The Harley-Davidson XR1000 was a street-oriented evolution of the legendary XR750. Less than 1,800 were built, only 177 of which were in the orange and black paint scheme that this example wears.
Plated Street Tracker – 1999 ATK 605
ATK made quite a name for themselves by being an American version of Bimota for enduros – taking a well-proven engine and then making an exotic frame to get everything out of the powerplant. In this case, they took a venerable 600cc Rotax and then turned it into one of the best handling bikes of the day.
Custom Harley Rat Bike
Here’s a crazy custom of a rat bike built with a Redneck Engineering frame around a Buell XB9S engine. There’s a lot of bare metal and a custom seat, but the really interesting things are a fuel tank made out of two air compressor tanks and an oil tank made out of a fire extinguisher. What do you think?
Drill, Baby, Drill – DPX Drill-Powered Pit Bike
An aluminum mini bike with a thumb throttle and twin disc brakes, this DPX pit bike is powered by…a cordless drill.
1 of 50 – CMC Evel Knievel Signature Series
What’s Evel Knievel’s signature worth to you? Any chance it’s $37,000?
PBR Drift Trike
Get ready for the most majestic motorcycle I’ve ever featured. Reader Jim R. simply said “Only in NC” when he submitted this find, which seems quite apt.
Sitting Since ’87 – 1942 Indian Chout
No, it’s not a typo – the “Chout” is what you get when you stuff a Chief engine into a Scout frame. Guess it sounds better than “Schief”?
McQueen Owned – 1915 Cyclone Board Track Racer
When it comes to the most expensive motorcycles that have sold at auction, there’s only one list you can trust – The Vintagent’s. If you poke around there, you’ll see that the #1 spot is taken by a Cyclone Board Track Racer. That’s why a whole bunch of people are waiting to see what the selling price will be for …
Formula 750 Racer – 1977 Hadley-Dresda-Honda CB750
Designed by architect Harlan Hadley, this bike was a collaboration between some impressive motorcyclists to compete in AHRMA Formula 750 racing. Mitch Boehm covered this bike for Motorcyclist magazine (if you have a few moments, you should definitely read that article) after Hadley merged some high-spec components with a Dresda frame. The highlights? 82 horsepower at the rear wheel, 50 …
2008 Vanquish V8
As if the Boss Hoss wasn’t crazy enough. Frankly, when I hear “Vanquish V8” I think of the gorgeous Aston Martin: Apparently it also refers to a batshit crazy motorcycle that puts down 550 horsepower thanks to a 427ci V-Brodix V-8. If you’ve been following Bike-urious for a while, you’ll know this isn’t my usual cup of tea. But still, …
Start Your Own MSF – 30 Buell Blasts
The Buell Blast was a foray into beginner bikes by Buell/Harley – as such they were often used in motorcycle instruction programs like the MSF. It seems that one school has moved on from their fleet of Blasts, so now you can snag a 30 rack of Buells and…start your own MSF?
No Reserve – 1971 Hodaka Super Rat
This Hodaka Super Rat is one of the many dirt-oriented trailies Hodaka created in the 60s and 70s, featuring some of the best names in the business, like Dirt Squirt, Road Toad, and my absolute favorite – the Combat Wombat. I was going to say that the last option would be a great band name, but it seems an “Australian …
1973 Penton Six Day
Post-Sale Update: After 30 bids on eBay, this Penton sold for $3,176. The Penton Six Day was a very important motorcycle – it was the start of the commercial relationship between John Penton and KTM.
Eye Watering Price – 2011 FIST Enterprises Biometric Bike
Post-Listing Update: As you probably expected, this bike got no action at the BIN of $125k. Built in 2011 by Paul Jr. Designs, this custom cruiser was commissioned by FIST (Fingerprint Identification Systems Technology) for an episode of American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior as a showcase of their technology that replaces the ignition of a bike with a fingerprint scanner.
Jeff Wright Build – 1990 Harley FXR Custom
Post-Listing Update: This Church of Choppers FXR was relisted several times, eventually with bidding getting up to $14,100 but the reserve still was not met. Built by Jeff Wright of Church of Choppers, this incredible FXR was featured at the 2014 Brooklyn Invitational.