Post Sale Update: This Mystic sold for $3,701 after 6 bids on eBay. Available only in 1994 and 1995 in the US, the Mystic was a factory custom based on the BMW R100R. The changes were entirely cosmetic, but they were not insignificant. Nowadays a ‘special edition’ just means new paint – the Mystic had several restyled parts.
16 Miles – 2005 MZ 1000S
Post Listing Update: This MZ did not get any interest at the opening ask of $5,000. 4-9-18 Update: An additional two years later and this MZ is still available. The seller clarified my question about mileage in the comments below, so you can now find it with an unmet opening bid of $5,000 or a BIN of $11,000 here on …
1995 MZ Silver Star Gespann
Post Sale Update: This MZ sidecar combo sold for $5,400 after 5 bids on eBay. 4-6-18 Update: As noted in the comments below, the seller has relisted this MZ over three years later. Find it with an unmet opening bid of $5,000 here on eBay. Post-Listing Update: After being relisted, this Gespann did not meet reserve at $7,890. The MZ …
The First BMW – 1923 BMW R32
Post Listing Update: This R32 was pulled off of eBay due to “an error in the listing.” The seller of this piece of history doesn’t have much to say but he does correctly state, “I know you have [a] lot of questions”. Interested buyers are definitely going to have a lot of questions, because the R32 is the first motorcycle …
Collection of 7 Classics in Central Florida
A seller in Florida has “some vintage motorcycles for sale” and “all are in excellent running condition.” Unfortunately, that’s just about the extent of the details he or she provides, but these are 7 great bikes that you might be able to make a bundled deal on.
1994 BMW R1100RS Battle of the Legends
One of the most popular American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) race series with fans was the Battle of the Legends, a partnership with BMW that had motorcycling legends face off against each other on identically-prepped BMW bikes. It ran from 1993-1997, and in 1994 the series utilized the R1100RS sport-tourer in a pearl white. The next year would also …
First Ride – 2018 BMW G310GS
View Post1995 MZ Skorpion Sport
Post Listing Update: This MZ did not get any interest at the opening bid of $1,799. The Skorpion was an example of what an international economy can achieve – a East German manufacturer brought together Japanese motors (from Yamaha) and a British design firm to create something that worked well on paper and on the road. But MZ’s dealership network …
No Reserve Project – 1956 NSU Super Fox
Post Sale Update: This Super Fox sold for $2,900 after 47 bids on eBay. When this bike was produced, NSU was the world’s largest motorcycle producer – but the Superfox was one of their rarer models, with just 4,130 ever built. Here’s one of the few examples that made it over to the US, and it looks good!
Black Beauty – 1976 BMW R75/6
View Post2002 MZ Baghira 660
The Baghira was a dual-sport with Acerbis bodywork, WP suspension, and a Yamaha drivetrain – and those components came together to form a rare and competent mid-sized dual sport.
Expensive Test Ride – 2018 BMW G310GS
I really enjoyed my time with BMW’s entry level street bike, the G310R – click here for my review. At the launch, BMW told me that they were also going to create a baby GS with the 310 motor, and it’s finally here. There are very few bikes in the US yet (the US media launch won’t even happen for …
1956 Zundapp KS 601 EL
Post Listing Update: The new asking bid of $15,995 did not get any interest. 2-26-18 Update: Over three years later, reader Rob B has discovered that this rare Zundapp is back up for sale. The last time I featured this bike it did not meet reserve with 3 bids up to $10,400. It has since sold and the new owner …
105 Miles – 1995 MZ Silver Star Classic Gespann
The “Gespann” was MZ’s factory sidecar option for the Silver Star, and this example has just 105 miles!
In Germany – 1960 Horex Imperator 400
Horex is a German motorcycle company first established back in the early 1920’s by the son of Friedrich Kleemann, the financial manager at a preservative jar manufacturing business based in Bad Homburg, Germany. Kleemann purchased Columbus Motorenbau AG, a relatively small motor production factory and operation. Three years later Kleemann’s son, Fritz – an avid racing enthusiast – founded Horex-Fahrzeugbau …