Post Sale Update: This MT5A sold for the BIN of $12,500 on eBay in Webster, New York. I featured one of these a couple of months ago that had been with the seller for decades, and was impressed when it sold for $6,500. They rarely come up for sale, and I figured it was the nicest example I’d see for …
2013 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Tracker
Displayed at the Artistry in Iron show as part of Las Vegas BikeFest, this custom Sportster has approximately $6,000 of aftermarket parts on a bike that was salvaged and has about 500 miles since the work was completed.
2016 Ducati Scrambler Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom Scrambler sold for $12,305 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Marina del Rey, California. When Nathan and I went to the Quail last year, we got to enjoy a new category – one dedicated to the new Ducati Scrambler.
1975 Rockford Taka 100
Rockford Motors was the American importer for Bridgestone, but when the Japanese firm stopped selling bikes in 1971, Rockford had a bit of an issue. They made a deal with Bridgestone to take over manufacturing rights for the 3 smallest bikes – two 60cc models called the Tora and the Chibi, as well as the 100cc Taka you see in …
Zero Miles – 2003 Cannondale X440
Post Listing Update: This Cannondale did not get any action at the BIN of $4,800 on eBay. The Cannondale X440 was the swansong of Cannondale motorcycles, a subsidiary of the well-known American bicycling company. In the late 90s, Cannondale tried to move into motorsports, with an off-road bike and an ATV. Long story short, it was a disaster. $80 million …
6 of 19 – 2005 Mert Lawwill Concepts Street Tracker
In 2005, Mert Lawwill bought up 20 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL1200R motorcycles to use as the base of a limited production run of Street Trackers inspired by his XR750 flat tracker. Thanks to a bevy of custom parts (like a hand-crafted 4130 chromoly frame), Mert was able to shave off over 100 pounds from the donor Harley. Over a 5 year …
1976 Penton KTM Hare Scrambler 250
Post Sale Update: This Penton sold for $10,100 after 56 bids on eBay in La Plata, Maryland. In 1968, John Penton and KTM started their fruitful relationship when they built some prototypes that eventually became the Penton Berkshire, powered by Sachs 100cc engines. In ’73, the Penton Hare Scrambler was introduced with a new 250cc KTM engine, and the rest …
Bultaco Powered Homemade Snowmobile
I’m not entirely sure what to say about this, but when David N submitted it I knew I had to share it.
1965 Harley-Davidson Sportster XLCH
Post Sale Update: This XLCH sold for $7,400 after 13 bids on eBay in McLean, Virginia. The XLCH is one of the jewels of the Sportster model line. The CH is affectionately referred to as “Competition Hot” by some and it had a few changes from the XLH, notably a different tank and seat, as well as the removal of …
Unexpected Chopper – 2000 Ducati Monster 900
V-Twin motors are the default choice for custom choppers – but seeing one from Italy is quite the shock! Built by Leipers Fork Choppers, this custom takes the air/oil-cooled heart out of a Monster 900 (2000 was the first year for fuel injection for that model) to create “a low curvy race style sled.” This is going to be a …
Rare Project – 1972 Speedway Super Spyder
It’s tiny, but it’s packing a 125cc Sachs motor – more than enough to get in trouble. Speedway marketed this bike by saying “On the trail, leave the others looking at the tailpipe of your Super Spyder. If your bag is winning, go with the name that consistently wins — Speedway.”
1974 Rokon RT340
Post Sale Update: this Rokon sold for the opening bid of $2,600 on eBay in Greenville, Michigan. The Rokon RT340 was a rare ‘one-wheel’ drive bike featuring an automatic transmission from the company best known for making the go-anywhere Trailbreaker. Because of the transmission, you might suspect it was geared (no pun intended) towards beginners who wanted to learn in …
1912 Flying Merkel Board Track Racer
Post Listing Update: This Flying Merkel was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. If you saw the show Sons of Speed last year on Discovery, you should be familiar with Billy Lane, the owner of Choppers, Inc. As part of the series, Billy revived several board track racers – he was able to find a few engines but …
1 of 55 – 1983 Harley-Davidson FXSB Dealer Award
Post Listing Update: This Harley Dealer Award did not get any interest at the opening bid of $27,000 on eBay. I’ve only seen one of these for sale before, and it was a project. My research the last time around revealed that this was a limited run of 55 bikes built as an award for dealers for success in 1982. …
1969 Rokon Trailbreaker
Post Listing Update: This Rokon was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Rokon was founded in the early 60s with the intent of developing a “moto-tractor” that featured two wheel drive. This task was achieved with a combination of shaft, chain, and belt drives, and it enabled riders to go nearly anywhere – as long as they weren’t …