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 …
American As F**k – Nitro/Turbo-Charged NASCAR Show Piece
For a time, NASCAR was experiencing rapid growth, attracting legions of new fans and deep-pocketed corporate sponsors. Though it was a far cry from the sport’s humble roots, the well-funded association was once poised to become more popular than football (according to early 2000’s projections), and as races drew larger crowds and received better TV ratings, more and more corporate …
First Ride – 2018 Yamaha MT-07
View Post#666 – 1973 Kawasaki Z1
Post Sale Update: This Z1 sold for $19,666 after 36 bids on eBay. I’m on a bit of a Z1 kick at the moment as I recently got to ride #265. This one’s got some issues, but what else would you expect from a bike with the serial number of the devil?
1968 Velocette Venom Endurance
Post Sale Update: This Velo sold for $9,200 after 36 bids on eBay. Per Paul d’Orléans, the Venom Endurance was a street version of the Venom Scrambler – despite the name it did not have a very large fuel tank. It does, however, have an excellent model name! Grace’s Guide further suggests that the Endurance was introduced in 1956 and …
1985 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts
Post Sale Update: This RZ sold for $6,700 after 16 bids on eBay. Only sold in the states from 84-85, these were the first bikes in the US to come equipped with catalytic converters and the first Yamaha street bike in the US to use a perimeter frame. They were also one of the last street-legal two-strokes available in this …
1997 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100i
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this Guzzi sold for a BIN of $8,700. More of a sport-tourer than an outright sportbike, the 1100i (i is for fuel injection) is a beautiful anomaly from the usual Guzzi fare of torquey cruisers. Don’t worry – this still packs the trademark V-Twin, but in this incarnation the motor is surrounded by Brembo …
Not Electric – 2010 Zero Engineering Type 5
Zero Engineering was founded in Japan in 1992 but they established a US subsidiary in Vegas and started selling some of their limited production choppers to Americans starting in 2008. They currently offer four models, and the “Type 5” is one of their “more simplistic” bikes: a Gooseneck rigid frame wraps around a S&S Evo motor and a 5-speed Rivera …
1997 Yamaha TZM50R
It’s relatively easy to get your hands on a YSR50 in the US, but the two-stroke follow-up (called the TZM50R) is quite a rare find indeed. It represented a stronger attempt by Yamaha to counter the highly successful Honda NSR50 mini bike racer.
Black Beauty – 1976 BMW R75/6
View PostEnding 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. …
1961 Harley-Davidson FLH Duo Glide Panhead
Post Listing Update: Despite 35 bids up to $19,500, this FLH did not meet reserve. 3-4-2018 Update: Nine months later, this Duo Glide is back up for sale. Find this FLH for sale in Canoga Park, California with bidding up to $16,599 and the reserve not yet met here on eBay. Despite Harley-Davidson changing up their offerings and introducing models …
Chemical Candy Build – 1976 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Chopper
Post Listing Update: Despite 50 bids up to $18,200, this Chemical Candy Build did not meet reserve. Chemical Candy Customs is probably best known for the custom paint jobs of Scott Hoepker, but today we’re looking at a complete bike he put together with a couple of friends. Of course, he laid down the Murano Green paint for it!
Ex-Bob Stark Flat Track Racer – 1949 Indian Arrow
Indian Motorcycle is in Bob Stark’s blood. His father had an Akron, Ohio dealership started half-a-decade prior to the Hendee Manufacturing Company changing its name to “Indian Motocycle” (that’s right, no “r”). Stark first started wrenching at his dad’s dealership in 1944 – at which point Indian was almost entirely focused on producing machines for the Allied war effort, making …
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 …