Post Sale Update: This BSA sold for $5,668 after 26 bids on eBay. Some Beezer fans consider the Firebird Scrambler to be the best bike that BSA made, which might make sense considering it was the last new design they created before they went out of business in 1973. It wasn’t as popular as the Gold Star but by this …
Ending Soon – 1948 Douglas MK3 Project
Post Sale Update: After 21 bids on eBay, this Douglas sold for $4,301. 3-5-2018 Update: Looks like the sale in November did not go through as this Douglas is back up for sale by the new owner. The listing now calls it a 1949 model (instead of the ’48 as originally described) but it otherwise seems to be the same. …
2000 Triumph Daytona 955i
Post Listing Update: This Daytona was pulled off of eBay due to “an error in the listing.” Introduced in 1997, Triumph’s Daytona 955i started as the poorly named 595. The original name came from a combination of the engine series name: “T5” and the 955cc displacement. As you’re probably thinking, that is very stupid because the average rider thought this …
1 of 805 – 1996 Triumph Daytona Super III
Post Sale Update: This Super III sold for a lowered BIN of $3,000. 2-27-18 Update: Over a year later, this Super III has been relisted. The seller has apparently just copied my listing description from last time, updated the VIN to include a missing number (SMT372DD0TJ035851), installed a new battery, and increased the BIN to $3,500. This time around he …
Trackmaster Framed – 1974 Triumph Street Tracker
Post Listing Update: This Triumph was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Originally a dirt track racer, this Triumph was made street legal after the current owner acquired it in 2003. The seller says it’s the “star of his collection” and “the epitome of everything I love about a motorcycle.”
ESO Powered – Cheney Vintage MX Project
I’ve featured a few Cheney-framed off-roaders before, but this project may have the most interesting motor out of all of them. One of the legends of off-road frame design, Eric Cheney started as one of Britain’s best MX riders. Unfortunately, he picked up a blood infection while racing in Algeria and it became so bad that he had to stop …
#20 of 50 in England – 2015 Norton Domiracer
In 2015, the reborn Norton introduced a new model (even if it looks very similar to the 961). Called the Domiracer, it was a modern homage to the factory race bikes of the same name from the 60s, when Norton converted some Dominators into racers. The Domiracer had some tweaks to the motor which led to an additional 3 horsepower …
1952 Vincent Comet Series C
Post Sale Update: sold for $24,200 after 14 bids on eBay In 1934, Phil Vincent debuted a new OHV motor that would go on to power multiple models built by the famous brand that bore his name. At first, the 499cc single was utilized in the Meteor and the Comet. Over the years the company would focus on the famous …
Electric Trike – 1963 Harding Motor Chair
Based out of Bath, England, RA Harding was one of the premier manufacturer of “invalid carriages.” They also developed some trikes with a variety of power options – hand-propelled, gasoline, or what we see here today: electric.
1970 Triumph T100C Bobber
Post Listing Update: This custom Triumph did not get any interest at the opening ask of $4,500. Offered by a Bike-urious reader, this Triumph was acquired as a chopper build that had been sitting in a woodshed for 32 years. He rescued it with a “frame-up restoration” 3 years ago, and in the process he turned it into a bobber.
1955 BSA B33
Post Sale Update: This B33 sold for $6,750 after 20 bids on eBay. Introduced in 1947, the B33 gets very little glory compared to BSA’s performance bikes like the Gold Star, but this is what got many Brits around for many years – production ended in 1960. The B33 was a sales success because it was reliable, and they’re still …
American Style in Britain – 1971 Norton Commando Hi-Rider
When “Easy Rider” exponentially increased the popularity of choppers around the world, it was inevitable that certain businesses would try to ride the way. What was surprising was that one of those companies was Norton, who created the “Hi-Rider” variant of the Commando to counteract the popularity of big Japanese motorcycles like the Honda CB750. It looked silly – in …
The Antithesis of Practical – The Story of a Norton Love Affair
View PostEx-Drag Racer – 1947 Ariel Red Hunter
Post Sale Update: This Ariel sold for $4,550 after 18 bids on eBay. The seller does such a good job telling the story of this bike that I almost feel silly trying to summarize it. In his words: In January of 1947 George Boskoff, a 20 year old gearhead from the South Bay area of Los Angeles, purchased this very …
Brit Speedway Racer – 1928 Douglas SW5
Douglas Motorcycles was a British marque founded in 1907 by brothers William and Edwin Douglas. The Bristol-based outfit was probably best known for its horizontally opposed twins, though it also had a reputation for producing some solid race machines and even dabbled in automobile manufacturing for a decade or so, resulting in the “Cyclecar”. Eventually a myriad of factors would …