In the early 70s, John Taylor of Schenectady, New York started building the Yankee Z500, an American dual-sport designed to compete with the best bikes coming out of Europe. Yankee Motor Company started by importing machines from OSSA, the Spanish off-road powerhouse, and then moved to modifying OSSA engines in their own custom frames. Eventually, they combined two OSSA 250cc …
Mule Motorcycles Street Tracker – 1984 Harley-Davidson XR1000
Post Listing Update: This Mule Harley did not meet reserve despite 79 bids up to $19,650 on eBay in Aliso Viejo, California. Richard Pollock is the man behind Mule Motorcycles, and he was called when the owner of this XR1000 had an accident and wanted to bring his Harley back to life. The XR1000 is one of Harley’s cooler bikes, …
2013 EBR 1190RS Carbon Edition
Post Listing Update: This EBR did not get any interest at the BIN of $19,000. It’s no secret that I am leading the EBR train. Erik’s brainchild, the EBR 1190RS, is the best sportbike America has to offer and I cannot wait to own one. Early models were built to meet AMA homologation requirements, and the quality is reflected both …
2015 Motus MST-R
Post Listing Update: This MST-R did not meet reserve despite 16 bids up to $15,100. Depending on who you ask, the Motus story is inspirational, depressing, or possibly a combination of both. While the company recently went out of business, you can still enjoy the insanity of the “Baby Block” motor in a package that requires your brain and your …
BMW K1200LT-Powered – 2010 Tri-Magnum
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this Tri-Magnum sold for $2,225 after 2 bids on eBay. Billed as a “high-performance three-wheeled sports car”, this Tri-Magnum made its debut on the cover of Mechanix Illustrated magazine in the early 80s. It was the creation of Robert G. Riley Enterprises, a company that offers DIY plans for multiple vehicles and claims to …
New In Crate – 1994 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883
Post Sale Update: This Sportster sold for $5,100 after 38 bids on eBay. 1994 wasn’t a noteworthy year for the Sportster, but it’s still impressive to see one in the original crate from 25 years ago!
Andy DiBrino’s Street Tracker – Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750
I haven’t had a chance to try a Street Rod for myself, but that’s partly because I haven’t encountered one I’d want to try…until today. Andy DiBrino is a two-time RSD Super Hooligan National Champion Flat Track champion who also competes in American Flat Track, AMA Motocross, and MotoAmerica – Cycle News calls him one of the most versatile riders …
Sitting Since 1990 – 1979 Harley-Davidson Sportster
Post Listing Update: This Sportster did not get any interest at the opening ask of $2,900. It could be argued that the Harley Davidson Sportster recipe is so good that it is destined to die without changing. An air cooled v-twin and carefree attitude has always been undeniably cool. Even in 1979, 20 years of R&D gave the Sportster a …
Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2019 – The RoHorn Racer
View PostRare Project – 1972 Fox Tracker
Post Sale Update: this Fox Tracker sold for $930 after 20 bids on eBay. No, it’s not the Fox you’re familiar with. This Fox was called Fox Corporation, and it was based in Janesville, Wisconsin. It was very difficult for me to find official information on this company, but I’ve seen anecdotes that they offered six different models of minibikes …
Heathkit Boonie Bike GT-18
Heathkit was founded in 1926 in Saint Joseph, Michigan as a subsidiary of the Heath Company – they sold light aircraft kits. But they didn’t hit their peak until after World War II, when they offered electronic kits such as oscilloscopes. In 1968, they got in on the mini bike craze with the GT-18, which was marketed as the “Boonie …
Thunderstorm Heads – 1997 Buell S3T Thunderbolt
View Post284 Miles – 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH Bi-Centennial Liberty Edition
In 1976, Harley released a limited run of bikes called the Liberty Edition to commemorate America’s bicentennial. Liberty Editions were built across several models – I’ve featured a similarly-prepped Super Glide before – but from what I can tell, the differences were only cosmetic with black metallic paint and special decals on the fairing and tank.
2009 Harley-Davidson Sportster XR1200
It’s no secret that Harley-Davidson has fallen on some hard times of late. Stock is down, and so are bike sales.
Street Tracker Custom – 2017 Indian Scout Sixty
The Indian FTR1200 is about to drop into dealerships, and like many motorcyclists I am dying to get the chance to ride one. There were leaked pictures and rumors of the flat track-inspired Indian all over the internet. When Indian finally released production pictures of the bike, I was blown away by the looks of the final product. Early online …