Based out of Norwalk, Ohio, Alsport Incorporated produced a trike called the Tri-Sport. It was available in multiple displacements ranging from 30 to 340 cubic centimeters. Here’s a 290cc version (the motor was also used in Kohler snowmobiles) that’s going to need some work after it was pulled from a barn.
Rare High-Mile Mini – 1983 Honda Motra
The Honda Motra – also known as the CT50 – is a particularly funky little mini. Honda marketed the Motra as a rugged mini-scoot capable of schlepping a surprisingly heavy payload. The unique 50cc Honda was only sold in the Japanese market, but a handful of models have made their way to US shores thanks to what I can only …
102 Miles – 1982 Husqvarna 430WR
Post Sale Update: This Husky sold for $5,700 after 38 bids on eBay. In 1981, Husqvarna released a new motor for their Open class platform. Even though it was the smallest in a class of 500cc bikes at 430cc, the engine made up for it with a wide and predictable powerband. Thanks to a rest of about 35 years, this …
Restored – 1974 Rokon Trailbreaker 2WD
Post Listing Update: After being relisted, this Trailbreaker still could not meet reserve despite 34 bids up to $3,050. Founded about 50 years ago, Rokon has become synonymous with two-wheel-drive motorcycles that are able to go anywhere. Initially designed as a motorcycle/tractor, the Trailbreaker lives up to its name with incredibly low gearing that enables riders to climb up steep …
Basically New From 1987 – CZ 250 and CZ 400 MXers
Last year Abhi featured a new pair of CZ MXers in Australia – more specifically a CZ250 and CZ400 – that the seller claimed were the very last new CZ bikes in the world. Turns out the Aussie was wrong, as here we have two additional brand new CZ MXers, also a CZ250 and CZ400. The two 1987 CZ examples …
JGR-Upgraded – 2015 Yamaha YZ250F
JGRMX builds professional factory level parts and bikes for anyone willing to shell out the immense amount that it costs to have the absolute very best in motocross-machinery. Joe Jackson Gibbs served as the head coach for the Washington Redskins from ’81-’92, and then again from ’04-’07 prior to starting “Joe Gibbs Racing” (or JGR) as a NASCAR effort, first …
2WD – 1971 Pak-Jak 3 Wheel Scooter
Post Sale Update: After 13 bids on eBay, this Pak-Jak sold for $2,949. Built by the Right Way Manufacturing Corporation of Owen, Wisconsin, the Pak-Jak was an in-line 3 wheel trail bike that was advertised as an all-terrain climber of hills. From what I’ve been able to find online, approximately 125 examples were built before the company went bankrupt. Here’s …
Track ‘n’ Trail – 1975 Can-Am TnT 175
The Can-Am TNT series was one of many dirt-oriented bikes produced during the short but very sweet lifespan of Can-Am. An acronym for Track ‘n’ Trail, the TNT bikes shared the same chassis and engine as the MX bikes, but utilized lower compression for easy riding traits on trails.
Factory Racer – 2012 KTM XC-F 250
KTM has built a gang of race-winning machinery and though its current MotoGP racer (RC16) has some “room for improvement”, when it comes to producing top-of-the-podium off-road competition bikes, KTM kills it. Even when factory machines are five to ten years old, they’re still wildly competent when compared to today’s production offerings. They’re also always decked out in trick high-end …
DG Race Replica – 1975 Honda CR125M Elsinore
In the 1970’s, motocross racing had become fairly mainstream with several top racers becoming household celebrity names. In this highly competitive era, the big manufacturers poured absurd amounts of funding into race R&D, driving the constant evolution of MXers. Despite the large staff and state of the art facilities that the big mocos possessed, a few talented wrenchers created something …
Ex-Dakar Factory Racer – 2007 KTM 660
View PostMini DT1 – 1971 Yamaha JT1 Mini Enduro
The Yamaha JT1 Mini Enduro was a bonafide motorcycle that was simply scaled down. The fact that the motorcycle it was largely based on was the DT1 – and “On Any Sunday” came out the same year this example was made – helped Yamaha succeed in selling huge amounts of these bikes. Cycle World’s Andrew Bornhop said the JT1 “helped …
Fully Restored – 1987 Yamaha YZ250
Yamaha’s YZ series – more than any other bike – has arguably had the most profound impact on American motocross in the last couple decades. The YZ boasts a laundry-list of firsts for production MXers, including reed valves, single-shock suspension, and power valves. To the best of my knowledge, the YZ250 is the longest running production dirt bike. Interestingly, the …
AHRMA Champion – 1967 Rickman Triumph Metisse 500
A Rickman Metisse with a 500cc Triumph motor is already pretty special – particularly when it’s adorned in British Racing Green. But this example truly stands out as it has been ridden to multiple AHRMA championships by Chad McIntosh.
Phil Nicoletti’s AMA MX Racer – 2013 Yamaha YZ450
Yamaha started what it likes to refer to as the “four-stroke revolution” as they were first to release a 4-stroke motocrosser. From the time Doug Henry piloted that YZ400M to victory in an AMA SX event in Las Vegas, Yamaha’s YZs have won countless high-level racing events and established itself as the go-to 450 for many top riders. The four-stroke …