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1978 Kawasaki KX250

In Japan, Off-Road by AbhiLeave a Comment

In 1978, Kawasaki debuted a “works replica” called the KX250 A-4. PulpMX called it “a works bike for the chosen few,” and it was a limited production (~1,500, ~600 of which came to the US) notice to the rest of the industry that Team Green was getting serious about MX after a few years of dismal sales.

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One-Off -1990 Drysdale Dryvtech 2x2x2

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11-25-22 Update: Eight years later, this bike has turned up on a dealer’s site in Australia. You can find it here on Classic Motorcycle Sales with an asking price of roughly $17,544. Post-Listing Update: The Drysdale Dryvtech 2x2x2 did not get further than the opening bid, so it’s been relisted with a BIN of approximately $13,750 here on eBay. Here’s …

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1967 Bultaco Matador MK3

In Off-Road, Spain by AbhiLeave a Comment

Bultaco was founded in 1959 by famous Spanish road racing champion, Francisco Xavier Bulto. It was not Francisco’s first shot, as he created Bultaco right after he resigned from Montesa (which he co-founded in 1946). Bultaco’s first competition success came early in 1962 with a motorcycle adapted from the 175cc Sherpa trial bike. It won two gold medals at the …

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1973 BGW Trakcycle

In America, Less than 5k, Off-Road, Small Displacement by AbhiLeave a Comment

Introduced in 1972, the Trakcycle was a creation of BGW Industries in Mansfield, Ohio – a October 1972 issue of Popular Mechanics says that the Trakcycle “represents just about the ultimate in all-season, go-anywhere ruggedness and versatility. Its rubber-ribbed, cord-reinforced track belt is nearly a foot wide and heavily treaded, giving the bike tremendous traction.”

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1 of 133 – 1997 KTM 200LE Jackpiner

In Austria, Off-Road by AbhiLeave a Comment

You’re either going to look at this bike and drool, or wonder what the big deal is. If you fall in the latter camp, here’s a refresher of how KTM came to be in the US, thanks in no small part to John Penton. If you’re in the former camp, just scroll down to the for sale listing and snap …

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546 Miles – 2006 Kawasaki KLR650/HDT M1030M1

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KLR fans, take a close look at that motor. If it looks different than what you’re used to, it’s because this is a diesel-powered Kawasaki built by Hayes Diversified Technologies for the US Marine Corps. Hayes actually built 3 military Kawis – a gas-powered bike based on the KLR250 (M1030), another gas-powered bike but based on the KLR650 (M1030B1), and …