Introduced in ’77, the 390CR was (according to Cycle magazine) “a no-compromise, expert-level motocrosser” that can “double as an enduro mount, woods play-bike or desert racer.” They summarized it as “probably the most versatile dirt bike to ever be produced by Husqvarna.” Granted, that was almost four decades ago, but here’s an example of what used to be Husky’s finest.
Nice Price – 1999 Excelsior Henderson Super X
In the early 1900s, Excelsior and Henderson were two of America’s best motorcycle manufacturers. Excelsior produced the first motorcycle to official hit 100 miles per hour, while Henderson was producing the favored bikes of America’s police officers. There’s a reason for the similarities – the companies were both bought up by Schwinn in the 1910s, and were shut down in …
1975 Kawasaki Z1
Before Honda released the instant classic CB750, Kawasaki was also working on a a four-cylinder, 750cc sportbike – except Kawi thought it was going to be first to market. They were thus shocked when Honda released the CB750, forcing them to go back to the drawing board until they could bump up displacement to 903cc. When Kawi was developing the …
Harley-Davidson XR750 Hillclimber
Built by Reiser’s Cycles, this Harley-Davidson XR750 has been converted into a hillclimber thanks to a fresh motor that’s been converted to run on fuel injected nitrometh and a custom frame and front end. If you’re the kind of crazy person who rides these things, please drop me a line – I want to hear from you!
Street Tracker – 1975 Harley XL1000 Sportster
2-11 Update: This Harley XL1000 Sportster is back up for sale here on Craigslist, this time for $500 off. The most recent build from the One Down Four Up garage, this Harley XL1000 Sportster has been custom built into a street tracker.
Absolute Lunacy – 1971 Benelli Volcano
In a moment of insanity, Benelli shoved a 180cc two-stroke engine into a minibike frame and created the Volcano. It was the most powerful minibike Benelli created and was capable of hitting 56 miles per hour!
In the UK – Rickman Honda CR750
The Rickman brothers made a name for themselves by building incredible frames to put (usually) Triumph motors in, but in the 70s they also expanded to building frames for Japanese bikes like the Kawasaki Z1 and the Honda CB750. This is one of the latter, which can be summarized from a quote from the Rickman brothers themselves:
Matching Set – Captain America and Billy Bike
Even though there was a limited run of them, there’s been a tremendous amount of the CMC (California Motorcycle Company) replica Captain America bikes (“endorsed by Peter Fonda”) up for sale in the last few months – I suspect that owners were trying to get max value after the original movie bike went on the block for giant money – …
Ex-Yoshimura Suzuki AMA Race Bike – 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 1000
This bike began life as an AMA racer for Team Makita/Yoshimura, and was then sold off to multiple privateer racers. Most recently it competed in AFM Novice over three race weekends. Now it can be yours, and it has a tremendous amount of upgrades for the money. Highlights of the modifications include Ohlins fork cartridges, TTX shock, steering damper, and …
1976 Bultaco Alpina
Here’s a highly original Alpina 250 enduro – the seller calls it a 4 out of 5. It ‘runs perfect’ and has just 1,130 miles. Just make sure you’re comfortable kick-starting from the left side! Find this Bultaco Alpina for sale here on Craigslist in Chicago, Illinois for $3,000. This bike-uriousity brought to you by Bill K!
1979 Kreidler Florett Elektronik RS50
Kriedler was a German manufacturer of small motorcycles that enjoyed some serious success – in 1959, one-third of all German motorcycles were made by Kriedler. The company went out of business in 1982, and the name was licensed to someone that had Garelli make mopeds under Kreidler’s name. This is one of the last bikes the company made, during a …
1968 Moto Guzzi V700 Ambassador
Produced for just a few years, the Ambassador was never as well known as bikes like the Eldorado (which replaced this bike). Built to target the American market, MG saw a way to compete with Harley with a 757cc variant of the venerable V-Twin.
1990 Yamaha TZR250SP
Post-Sale Update: This Yamaha TZR250SP sold for the BIN of $8,800. Some would say the 3MA version of Yamaha TZR250SP was a full-on racer that came with lights. A limited number were built for homologation purposes, and it even took features from the factory TZ250W racer to make a sportbike that can still take on the newcomers.
Typical Lowlife – 1983 Denver’s Chopper
Built and owned by Freddie Hernandez of Denver’s Choppers from 1983-2005, this bike is called “Typical Lowlife” and is built around a KZ1000 engine. The builder now owns Fred’s Frames. This bike is unrestored so the paint has aged a bit. The last time it was displayed at a show was in 2013, and it has spent the last 10 …
2 Miles – 1995 Triumph Thunderbird
Post Listing Update: This Thunderbird did not meet reserve despite 21 bids up to $4,151. Here’s a first-year example of the Triumph Thunderbird 900 that has all of 2 miles on it – and those miles aren’t from riding, just from moving it around. It seems it was bought with the intent of collecting, though this seems like an odd …