Post-Sale Update: After 13 bids on eBay, this Fireball sold for $1,700. Despite the name, this bike (a rebadged Benelli Fireball sold out of Montgomery Wards stores) has a 49cc engine. Maybe the name translates to “4” – number of gears in the transmission and “50” – displacement?
2002 Ducati MH900e
I’ve featured plenty of the MH900e’s before, but this example (#964 of the 2000 built) has just 985 miles on it.
“Artistic Liberties” – 1971 Ducati Scrambler
View PostIn France – 1978 Bimota YB3
View PostRare Maxi Motard – 2012 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200
To me, the best thing about supermotards is how light they are, which is why Aprilia tries to distance the 490-pound Dorsoduro from this category by calling the bike a ‘maxi motard’. Either way, it’s a hefty naked bike that’s fast, fun, and very, very rare.
Flight Cycles – 2005 Ducati Monster Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom Monster sold for $6,700. Yesterday, I featured Ducati’s own take on a tribute to the 900SS Darmah. Today, here’s another take from aftermarket firm Flight Cycles (looks like they’re no longer in business?)
1 of 100 – 2007 Ducati Sport 1000 Special Edition
View Post2008 Bimota DB7 Oronero
The Bimota DB7 continues the Italian company’s ethos of building exquisite frames and bodywork around existing high-performance engines. The first letter of the model name clues you in as to where the engine came from – the “D” in DB7 stands for Ducati. Specifically, this bike comes with the 1099cc desmo engine as found in recent Ducati superbikes. Even better, …
1976 Moto Guzzi Magnum
Did you know that Moto Guzzi once made a minibike? Sold between ’76 and ’79, the Magnum was built in partnership with Benelli. Packing a 49cc 2-stroke engine that put out a tremendous 1.2 horsepower, this bike wasn’t capable of more than 25 miles per hour.
Odd Custom – 1997 Bimota YB11
Post Listing Update: This custom Bimota got no interest at the opening bid of $5,000. Well, this bike is going to piss off a few people. This custom streetfighter started off as a Bimota YB11, but it’s been turned into something…else. I don’t think the YB11 was something so sacred that it should ever be modified, but I do think …
1999 Laverda 750S
This is a one owner 750S – the seller notes that it’s just one of three bikes sent to the west coast that were silver and equipped with the half fairing. It has a new battery and fuel lines, and it ran today after sitting for 3 years. The seller knows it needs to be loved by someone else – …
“Operator” – 1999 Ducati 900SS Custom
When reader Jim R. sent this to me, he was succinct with his words: “What the hell happened?”. You tell me.
In Italy – 1983 Bimota KB2
View PostIn Austria – 1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore
View Post1973 Ducati 750 Sport
Restored (and for sale by) DB Cycles, this Ducati 750 Sport is claimed to be very correct, and it looks great. Not much information is given besides the components you’d expect to see in this bike – Scarab brakes, Borrani rims, Conti exhaust, and Dell’Orto carbs, but for an asking price of nearly 50G’s you won’t be buying this bike …