Presumably based on a 160 Monza, this lithe Ducati was converted into a little trials runabout.
Off-Road-Spec – 1973 Honda QA50 K1
8-14-19 Update – Three months later, Tim Huber notes that this bike is back up for sale, but the price is down to a much more reasonable $2,350. Find it here on Craigslist in Temecula, California. Released in 1970 on the heels of the wildly successful Z50A, Honda’s QA50 was an off-road version of the popular minibike with bigger tires, …
Vintage MX – 1974 Honda XL350
Equipped with a 412cc big bore kit from Hi-Per-Kinetics in Paramount, California, this gorgeous Honda is eligible for AHRMA vintage MX events. I’m in love.
C&J Framed – Norton 750 Flat Tracker
Post Sale Update: This Norton sold for $9,100 after 66 bids on eBay in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After sitting in storage for half a decade, this Norton-powered flat tracker is now a runner again.
Never Run – 1970 Sprite 405 Talon
Founded by Frank Hipkin in the mid ’60s, Sprite Motor Cycles (later known as Sprite Developments) as a small British off-road motorcycle company that built trials bikes and scramblers, usually as a kit. One of their bigger efforts was the 405 Talon, and it was exported to several countries under different names: the BVM 405 in Belgium, Alron 405 in …
Privateer Hill Climber – 1938 Harley-Davidson EL
Post Sale Update: This EL hill climber sold for $51,211 after 41 bids on eBay in Grant, Florida. Wayne Lyle Cody was a successful privateer racer out of Council Bluffs, Iowa back in the 1950s. His former hill climbing Harley EL sat in his shed for 50 years, and it’s now available in fully functional condition. The history of the …
Sideburn Magazine’s Hooligan Flat Track Racer – 1991 Harley-Davidson Sportster
Sideburn is an independent motorcycle publication founded in early 2008 with a focus on the flat track scene. In addition to its online and print content, the UK-based outfit is also responsible for sponsoring/organizing events like Dirt Quake (and Snow Quake), which Sideburn first held in 2012. A Harley-based flat track racer built and used by various Sideburn staffers (and …
1970 OSSA Stiletto 250
Post Listing Update: This Stiletto did not meet reserve despite 4 bids up to $5,500 on eBay in Carlsbad, California. Nowadays, the word “stiletto” typically refers to heels. But a stiletto is actually a thin dagger, and that’s why it shares a name with this slender OSSA MXer.
1982 Husqvarna 420 AE
Post Sale Update: this Husky sold for $2,900 after 6 bids on eBay. Designed on spec for the Swedish Army, the Husqvarna automatic bikes were built to be practical and easy to use. They proved to be interesting enough to survive in the commercial market for 12 years, ending in the late 80s with the 430.
No Reserve – 1971 AJS Stormer Y4 250
Post Sale Update: This AJS sold for $2,648 after 7 bids on eBay. The AJS Stormer was a bit of a flop, as it was a last ditch effort by Norton-Villiers to dump excess inventory of Starmaker engines. However, it was the first MX bike to feature shocks that had been moved up as well as leading axle forks, so …
Rare Project – 1972 Fox Tracker
Post Sale Update: this Fox Tracker sold for $930 after 20 bids on eBay. No, it’s not the Fox you’re familiar with. This Fox was called Fox Corporation, and it was based in Janesville, Wisconsin. It was very difficult for me to find official information on this company, but I’ve seen anecdotes that they offered six different models of minibikes …
Heathkit Boonie Bike GT-18
Heathkit was founded in 1926 in Saint Joseph, Michigan as a subsidiary of the Heath Company – they sold light aircraft kits. But they didn’t hit their peak until after World War II, when they offered electronic kits such as oscilloscopes. In 1968, they got in on the mini bike craze with the GT-18, which was marketed as the “Boonie …
Baja 1000 Entrant – 2002 Honda XR650R
Post Listing Update: The asking price was lowered to $2,000, but then this XR was pulled off of eBay (final sale price unknown). Though this Honda was once full of glory, competing in the Baja 1000, it’s now sitting in a pawn shop. Here’s hoping someone can get it back on the dirt!
1970s Gemini SST 50
Post Listing Update: This Gemini did not get any interest at the BIN of $2,300. Imported for just three years, the Gemini SST 50 was much faster than a Honda 50 thanks to a licensed design of Yamaha’s rotary intake valve engine – last time I featured one of these, multiple commenters said it was faster than the Honda 70, …
Classic Japanese MX Collection in Arizona
Not much to say here – a seller in Phoenix has a collection of 8 gorgeous Japanese dirt bikes from the 70s-80s that he’s looking to sell as a unit.