This Gold Wing was built as a camera vehicle – there’s not much that the average rider is going to do with this, I just think it’s cool!
TROG Racer Ending Soon – 1941 Indian Scout Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom Scout sold for $13,600 after 20 bids on eBay. At one point, this Indian Scout was “semi-stock-correct civilian dress” when the seller ran it at the AMCA Allegheny Mountain Chapter National Road Run in 2014, but then it was “bobbed, stroked to 46 cu. in. with Bonneville cams, broken in approx. 500 miles, then run …
Droog Moto’s “Moto3” – 2015 Yamaha FZ-09 Custom
Last June, Abhi featured a Droog Moto bike built around a 2000 Suzuki Savage, and now that a year has gone by the Southwestern shop has another build for sale. The whole Mad Max/post apocalyptic-look isn’t for everyone, but if it is your thing then you’re probably going to love Droog’s latest project, dubbed “Moto3”. Built around a Yamaha 2015 …
Purple Rain Replica – 1979 Honda CM400A Custom
From Steve McQueen’s Triumph TR6 Trophy Bird in 1963’s The Great Escape, to Peter Fonda’s custom Harley-Davidson Hydra Glide “Captain America” bike in 1969’s Easy Rider or Tom Cruise’s Kawasaki GPZ900R from 1986’s Top Gun, pop culture has given rise to a number of iconic two-wheelers over the years. One of the best-known scoots to be featured in popular culture …
Bexton Craft Motorcycles Build – 1994 Yamaha FZR1000 with Suzuki GT750 Engine
This isn’t the first custom GT750 I’ve featured from Bexton Craft Motorcycles, but it is the first time he’s shoved old-school two-stroke power into a modern chassis. The styling is polarizing but the concept is awesome!
Well-Modified – 1976 Honda CB400
This Honda was built by Todd Schuster (the former fabricator for the Butler & Smith BMW R90S racers as well as Freddie Spencer’s Honda Superbike, this CB400 has quite an extensive list of modifications – and an asking price to match.
Spirit of the Seventies Build – 1997 Ducati 600SS Custom
UK-based customs outfit Spirit of the Seventies has produced some of my all-time favorite retro-themed builds. As the shop’s name suggests, SotS specializes in transforming modern machines into retro-styled customs and while this particular Ducati project is one of the shop’s low-end builds, it’s nonetheless a pretty fascinating one; making just a couple major modifications and leaving the majority of …
The Bomb Bike – 1983 Honda Gold Wing Custom
Post Listing Update: This interesting custom did not get any interest at the opening ask of $12,000 on eBay. This Gold Wing features custom bodywork from the fuel tank off of a F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter. The nickname of “Bomb Bike” is a little misleading – while the fuel tank was able to be ditched mid-flight to save weight …
Barry Weiss Build – 1973 Cheney Triumph Custom
In the past, the development of motorcycle engines progressed at a rate that markedly exceeded that of frames and suspension systems, resulting in a demand for trick, high-performance, aftermarket chassis and suspenders. Whether it was an inability to compensate for a powertrain’s oomph, an unnecessarily hefty weight, the stock frame offerings of the ‘60s gave backyard hobbyists, factory race departments, …
70 Pound Diet – 2003 BMW R1200CLC Custom
The seller of this bike bought this as a stock CLC with 81K miles on it, and then customized it into something that feels like a predecessor to the K1600B. In the process, it saved a whopping 70 pounds!
$10 Raffle – 1979 Honda CB750 Custom by Kott Motorcycles
Dustin Kott of Kott Motorcycles specializes in 70s Honda CBs, and he revealed his most recent creation at the OG Moto Show a few weeks ago. Now he’s raffling it off, and a lucky winner could snag it for just $10.
“Royal Tracker” – 2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT Custom by MotoRelic
If you’re on Royal Enfield’s email list, this bike should look familiar. Back in late 2016/early 2017, R-E partnered with Sean Skinner of MotoRelic and Sasha Valentine of Cafe Racer XXX to crowdsource a Continental GT build. Over a four-month period they had the public vote on features like the style and color – the final request was a ‘white …
“V5 Sport” – 1981 Moto Guzzi V50 III Custom
Post Listing Update: This “V5” did not meet reserve despite 12 bids up to $2,520. When Moto Guzzi first released the V50 in the late 70s, they were met with a tepid response from an American market that preferred bigger bikes and expected smaller bikes to be cheaper. Not many were sold, but this example is truly a 1-of-1 as …
1975 BMW R75/6 Cafe Racer
Post Listing Update: This /6 did not get any interest at the opening ask of $3,750. Offered by Classic Motorcycle Consignments, this slash 6 has been “customized by its owner to run a bit truer, a bit quicker, and a bit smoother.”
RSD X Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede – Indian Scout Sixty Custom
Built by Roland Sands, this was the very bike he used to compete at the Hooligan Race at the 2017 Buffalo Chip. It was then given away in “as raced” condition as part of a promotion, and it looks like the winner is now getting rid of his prize. The seller mistakenly calls it a FTR1200 (which would be a …