Post Listing Update: This Jackpiner was relisted several times, though it never met reserve and the highest bidding ever got was 22 bids up to $3,900. You’re either going to look at this bike and drool, or wonder what the big deal is. If you fall in the latter camp, here’s a refresher of how KTM came to be in …
1966 Heinkel Tourist
Heinkel started as a German aircraft manufacturer that found themselves without a product after the Allies banned them from making planes after World War II. They moved on to bicycles, a microcar, and scooters like the Tourist to help Germans who couldn’t afford a car but needed personal transportation.
Ending Soon – 2014 Walt Siegl Leggero Toronto
Post-Listing Update: After getting no action at the opening bid of $34,000, this bike was relisted and again got no interest at $30,000. This is obviously an incredible bike, but it looks like no one’s interested at these kind of prices. A couple of years ago, Walt Siegl started building a limited run of custom motorcycles based on Ducati 900cc …
Restored – 1976 Kawasaki KZ900
Post Sale Update: After 8 bids on eBay, this KZ sold for $10,700. The successor to the Z1, Kawasaki’s KZ900 was sold as a reliable big bike that could tour or go fast maybe even doing both at the same time! This example has been ‘beautifully restored and it’s ready for the next 40 years of life.’
Hershey’s Promo – 2008 MV Agusta F4
In the recent Batman trilogy with Christian Bale, my favorite movie was the second – The Dark Knight. MV Agusta had a promotional deal that included some screen time for their F4 superbike in that movie, and for some reason Hershey’s Chocolate ran a promotion with a special grand prize: a Dark Knight-themed F4 valued at $35,000.
1944 Safticycle Scooter
Based out of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Safticycle offered a small variety of bicycle/scooter hybrids like the Sportster, Mountaineer, and the Cruiser between 1942 and 1952.
In Italy – Slater Egli-Vincent
View Post1 of 207 – 1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore
Ducati released the 851 to the world in 1987, and it was the introduction of four valve Desmo heads. It made Ducati a competitive race team again (they’d end up winning the 1990 World SBK Championship with this model). For homologation purposes, they released 207 “kit” versions of the Tricolore, some of which were converted to be street legal – …
1991 BMW R100 Classic
Post-Sale Update: Wow, the seller did himself a favor by removing the $4,990 BIN – this bike sold for $6,600 after 28 bids on eBay. Though BMW sold a similar bike called the R100R for a few years afterwards, the BMW R100 Classic is a rare oddity. Information is very scarce on this bike, as it seems just 180 were …
1984 BMW R100CS Last Edition
Editor’s Note: JR is selling one of his personal bikes and I figured he should share it here because it’s the kind of motorcycle I would definitely feature on Bike-urious anyway. I’ll leave the tale to him…
Rare in the US – 1964 Honda CZ100
Post-Listing Update: Despite bidding up to $12,600.01, this CZ100 did not meet reserve. Honda’s first monkey bike was the Z100 – this CZ100 was its’ replacement. This is one of the later models, as it’s equipped with a red tank. It’s got such a distinctive look, but the CZ100 was never imported to the US for Americans to enjoy. Here’s …
Street Biased – 1994 BMW R100GSPD
Over the last 15 years, the seller of this GS has tried to turn it “into one of the best and most unique street biased PD’s in terms of performance and aesthetics.” It’s definitely unique – I can’t say I’ve ever seen Buco saddlebags on a GS before.
Rare Fairing – 1971 Moto Guzzi Ambassador Project
I normally wouldn’t be terribly excited to feature an Ambo project, but the fairing on this bike is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The seller can’t identify it beyond saying it’s a “very rare fairing that was made for early Guzzi’s.” Do any of you know who made this fairing that looks like it contains rocket launchers?
Ending Soon – RK Concepts Bearing
View PostFully Restored – 1960 BMW R60/2
Here’s a first-year example of the 30 horsepower R60/2 that’s been fully restored by some noted experts in the world of classic BMWs. For more information on the slash 2, check out this page on Jeff Dean’s BMW-focused web site.