Post Sale Update: After 32 bids on eBay, this Commando sold for $8,352…to a commenter below! In the seller’s words, “It takes a long time to get a Commando sorted, sometimes years. This one is ready to go.” Take a look at the list of upgrades – is he right?
Nice Price – 2003 Triumph Speed Four
Act fast – this Speed Four is for sale in New Jersey for just $1,500!
1982 Honda CB900F Super Sport
Post Listing Update: This CB900F did not meet reserve despite 9 bids up to $4,050. In the late 70s, Honda offered both a CB750F and a CB900F, but per their marketing department the US only got the 750 and Europe only got the 900. Both markets were upset about this because humans always think the grass is greener on the …
Rally Replica in Canada – BMW R100GSPD Custom
Prepare yourself for one of the coolest airhead customs I’ve seen in a long time. The seller started the work 4 years ago, saying “the bike was an R100 GSPD. I rode it for a little on local logging/dirt roads and thought it needed some changes made. As those things go, one thing led to another.” Now that’s an understatement!
AJ Lewis Restoration – 1953 Ariel Square Four
Post Listing Update: Despite 33 bids up to $23,100, this Square Four did not meet reserve. We’ve featured a few Square Fours here (even one just a week ago), but the beautiful photos and restoration work make this example worth a second look.
1949 Indian Arrow
Depending on who you ask, the Indian Arrow was either a terrible idea or a necessary pivot in a changing post-war market. Either way, it was a failure that unfortunately contributed to the company’s bankruptcy in 1953. In 1945, Ralph Rogers and some backers bought a controlling interest in Indian, and they stopped production of the legendary Scout because they …
162 of 202 – 1972 BSA A70L Lightning
Post Sale Update: After 15 bids on eBay, this rare BSA sold for $7,250. Every Britbike enthusiast knows about the A65 twin and the several model variants it powered. But did you know that there was a rare evolution called the A70? BSA produced 202 examples for homologation purposes so that they could use a 750cc twin in AMA flat …
Street Tracker Custom – 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
Starting with a “rust bucket”, the seller converted a XS650 Special II into this street-legal tracker and I think it looks great. The seller did an impressive amount of work himself – he apparently did everything except powdercoating the frame and fabricating the custom exhaust. How do you think it ended up?
Three Mid-’60’s Honda CL77 Scrambler 305’s
The Honda CL77 (aka the Scrambler 305) was the more off-road oriented version of the popular C77 Dream. While these machines never really fell out of popularity, the recent spike in all things Scrambler has undoubtedly made the CL77 a more coveted find. The Scrambler 305 is considered a fantastic little runner with its 305.4cc parallel Twin power plant that …
Ending Soon – 1969 Kawasaki H1 Mach III
Post Sale Update: After 68 bids on eBay, this Mach III sold for $15,191! The H1 Mach III was easily the fastest 500cc bike around when it debuted, and it quickly garnered a reputation for being unbeatable in a straight line and unmanageable otherwise. 50 years of stories may have led to some exaggeration here and there, and not everyone …
1986 Honda CR500 Street Tracker
Thornton Hundred Motorcycles is made up of just one kid in the U.K. in his early twenties who has some impressive building chops to say the least. Jody Millhouse (who is Thornton Hundred) has a father who is also an established player in the building world so it’s not too surprising to see the apple hasn’t fallen too far from …
New Sportbike King – 1998 Yamaha R1
Post Listing Update: This R1 did not get any interest at the opening bid of $5,000. The 1990s had three defining sportbikes – Honda’s CBR900RR started the revolution by being 76 pounds lighter than its lightest competition. Soon after, Ducati released the 916. It was technically competent with fuel injection and even an adjustable steering head angle, but it’s best …
Craig Vetter’s Masterpiece – 1973 Triumph Hurricane
By the late 1960’s, Triumph’s outdated 650 and 750 twins were facing increasing pressure from the Japanese. While beautiful, the Triumphs were being pushed aside by models like the groundbreaking CB750 from Honda. In an effort to compete, BSA/Triumph came out with an inline triple engine. At 750cc, it was competitive in racing, especially in Rob North frames, but the …
1 of 600 – 1997 Bimota YB11
Bimota bestowed the name of “Super Leggera” on the YB11 – you can probably guess that the phrase translates to “Super Light.” How light is super? Dry weight was 403 pounds, an impressive 32 pounds lighter than the bike that the motor was taken from: a Yamaha YZF1000R Thunderace. Snagging a Japanese 4-cylinder motor and wrapping it in an exotic …
“Scrambob” – Ducati 750 Super Sport Custom
I’m a big fan of Scramblers that are a little different, and this Ducati Super Sport 750 turned scrambler is just the kind of thing I fancy. The Ducati SS is a great donor bike for builds as it’s cheap and fairly versatile when it comes to the extensive possibilities builders have when working with one as demonstrated by this …