I just featured a Mk1 LeMans that ended up selling for $16,099 – here’s one in yellow that you can get for a similar price without waiting for an auction to end.
1998 Laverda Ghost Strike 668
Talk about a fantastic name for a motorcycle. The Laverda Ghost Strike is one of the many variants the Italian firm pushed out in the late 90s that were powered by either the 650 or 668cc parallel twins. Laverda actually offered a Ghost and a Strike as separate models, the former a trellis-framed naked bike, the latter a perimeter-framed naked. …
Ducati Collection in New York
View Post“Patina Monster” – 1971 Moto Guzzi Ambassador
For 3 decades, this motorcycle sat with just 850 miles on the odometer in a shed that didn’t have any walls. The seller cleaned the bike up and then used it as a daily rider – it now has 6,200 miles. This is a not a bike you buy to restore, this is a bike that you enjoy the “patina …
1966 Moto Guzzi Stornello
One of the last four-stroke singles that Guzzi ever built, the Stornello (which translates to Starling) was produced in many varying models, all of which were powered by a 124cc engine. The Scrambler was specifically designed for the US market, and came with off-road styling, chunky tires, upswept exhaust, and lower gearing.
1986 Moto Guzzi LeMans 1000
Post Listing Update: This LeMans did not meet reserve with bidding up to $4,017.09. The ’86 Moto Guzzi LeMans 1000 was one of five generations of the LeMans – it’s also the most ‘dangerous’ one as it’s the generation where Guzzi retrofitted a 16″ front rim instead of the usual 18″ in a quest to improve handling – except they …
1977 Moto Guzzi 850 LeMans
Post-Sale Update: After 40 bids on eBay, this Moto Guzzi 850 LeMans sold for $16,099. Arguably the successor to the V7 Sport, the Moto Guzzi 850 LeMans was named after the famous race in France. Guzzi took a modified version of the 850T engine and wrapped it in interesting styling that has led to it becoming a cult classic.
In New Zealand – 1994 Bimota DB2J Junior
A baby brother to the DB2 (of which just 408 units were built), the Bimota DB2 Junior was nearly identical except for three major changes: a single front disc (dual discs were optional), a narrower rear wheel, and…a 400cc, 49 horsepower engine. The Junior was built solely for the Japanese market because that company had tax regulations that greatly favored …
1995 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100
Producer of big bikes with lovely, torquey V-Twin engines, Guzzi is best known for cruisers and standard bikes. But the Moto Guzzi Sport 1100 was a beautiful deviation from the norm.
Ex-Military – 1955 Moto Guzzi Airone
Produced for nearly two decades, the Moto Guzzi Airone (translates to Heron) featured a 250cc engine in varying forms like a Sport model and this military variant. The external flywheel was affectionately known as the “salami slicer” and it helped keep the dimensions of the engine case minimal.
Vintage Benelli Parts Collection
Are you a Benelli restorer? Want to try to get into the vintage parts game? Looking for a reason for your wife to kick you out of the house? Here’s a ‘basement full’ of vintage Benelli parts – all of which are NOS. Find this collection of parts here on Craigslist for $10,000 in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. This bike-uriousity brought …
1985 Moto Morini 350 K2
Normally, a 350 from Morini makes people think of the 3 1/2, but the Italian firm released the Moto Morini 350 K2 a decade later.
1988 Ducati Paso
Released in 1986 and named after racer Renzo Pasolini, the Ducati Paso was a bike created from odd beginnings. Built during the tumultuous years when Ducati was owned by Cagiva, this bike was designed to compete with the up and coming Japanese superbikes of the time. Designed by the famous Massimo Tamburini, this bike is as enveloped in plastic as …
1997 Bimota Mantra DB3
The Bimota Mantra, to put it bluntly, is probably the ugliest motorcycle to come out of the Rimini company’s doors. With that said, I love that they took a chance – you may never see a bike that looks like this again.
1966 Moto Guzzi Lodola
Intorduced in 1956, the Moto Guzzi Lodola was Carlo Guzzi’s last design – unfortunately I can’t say I’m a big fan of the aesthetics. The bike started with a 175cc engine but by 1959 the “Gran Turismo” version was introduced with a 235cc engine that put out 11 horsepower, enough to get the Lodola up to 70 miles per hour. …