Did you know that Moto Guzzi once made a minibike? Sold between ’76 and ’79, the Magnum was built in partnership with Benelli. Packing a 49cc 2-stroke engine that put out a tremendous 1.2 horsepower, this bike wasn’t capable of more than 25 miles per hour.
1976 Triumph Trident Legend Replica
After Triumph bit the dust in 1976, their race manager (named Les Williams) started a business specializing in spare parts for Rocket 3s and Tridents. The business was called LP Williams, and they not only supplied OEM spares, but they created go-faster parts, Slippery Sam replicas, and a ‘new’ version of the Trident that was supposed to be the ultimate …
Sleeper Rig – 2005 BMW R1200RT with Hannigan Sidecar
Named “Clifford”, (presumably after the big red dog?), this BMW R1200RT has been paired with a large Hannigan sidecar to become what could be your home away from home.
Odd Custom – 1997 Bimota YB11
Post Listing Update: This custom Bimota got no interest at the opening bid of $5,000. Well, this bike is going to piss off a few people. This custom streetfighter started off as a Bimota YB11, but it’s been turned into something…else. I don’t think the YB11 was something so sacred that it should ever be modified, but I do think …
VBNR – 1968 Norton 750GP Racer
View Post1999 Laverda 750S
This is a one owner 750S – the seller notes that it’s just one of three bikes sent to the west coast that were silver and equipped with the half fairing. It has a new battery and fuel lines, and it ran today after sitting for 3 years. The seller knows it needs to be loved by someone else – …
In Australia – DR BIG – 1988 Suzuki DR750S
I haven’t seen one of these for sale in years, now I’ve seen two in a month! In addition to having one of the best names in the business, the Suzuki DR BIG featured the biggest single cylinder motorcycle engine available when it was released.
“Operator” – 1999 Ducati 900SS Custom
When reader Jim R. sent this to me, he was succinct with his words: “What the hell happened?”. You tell me.
In England: Privateer Racer – 1981 BMW R80GS
Two things. One – expect to start seeing more bikes from outside of the US as I try to pay a bit more attention to my international readers. Two – this bike is AWESOME.
“Super Survivor” – 1978 Suzuki GS1000E
Here’s an impressively original Suzuki GS1000E – the seller affectionately calls it the Skunk. It’s being offered by the 3rd owner, who has maintenance records back to 1980 and claims that there’s no rust or damage.
1972 Triumph Trident T150V
Here’s a Triumph Trident with a bit of a homebuilt cafe racer conversion and a very cool set of pipes.
Huntmaster – 1959 Ariel FH
In 1954, Ariel introduced the FH, better known as the Huntmaster. It shared the majority of it sengine with the 650cc A10 engine of BSA, but it was surrounded by an all-new frame with a swingarm and paired with a Burman transmission.
In England – 1925 Ner-a-Car Model C
Designed by Carl Neracher in 1918, the Ner-A-Car was sold as a cheap automobile alternative. Approximately 10,000 were build at sold in the US, and another 6,500 were built and sold in England under license. Here’s one of the latter.
1963 Royal Enfield Continental
The “jelly mold” tank was only available in the ’63 model of the Royal Enfield Continental, the first year of production. Here’s one of the first bikes of a model that Enfield has brought back for the new Continental GT. A nifty two-fifty, the Continental was a cafe racer with a styling cues like the chrome tank, half-naked rear springs, …
2000 Confederate Confederado
Confederate Motorcycles are turning heads nowadays with some crazy style and hefty power. 15 years ago, they had the power down, but the styling was still a bit too close to what Harley was putting out at the time.