post Listing Update: This Highlander did not meet reserve with 9 bids up to $2,550.11 on eBay in Ormond Beach, Florida. In 1958, Cushman created the Model 721 variant of the Highlander with an open frame in the rear. They made it for just three months before covering the back half in fiberglass bodywork. Here’s one of those rare open …
Rare Project – 1972 Snow Job Snow Bike Kit
Post Sale Update: after being relisted, this Snow Job sold for $604 after 7 bids on eBay in Vernon-Rockville, Connecticut. In the early 70s, a company called Advanced Recreation Equipment Corporation (AREC) of Mountain View, California raised money from KPCB to build kits that would allow In the early 70s, a company called Advanced Recreation Equipment Corporation (AREC) of Mountain …
Ending Soon – 1973 Harley-Davidson Z90
Post Listing Update: This Z90 did not meet reserve with 15 bids up to $2,650 on eBay in Park Ridge, Illinois. Built between 1973 and 1975, the Z90 was one of a series of small Harleys built by Aermacchi in the 70s. The bike may actually be best known as the ride of Kelly Leak (played by Jackie Earle Haley) …
1934 Harley-Davidson VLD
Post Sale Update: This VLD sold for $28,600 after 19 bids on eBay in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. When the stock market crashed in ’29, most American motorcycle manufacturing firms went out of business. H-D, of course, was one of the few that survived. With only a little bit of money to play with (thanks to Harley’s bottoming out of sales in …
No Reserve – 2004 Anthony Gobert Leathers
Post Sale Update: These leathers sold for $3,600 including buyer’s fee on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. Over on the auction site, we were just given a collection of leathers by Kevin Erion – he asked us to auction them all off with no reserve!
1959 Harley-Davidson FLH
Post Listing Update: This FLH was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. With a healthy 90,170 miles on the odometer, this FLH impresses as it’s mechanically original with all matching numbers as well as the 6V electrical system and Linkert carb.
1981 Harley-Davidson FXB Sturgis
Post Sale Update: This FXB sold for $11,700 after 44 bids on eBay in Monticello, Wisconsin. The FXB Sturgis is probably best known as a limited production model built to honor the legendary annual rally, but it may actually be notable for another reason – the “B” in FXB. That denoted the use of a belt drive, as this was …
1965 Harley-Davidson Scat
Post Sale Update: This Scat sold for $5,100 after 14 bids on eBay in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. An evolution of the Harley-Davidson Pacer, the Scat was a dual-sport variant differentiated with some bolt on parts and some truly distinctive style. Look at that rear fender!
Race History – 2001 Harley-Davidson XR750
Post Listing Update: This XR750 did not meet reserve with 38 bids up to $20,000 on eBay in Miami, Florida. Things aren’t going so well for Harley-Davidson nowadays, so let’s take a trip back in time to when Harley was a dominant force in racing – specifically in flat track. The model celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, and every …
Salt Flat Racer – 1972 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom
Built to compete at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the Special Construction, Partially Streamlined class in 2014 (which was rained out), this Ironhead Sportster is called “Silver Fox.”
1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Police Bike
Post Listing Update: This FLH Police Bike was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. For 1969, Willie G. Davidson debuted a new touring screen for the Electra Glide that would become part of its popular face for years. Just a few months later, H-D would become part of AMF. Here’s a lovely ex-Police hack from those days. Factory …
Restored With No Reserve – 1948 Cushman Road King
Post Sale Update: This Road King sold for $4,950 after 34 bids on eBay in Mentor, Ohio. Introduced in 1946, the Road King was internally known as the Model 54 in Cushman’s lineup. It was very similar to the Pacemaker, though it earned its “King” title with an upgraded 2-speed transmission.
“Narley” – 2013 Harley-Davidson Cafe Racer
Narley (or Norley) is the affectionate nickname assigned to Harley V-Twin motors shoved into Norton Featherbed frames – here’s an interesting one built with aftermarket versions of both the engine and the frame in 2013 by Absolute Engineering out of Goleta, California. What do you think of the final product?
Jet Bike – 2018 MTT 420RR
Post Listing Update: This MTT did not get any action at the BIN of $245,000. When it was released, the Y2K MTT took the Guinness World Records for most powerful production motorcycle and most expensive production motorcycle. It featured 320 horsepower, 425 pound feet of torque, 227 mile per hour top speed, and one of the greatest startup sounds ever. …