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 …
XR650R Custom – 2013 Deus “Boodaak”
Back in 2013/2014, Deus’ Michael “Woolie” Woolaway built a pair of café’d Honda super singles, with the project fittingly dubbed, the “Sibling Rivalry”. Named “Dakdaak” — which was powered by a CRF450X mill — and “Boodaak” — propelled by an HRC Johnny Campbell-spec XR650R engine with oversized valves and a Carrillo rod — the road-legal thumpers’ monikers were derived from …
Project with Race History – 1972 Harley-Davidson XR750
Post Sale Update: This XR750 sold for $18,000 after 8 bids on eBay. Offered with no reserve, this XR750 was raced throughout the 70s and 80s by Mike Boyes, who then sold it to Yoshi of Garage Company. It was then sold to Mike Cheiky, then to New York City Motorcycles, and now it’s with someone in Venice, California who’s …
RSD Custom For LynZ Pastrana – 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster
Post Listing Update: This custom Sportster did not get any interest at the BIN of $13,500. Roland Sands originally built this particular Harley-based tracker for LynZ Pastrana, wife of MX legend Travis Pastrana. Sands started the build with a 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL1200C that was stripped down and mechanically overhauled before going on to receive an RSD Vintage Softtail tank …
Plated – 1999 ATK 600DT
In a 1998 advertisement, ATK called the 600DT the only “factory-built dirt tracker”. They said it was race-ready thanks to a Rotax motor, their in-house frame, Brembo brakes, WP suspension, Talon hubs, SuperTrapp exhaust, and plenty more quality components.
Power-Dyne Vehicles – 1975 PDV Gringo 250
Post Listing Update: This custom RT did not get any interest at the opening bid of $3,500 on eBay. 4-9-2019 Update: 7 months later, the seller has ditched the $11k BIN and is now trying to see what he or she can get with an opening bid set at $3,500 (and the reserve not yet met). Is that low enough …
Restored – 1941 Harley Davidson FL Knucklehead
Post Listing Update: This HD did not get any interest at the BIN of $75,000 on eBay. Harley-Davidson is the most successful American motorcycle manufacturer in the history of motorcycling, but there’s so much more to the story than just that statement. They have been close to shutting their doors on numerous occasions since selling their first bike in 1903. …