1-14-2020 Update: “Sangria” is back up for sale. Bidding is up to $7,100 and the reserve not yet met with over a week left to go. Find it for sale here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This custom Triumph did not meet reserve despite 35 bids up to $9,000 on eBay. Starting as a Tiger T100, this chopper is adorned …
GPz750 Turbo Engine – 1978 Kawasaki KZ650
The seller of this calls it “not your Grandpa’s old KZ650” – because it now has the heart from a GPz750 Turbo!
Harley-Davidson VL Panhead Custom
Post Sale Update: this custom Harley sold for $30,000 after 28 bids on eBay in Henderson, Nevada. Called the “Ultimate Chopper” by an an editor at Easyriders, this custom VL-framed Harley has a history that includes many magazine covers and awards
The Fugitive by Radical Guzzi
Post Listing Update: The Fugitive did not meet reserve despite 40 bids up to $14,500 on eBay in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Earlier this week I featured a highly modified classic Guzzi that got more “nays” than “yays”. So let’s see what you guys think about a highly modified modern Guzzi…
“La Monica” – 1981 Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mark III Custom in France
Starting with a Le Mans 3, Dirty Seven has created a wild custom that started with the owner’s search of interesting tail lights on vintage cars. He found some replica 1959 Cadillac taillights, and that’s what inspired the styling. In the builder’s words, “I tried to marry Italian class with a spirit of vintage American cars and vintage cafe racer …
Alchemy Motorcycles’ “Grey Ghost” – 1978 Honda CB550
Post Sale Update: The Grey Ghost sold for $16,800 after 52 bids on eBay in San Diego, California. Based out of San Diego, Alchemy Motorcycles is a custom motorcycle shop that converts “base motorcycles into something cherished and unique.“
Kott Motorcycles Raffle – 1978 BMW R80 Custom – “Exodus”
One of the most striking custom motorcycles at this year’s Handbuilt Show, Quail Motorcycle Gathering, and OG Moto Show was Kott Motorcycles‘ Exodus – a 1980 BMW boxer twin that’s dripping with aluminum.
1980 Moto Guzzi “1000Ss”
Post Listing Update: did not meet reserve despite 32 bids up to $6,650 on eBay in Easton, Pennsylvania. Guzzi fans know that 1000Ss isn’t an official model, hence the quotes. But this is still an interesting custom built out of a variety of Guzzi parts – Tonti G5 frame, California 1,000cc engine, Le Mans bodywork, and a Sprint dustbin fairing.
New Auction Bike – 1988 Honda Hawk Custom by Two Brothers
Post Sale Update: This Hawk custom sold for $9,095 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Marina del Rey, California. Today on the auction site we’ve got a rare Honda Hawk with engine upgrades and RC30 bodywork from the folks at Two Brothers!
Display Only – 1972 Harley-Davidson XR750 Replica
Post Listing Update: This XR750 sold for $24,000, but the buyer presumably backed out as it was relisted and didn’t get interest at an opening ask of $22,500. This is claimed to be one of ten tribute bikes to Evel Knievel that were painted by his original painter, George Sedlak. But “due to the high cost of XR750 engine parts, …
“Dual Sportster” – 1998 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom
Built by Coleman Keffer of the newly-created CKCustomBikes, this ’88 Sportster has been converted into a “Dual Sportster”.
1966 Honda CR93 Tribute
Post Listing Update: This Honda did not meet reserve despite 54 bids up to $5,400 on eBay in Oceanside, California. Built by Michel Valle of Alchemy Motorcycles, this tribute to the legendary Honda CR93 combines a CL160 frame with a highly modified CL175 motor.
New Auction Bike – 1980 Honda Shadow Bobber with CR500 Motor
A couple of years ago, I met Thomas Heinemann at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering, and he was kind enough to share his BMW Krauser MKM 1000 with the readers of Bike-urious. Last week, he called me a saying he had something a little bit different that he wanted to sell. He wasn’t kidding!
CBR300R Swap – 2014 Honda CRF250L
One of my only complaints with the CRF250L is a lack of power (especially when you’re exploring in elevation), which makes this specific CRF-L particularly interesting – it has the 30 horsepower/20 lb-ft motor out of a Honda CBR300R!
No Reserve – 1983 BMW R65 Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom R65 sold for $7,525 after 31 bids on eBay, though the sale may not have gone through as it was relisted and it then sold for a BIN of $10,500. Built by Magnum Opus out of Wilmington, North Carolina, this BMW R65 looks a lot faster than it used to thanks to the Martini Racing …