Post-Listing Update: Despite 46 bids on eBay, the Mud Dauber did not meet reserve with bidding up to $11,600. Built to “ride like a supermoto or dirt bike”, the Mud Dauber is a Sportster scrambler custom that took a year to build. For what it’s worth, dauber is defined as “a crude or inartistic painter.”
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View Post1905 Indian Camelback
Post-Listing Update: This Camelback did not meet reserve with bidding up to $55,100. Named for the ‘hump’ on the back, which is the fuel tank for the 2.25 horsepower single, the Indian Camelback was produced in various guises until 1909, when a ‘normal’ gas tank was used.
Mild ISDT Custom – 1973 Hodaka Combat Wombat
Post-Sale Update: This Combat Wombat sold for $1,201 after 35 bids on eBay. The only thing cooler than a Combat Wombat is a Combat Wombat that’s been given a mild ISDT treatment. The seller (a Bike-urious regular) has owned it for 5 years and only used it for slow trail rides. However, the gas was drained in October 2015 and …
1966 Harley-Davidson Sportster XLCH
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 electric start and the battery. Both models were introduced in 1958 – the CH was a …
Never Ridden – 2003 Cannondale E440
In the late 90s, Cannondale (you probably know them as a bicycle company) attempted to break into the powersports market with an ATV and a dirt bike. The $80 million experiment was a failure, and Cannondale had to declare bankruptcy in 2003 so they could re-focus on bicycles. By the end of the run, the dirt bike was available in …
2004 CCM Rotax 600 Flat Tracker
Post-Sale Update: This Rotax flat tracker sold for $3,960 after 27 bids on eBay. A few of you mentioned that you enjoy seeing some well-built flat trackers last week, so I’m happy to oblige with yet another Rotax-powered example from the estate of David Molitor.
H Garage Build – 1982 Honda FT500 Custom
Post-Listing Update: This Ascot custom did not get any action at the BIN of $14,500. I recently featured a Ascot custom, and frankly I thought I wouldn’t see another one for at least several months. This one’s going to the Handbuilt Show – what do you think of it?
1 of 50 – 2007 Buell XBRR
A factory-built, $30,995 racebike, the Buell XBRR was Erik Buell’s effort at taking care of privateer racers, and it was specifically designed to compete in the AMA Formula Xtreme class. This might surprise you as FX was normally for modified 600cc bikes, and the XBRR uses a 1339cc Thunderstorm V-Twin. But considering it was the first year of competition with …
1964 Mustang Trail Machine
Sold for nearly 20 years, the Mustang was developed and built in Glendale, California by Gladden Products Corporation. It started as a homebrew bike built for an employee of Gladden to commute to work during World War II – management liked it so much that they commercialized it! Most Mustangs were small, cruiser-looking minibikes but the company offered some variations …
1958 Harley-Davidson Hummer
Post Listing Update: This Hummer was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Between 1948 and 1966, Harley-Davidson produced a series of two-stroke, three-speed small displacement thumpers that were based on the DKW RT125 (blueprints were obtained as part of reparations for WWII). The Hummer was built between ’55 and ’59, but that name has somehow evolved to encompass …
1938 Indian Four Model 438
Post-Sale Update: After 46 bids on eBay, this 438 sold for $66,100. After Indian got a wake up call with the flop that was the upside-down Four, they went back to the inlet over exhaust arrangement for their Model 438, which featured completely enclosed valve gear and aluminum heads. Some consider this to be the finest, most collectible Indian ever …
Restored Mini Bike – 1970 Ruttman Wild Goose
Post-Sale Update: After 36 bids on eBay, this Ruttman sold for just $800. Based out of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Ruttman offered a variety of mini bikes called the “Uglys”, named after “the world’s ugliest little creatures all ready to unleash a whole pack of fun.” You could get a Pak Mule, Horny Toad, Vulture, Spyder, Grasshopper, or the Wild Goose …
1984 Harley-Davidson FLHX Special Edition
In 1984, Harley-Davidson released a Special Edition to close out production of the Shovelhead (though apparently there were ’85 models that were produced on contract for certain state authorities). Frankly, there’s some conflicting stories on the end of the Shovelhead run but according to Shovelhead.us, 791 white and 467 black examples were produced of the FLHX Special Edition. As you …
24 Miles – 2000 Excelsior Henderson Super X
In the early 1900s, Excelsior and Henderson were two of America’s best motorcycle manufacturers. Excelsior produced the first motorcycle to official hit 100 miles per hour, while Henderson was producing the favored bikes of America’s police officers. There’s a reason for the similarities – the companies were both bought up by Schwinn in the 1910s, and were shut down in …