One of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made (as well as one described by Bike-urious readers as a torture rack if you don’t maintain the right posture), the Ducati Paul Smart was a limited edition built in homage to the 750 SuperSport and 750 Imola Desmo racer that Paul Smart won Imola with.
1974 Ducati 750 Sport
11-5-15 Update: This bike has been up on eBay a few times (with bidding never getting above $25k, but this time the bidding is up to $17,100 with the lowest BIN I’ve seen from this seller at $36,999 here on eBay. As if the 750 Sport wasn’t cool enough, this example comes with a GT conversion kit – seat, tank, …
Roland Sands Custom – 2007 Aprilia SVX 550 Road Racer
Remember the Super Single race series I’ve mentioned before when featuring bikes like this Yamaha or this Kawasaki? You may remember that Roland Sands Design built those prototypes. Aprilia apparently thought they could do it better with their supermoto, so they commissioned RSD to build a similar prototype with their SVX 450. According to the seller of this bike, RSD …
1950s Moto Beta XTR
Just like that, this XTR is gone – unclear if it sold or if it was pulled off the market. Americans may know Beta because we can occasionally get some of their cool enduros out here. But 50 years ago, they sold a complete range of smaller dual-sports and street bikes, like this 100cc XTR scrambler.
In Croatia – 1971 Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone Racer
You’ve got to love race bikes that started off as unexpected platforms. A military-spec “New Falcon” is a good start.
2004 TM Black Dream
10-29 Update: This rarity is back up for sale – looks like the seller will either have to lower the price or get lucky and find the rare buyer who’s been specifically looking for a Black Dream. If you’re that buyer, find this bike for sale here on Craigslist for $9,500 in Torrance, California. 1-8-2015 Update: This TM Black Dream …
1966 Moto Morini Corsaro 125
One of the many 125cc bikes produced by Italy in the 60s, the Corsaro was available in a Sport (Veloce) as well as a scrambler variant.
1 of 100 – 2006 MV Agusta F4CC
View PostFrom Benelli – 1968 Wards Riverside 250
Post-Listing Update: This Benelli was pulled from eBay, final sale price unknown. Between ’59 and ’69, Montgomery Ward sold Benelli motorcycles under the ‘Wards Riverside’ name. If you bought one, you’d get the bike delivered in a crate, and then have to assemble it yourself. Here’s an example of the 250cc model with some of the nicest original paint I’ve …
In England – 1972 Laverda SFC 750 Mk I
View Post1958 Moto Morini Tresette Sprint
More from the incredible collection of Michael Harper-Smith – I think I’m obligated to share when he puts something up for sale. Will he ever run out? In 1954, Moto Morini introduced a series of bikes that were all named after Italian card games – Settebello (7 of Diamonds), Biscola (Trumps), and in 1958 – the Tresette (Three Sevens), which …
1952 MV Agusta Sport E
Remember Gary Kohs collection of MV Agustas – 71 beautiful bikes that he turned down an offer of $800,000 for during an auction in Monterey in 2012? The next year, he ended up auctioning off everything individually through a separate auction in Vegas and he got a total of nearly $850,000. I bring all this up because this Sport E …
Needs Some Work – 1967 Gilera B300
View Post1980 Ducati 900SS
Post Listing Update: Bidding got up to $26,100 but this Ducati was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. The black-and-gold paint scheme of this 900 SuperSport has become quite iconic for Ducati, and as greenframe bike prices have entered the stratosphere, many riders have been instead looking for excellent examples of the 900SS like this bike.
1963 Moto Parilla Wildcat Scrambler 250
Parilla was distributed in the US by Cosmopolitan Motors, and while the former had some success with a 175cc bike, Cosmopolitan asked for a 250cc engine. Parilla responded with their distinctive high cam motor from their Grand Sports road bike. At the time, this made Parilla’s competition in racing a Triumph Cub, and Parillas were winning handily.