Are you an automotive engine expert? Maybe you’ll know what’s going on here, because I sure don’t. What we’ve apparently got is a “custom built 156 cubic inch Vee-Four Chevy” motor in a “Harley type” chassis. I’ve featured a couple example of the SuperVee (front two cylinders from a SBC Chevy 350) before, but this is even odder.
1935 Indian Dispatch Tow
Post Sale Update: This Dispatch sold for $32,500 after 22 bids on Bring a Trailer. According to The Iron Redskin, the Indian Dispatch Tow was built to fix a problem that a Packard dealership was having near the Indian plant. The dealer wanted a way to deliver customer cars without requiring an additional employee with a car to go alongside. …
9 Miles – 2000 Buell X1 Lightning Millennium
Post Sale Update: This X1 sold for the BIN of $4,495. Presumably named after its year of release, the Buell X1 Lightning Millennium was a limited production run (800 bikes) that was all about silver aesthetics. 400 were sold in the US, 375 were sold in Europe, and I have no idea where the other 25 went. A typical example …
“American” MXer – 1974 Indian MT100
Decades before Polaris Industries acquired Indian Motorcycle, the manufacturer traded hands numerous times, giving rise to a number of very…non-Indian Indians. For a time Brockhouse Engineering sold rebadged and slightly modified Royal Enfields under the Indian name. The company was later sold off again, this time to AMC, which proceeded to sell rebadged AJS and Matchless bikes as Indians, though …
Baby Sidecar Crosser – 1995 Rokon Scout
The history of the Rokon Company is riddled with rumors and falsehoods involving a particularly clever gas station attendant and a few hunting trips to Kenya that never actually happened. In a nutshell, the real story is that the original machine was invented by one Charlie Fehn in Southern California. Fehn’s bike, dubbed the Trail-Breaker, boasted two particularly nifty features, …
RSD X Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede – Indian Scout Sixty Custom
7-11-18 Update: Two months later, Tim Huber notes that this bike is back up for sale with a ~50% discount. Find it here on Craigslist in Sacramento, California for $18,000 (down from the original ask of $35,000). Built by Roland Sands, this was the very bike he used to compete at the Hooligan Race at the 2017 Buffalo Chip. It …
Severe Cycles Build – Harley-Powered Board Tracker Tribute
I love customs that are built with a spare-no-expense type approach, and this Harley board tracker build is an awesome example of such. Built by Florida-based bagger and chopper specialist Severe Cycles Inc, this professional-grade build blends high-end, modern V-twin technology with visual themes from nearly a century ago.
2018 Alta Redshift EX
Last month, Alta announced that they were updating the dual-sport Redshift EX model with the new EXR. To clear out space for the new model, Alta recently started offering $3,500 factory rebates on the 2018 EX. If you’ve ever been curious about what it’s like to own an electric bike, this is probably the sign you’ve been waiting for.
Fascinating Motor – Meirson/Harley-Powered Speedway Build
View Post15 Miles – 1983 Harley-Davidson XR1000
Post Listing Update: This XR did not meet reserve despite 33 bids up to $17,900 on eBay. I’ve featured a couple of low mile XR1000s over the years, but nothing comes close to this 15-mile bike. This is the nicest example I’ve seen for sale. Ignoring the pristine condition, I like the theory of the XR1000, which was to have …
TROG Racer Ending Soon – 1941 Indian Scout Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom Scout sold for $13,600 after 20 bids on eBay. At one point, this Indian Scout was “semi-stock-correct civilian dress” when the seller ran it at the AMCA Allegheny Mountain Chapter National Road Run in 2014, but then it was “bobbed, stroked to 46 cu. in. with Bonneville cams, broken in approx. 500 miles, then run …
596 Miles – 1971 Harley-Davidson Sprint SX350
By the time Harley-Davidson introduced the Aermacchi-built SX, it was already outdated from a performance standpoint. They took the SS street bike, gussied it up with a few parts to make it a street scrambler, and the SX was born. Like most of the street scramblers of the day, it had off-road pretensions without real off-road performance. Despite all that, …
American SuperSport – 2009 Fischer MRX 650
At the dawn of the new millennium, sport bikes were incredibly popular in the US. Sales were booming and steadily on the rise, though there was a noticeable lack of sport bikes from American marques. Sure, Buell was around (as was Brammo, if that counts), but sales were aplenty and there was more than enough money to go around. So …
First Year Shovel – Restored 1966 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide
Post Listing Update: This FLH was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Named Elvis, this FLH is claimed to have been restored without any reproduction parts – either NOS replacements or just good old fashioned refurbishment of the originals. I don’t care what you call this bike, I just know that you’re going to look stylish with the …
1947 Salsbury Imperial Rocket
The Great Depression era shook up countless industries, creating a need for low-cost, high-efficiency products. So when E. Foster Salsbury reportedly saw Amelia Earhart romping around a California airport on a small motorized two wheeler, he recognized the potential of a cheap, reliable means of transportation. This prompted Salsbury to co-develop the Salsbury Aero Model Motor Glide in 1936 — …