In 1984, Harley-Davidson released a Special Edition to close out production of the Shovelhead (though apparently there were ’85 models that were produced on contract for certain state authorities). Frankly, there’s some conflicting stories on the end of the Shovelhead run but according to Shovelhead.us, 791 white and 467 black examples were produced of the FLHX Special Edition. As you …
24 Miles – 2000 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 …
1961 Harley-Davidson Panhead Chopper
View Post1975 Moto Guzzi 850 T3 Police
The seller of this Guzzi acquired it in 2007 after decades of neglect, and then spent 30 months bringing it back to life. Since then he’s added about 19,000 miles so it’s now at nearly 30k – here’s your chance to add some more to that, and maybe scare some inattentive drivers along the way.
Impressively Original – 1936 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead
Post-Listing Update: This Knucklehead did not meet reserve with bidding up to $70,100 after 53 bids on eBay. This lovely EL is being offered by the third owner, who says it hasn’t been ‘changed’ since 1965, when the original owner repainted it. In 1989, the bike was put away by the second owner and the third owner has just brought …
1962 Harley-Davidson Sportster XLH
Quick refresher on the Harley-Davidson naming structure – XL basically translates to a non-race Sportster (as opposed to the XR you know of from the XR750, for example). Back in the day, the H meant this was packing a high compression engine. No, it’s still not fast, but at least this beautiful blue Sportster has got a little extra punch …
Harley’s New-Age Roadster – 2006 VRSCR Street Rod
When it appeared as a 2002 model, Harley-Davidson’s V-Rod represented the company’s huge commitment to its perceived future with a vastly altered approach to their signature cruiser family of motorcycle design. Here was a high-tech 60-degree V-twin with liquid cooling, double overhead cams and thoroughly modern hydroformed frame. The original V-Rod eventually spawned several sub-models, one of which is our …
One Year Only – 1916 Indian Model K
Older Indians are best known for their four-stroke V-twin powerplants, though the company did try their hand at other designs like the Indian Four or the two-stroke single found in the Model K. Designed to be low cost transportation (MSRP was $150), the Model K lasted all of one year before it was replaced by the Model O, which got …
Police Pack – 1942 Harley Davidson WLA
View Post1942 Harley-Davidson FL Custom
This custom ’42 Knucklehead was built in Long Beach and it seems quite popular as 60 bids have taken the action up to $27,000. It’s nice, but is it nearly $30k nice?
Vulcan Works – 2009 Custom Dual Engined Chopper
What’s better than a 100ci S&S engine in your bike? Two of them, of course! Built by Vulcan Works (known for custom CNC parts but they apparently build Harleys on the side), this lengthy brute has two S&S engines with Screaming Eagle carbs.
Satyricon – 1964 Triumph Chopper
Post Sale Update: 1 bid at $9,500 was enough to sell this bike on eBay. Built by Paul Ponkow of Bones Legacy, Satyricon is a rigid chopper powered by a Triumph T120R engine – and I’m featuring it pretty much just for the exhaust.
2013 Janus Halycon 50
Post-Listing Update: This Janus did not meet reserve with 28 bids up to $2,376. The last time I featured a Janus Halycon, the manufacturer was only making a 50cc version. They’re now taking deposits on a 250cc variant (and another model with different styling), but if you want an example of this interesting styling right now, you’ll have to snag …
The Gasbox – 1965 BSA Custom
The GasBox is a vintage moto shop in Ohio run by Jesse Bassett, who won a previous Ultimate Builder AMD Championship Series satellite competition in the freestyle class with the BSA custom.
1991 Harley-Davidson FXDB Sturgis
In 1991, Harley released a customized FXDB to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sturgis rally. One year later, they did the same to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the rally in Daytona. Approximately 1600 and 1700 of the limited models were released, respectively – here’s #1,295 of the former.