Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this Impala Sport sold for the BIN of $10,500. Montesa was formed in 1944 by Pedro Permanyer and Paco Bulto. After some significant success in racing and sales Bulto left the company (leading to the formation of Bultaco) in 1958. By 1960 Montesa had brought out it’s first Impala, a 175 CC. 1965 saw …
2000 AXR 1200 Cafe Sportster
View Post1972 Benelli 250 Super Sport
Post Listing Update: This Benelli did not meet reserve despite 31 bids up to $4,150. Here’s a beautiful Benelli that features one of the last uses of the “Power Egg” motor.
Ending Soon – 1993 Ducati 900SS Cafe Racer
This 900SS was cosmetically customized by the seller – he finished a month ago but needs to sell this for financial reasons. What do you think of it?
1977 Yamaha XS750
Yamaha officially entered the ‘big bore’ wars in 1973 with the TX 750 twin. Using two balancers that made the twin as smooth as any four it made an immediate impact on the market, until the balancers started failing and Yamaha couldn’t give the TX away. Fast forward four years to 1977 and Yamaha was back in the big bore …
1974 Hodaka Road Toad
When it comes to naming motorcycle models, Hodaka might win. Rat. Super Rat. Dirt Squirt. Combat. Wombat. Wombat Combat. Ace. Road Toad. Hodaka was a Japanese motor builder for Yamaguchi motorcycles in 1963 when Yamaguchi went bankrupt. PABTCO, based in Athena, Oregon went looking for a replacement to fill the void left in their sales niche. The fact that PABTCO’s …
2010 BMW S1000RR Race Bike
The S1000RR sportbike was a revelation when it was first revealed, and it was an excellent platform for enthusiastic street riders and track racers. Here’s one that’s been focused on the latter – the seller has seen 178 miles per hour at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California – are you willing to try and top that?
1973 Husqvarna Two-Fer – 400 CR and 125 WR
By 1973 Husky had near domination in dirt racing world wide. The list of winning Husqvarna riders reads like an all star list: Malcolm Smith, Bob Grossi, Heikki Mikkola, Arne Kring, Brad Lackey and many more rode Husky to wins. The 400 CR was known as a ‘ready to race’ out of the crate motorcycle. The open class thumpers were …
A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing – 1966 Lambretta SX200
Post Sale Update: This Lambretta SX200 sold for $13,600 after 46 bids on eBay! Fast is a relative term. If you are a Desert Tortoise, a mile a day advantage on the competition is enormous in Darwinian terms. If you are a part of the Latte sipping, scooter riding crowd in any city this Lambretta could spell domination in the …
1965 Honda CB160 Racer
A couple of years ago I attended my first Vintage GP. I went there specifically to check out some sidecars, but there were a lot of great classes. One of my favorites was the CB160 race, because it begins with a Le Mans start. I hope the next owner of this bike will participate in similar events.
Fresh Take On An Old Favorite – 1987 Honda VFR700 Interceptor
Post Sale Update: This Interceptor sold for $3,049 after 23 bids on eBay. When one’s moto-passion centers on an early generation of the iconic Honda Interceptor series, one can be expected to eventually stray from the straight and narrow to build their vision of the model with a more millennial look. That’s what occasional Bike-urious contributor Joe Nelson has done …
1965 Bultaco Metisse Pursang 250
Post Sale Update: This Metisse sold for $6,050 after 22 bids on eBay. By 1965 Bultaco had been building fast motorcycles for 8 years. They were a dominant force in the off road racing scene in Europe and introduced what would become their most popular American model in ‘65, the Pursang. There was a reason for the Pursang’s ‘instant hit’ …
Period Custom – 1940 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Chopper
In the 60s, this Knucklehead was chopped up to become the “40 Knuckle.” The seller has owned it for the last 30 years, and he knows who owned it going back a previous 20 – he loves knowing the provenance of this bike and I’m sure the next owner will appreciate that as well.
Big Twin Custom – 1931 Harley-Davidson VL
Post Sale Update: This custom VL sold for $22,000 after 25 bids on eBay. This beautiful VL is currently setup as a flat tracker but it’s titled/registered and it comes with everything needed to run it on the street as well. I really hope the next owner decides to go the street route, but I’ll love this bike either way.
Ex-AMA Superbike – 1980 Honda CB750
The seller doesn’t give many details about this bike in the listing, but it’s apparently a former AMA Superbike racer that was campaigned by Koegler Racing. Yesterday it was at the Pacific Coast Dream Machines show in Half Moon Bay, California – did any of you see it there?