Post Sale Update: This American Eagle sold for $10,400 after 32 bids on eBay. Laverda was introduced to the American market via two models called the 750S and the 750GT. The catch is that the bikes were not officially Laverdas – they were American Eagles, the brainchild of Jack McCormack. Jack had helped Honda and Suzuki break into the US, …
1 of 500 – 1995 Aprilia RS250 Loris Reggiani Replica
The R$250 is already a fantastic bike, but this features my favorite paint scheme of the model – the 1 of 500 examples of the Loris Reggiani replicas. Here’s #265 of the bikes built to honor the first racer who won a Grand Prix with an Aprilia.
1982 Honda CB1100R
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this CB1100R sold for $14,500 after 16 bids on eBay. Considered to be Honda’s first homologation special, the CB1100R is a legend among Honda fans – especially those based in the US, where this bike was never officially sold. The CBR was offered in 81 (RB), 82 (RC), and 83 (RD). As a RC, …
Iron Lungs – 2015 Ducati Scrambler Custom
Built for last year’s Custom Rumble competition, this Ducati Scrambler custom (called “Iron Lungs”) is the result of a collaboration between Ducati Poland, Paweł Kozlowski, and 86 Gear Motorcycles. It doesn’t capture my interest like other entrants (say Untitled Motorcycles’ HyperScrambler), but it apparently won the social media contest of most popular entrant. From there it went on to be …
1941 Indian Scout 741
Indian produced 3 military Scout models during WWII. The 641, the 741 and the 841. The 641 and 741 used the standard 30.5 CID (500 CC) Indian V twin, the 841 turned the motor 90 degrees and fitted a shaft drive. Though they sold over 40,000 units to various militaries a good many left over units were sold to civilians …
Basically One Owner – 1975 Kawasaki Z1
Until just last month, this bike had just one owner (which makes me suspect that’s it’s been flipped once or twice in the last few weeks). It’s said to be a nice survivor with patina and a document history, and it’s on offer for $2k less than the last original owner Z1 I featured.
In England – Deus Grievous Angel – Yamaha SR400
Deus calls this bike their “signature SR build“, and it’s a very pretty example of what a street tracker can look like. It’s not every day that a Deus build goes up for sale in the second hand market, so it’s always nice to see what the asking prices (and selling prices) are.
1921 Harley Davidson Model J Solo
The HD model J was introduced in 1915 with the 61 CID flathead V-twin. By 1921 there were two model J’s and two JD’s (Solo and Sidecar). The JD used a 74 CID motor and there were three variants of that motor offered: A=High Speed Police, B=High Compression for high altitude use, and E=Special Racing Motor. The J and J …
Joe Morris Build – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Bobber
This Yamaha was desined to look like “a vintage pre war style bobber with a twist.” How do you think it came out?
Ready for Baja – 2006 Honda CRF450X
Looks like somebody went nuts with the JCR Speed Shop catalog, leading to a bike that can conquer pretty much any race you’d ever want to tackle in the United States. Oh, and it’s street legal.
Price Unknown – Veteran Salt Flat Racer with 4 Harley Engines
I really try to avoid featuring bikes that don’t have for sale prices clearly listed, but I had to make an exception for this fantastically cool land speed racer.
Beautiful Restoration – 1975 Honda CB400F
Post Listing Update: This restored CB did not meet reserve at $4,222.69. The most distinctive feature of the Honda CB400F was the exhaust – some people referred to the headers as “waterfall pipes.” It wasn’t as fast as its competition, but this little four cylinder was smoother, quieter, and gave better gas mileage.
1969 BSA Rocket 3
Introduced in 1968 the BSA Rocket 3 was designed and built by Triumph and is essentially identical to the Triumph Trident. The 3 cylinder motor was developed from the split case twin cylinder Triumphs by adding a cylinder between the split. The result was much smoother operation than the parent motor. All the 3 cylinder motors (and the Rocket 3) …
Part of the Legend – 1948 Triumph Speed Twin
First offered in 1938 the Triumph 5T Speed Twin was designed by Edward Turner and was the first successful English parallel twin motorcycle and was the standard for every other English manufacturer. Sold in 1938-40 and 1947-66 (WWII intervened) it was originally manufactured in the Coventry plant which was completely destroyed in an air raid in 1940. The 5T was …
Not Your Average Cafe Racer – 1982 Honda CX500/650 Custom
A lot of “cafe racers” these days are just a cleaned up old bike with some bodywork removed, clip-ons added, and maybe an aftermarket seat unit. Don’t get me wrong – that is, after all, how the whole genre was created back in the 60’s and 70’s. What makes one special is when you can assemble all those parts in …