The Corbin company is best known for their seats, but they’ve also made luggage and even a three-wheeled EV! Today we’re focusing on a bodywork set created for the Harley-Davidson FXR. It was called the Warbird.
Turbo Diesel Custom – 1985 Suzuki GS450
Post Listing Update: This custom Suzuki did not meet reserve despite 38 bids up to $10,200 on eBay in North Salt Lake, Utah. Sparks Motors is the shop behind the Discovery Channel show Diesel Brothers. When the builder/seller of this bike (Sam Turner of Head Turner Customs) was hired there, he decided to create a diesel-powered motorcycle on his personal …
Restored and Ending Soon – 1972 Norton Commando
Post Listing Update: This Commando did not meet reserve despite 3 bids up to $10,200 on eBay. Per the seller, this “is a fully restored 1972 Norton Commando 750 with over $20k of restoration work by NYC Norton.”
Look Twice – 1974 Ducati 750 GT
View PostSee It At Handbuilt – 1979 Honda CX500 Custom
Post Listing Update: This custom CX sold for $6,313 after 18 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Phoenix, Arizona. 8/28/20 Update: Two years later, Obersten Regal is back up for sale…and I saw it at Handbuilt, like I said I would! Since then, the bike has covered approximately 300 miles – the seller bought it as “my first bike was …
1975 Honda CL360 Custom
The builder of this custom CL combined “bits and pieces from at least 15 different motorcycles plus a handful of aftermarket parts” to create it. What do you think of the final product?
“Death Trap III” – Cadillac V-8 Powered Custom Trike
Post Sale Update: Death Trap $6,300 after 3 bids on eBay in Alpharetta, Georgia. Called the Death Trap III, the back half of this oddball custom trike is a Cadillac 350 V-8 that was originally used in a FWD platform.
Unexpected Custom – 1990 Honda GB500
I’ve featured a few GB500s over the years – but this is the first one that’s been heavily customized. What do you think of the end result?
Pepsi/Schwantz Tribute – 1992 Suzuki GSX-R750 Custom
Post Sale Update: This GSX-R sold for $8,560 after 12 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. Suzuki once made an official Pepsi-liveried version of the RGV250, but today on the auction site we’ve got a custom build where the creator asked what it would be like if Suzuki created a Pepsi Edition of the GSX-R750.
No Reserve – 1976 Honda CB500T
Post Sale Update: This CB sold for $3,300 after 32 bids on eBay in West Chester, Ohio. The T in CB500T meant that the 498cc engine was a parallel twin which produced 34 horsepower. Journalists considered the bike fairly bland and not a standout. Depending on your perspective, that either makes it an excellent or a terrible choice for mild …
Cafe Racer Cover Bike – 1967 Triumph TR6 Trophy
This Trophy was a former cover model for Cafe Racer Magazine five years ago, and it looks just the same now. Question is – do you like the way it looks?
2016 Yamaha Bolt C-Spec “Kenny Roberts”
Over on the auction site we’ve got a bike that was donated by Yamaha and built up by several big names in the industry: Team Roberts, Jeff Palhegyi Design, Roland Sands Design, Öhlins USA, Motion Pro, Vance & Hines, Saddlemen, Two Brothers Racing, Braap Shop Yamaha, and Cycle Gear. The end result was a Kenny Roberts-themed street tracker that was …
Pick Your Custom – Yamaha XS650/Suzuki GS750/BMW R65LS
This week on the auction site, we’ve got a trio of 650-ish customs. Which would you want to take home?
2010 Kris Krome Board Tracker
Post Sale Update: This sold for $4,550 after 6 bids on eBay in Edmond, Oklahoma. The styling isn’t really for me, however I’m using this bike as an excuse to share a product I rarely see in the wild: the Hawg Halter Sprotor (as in a combined Sprocket/Rotor):
Period Custom – 1973 Yamaha RD350
Post Listing Update: This RD350 did not get any action at the BIN of $9,000. The colors are jarring, but the components are impressive! The story here is that this was built in the early 70s by Dave Boyer with “the best off-the-shelf parts you could get at the time…for a local collector/private museum where it sat unused for the …