Post Sale Update: This Van Tech sold for $6,300 after 22 bids on eBay. Van Tech was one of America’s first dirt bike manufacturers, though the company did not build complete bikes. Instead, the brain child of Bill Van Tichelt built frames for small-displacement Japanese motors like the Honda S90, Kawi 100/120, and Bridgestone 90/100. There were two main advantages …
BSA-Powered – 1971 Cheney Victor MkIII
Post Sale Update: This Cheney Victor sold for $6,100 after 27 bids on eBay. One of the legends of off-road frame design, Eric Cheney started as one of Britain’s best MX riders. Unfortunately, he picked up a blood infection while racing in Algeria and it became so bad that he had to stop racing. That was good news for his …
Narrow Case AHRMA Racer – 1965 Ducati 350
Post Sale Update: After 4 bids on eBay, this Ducati sold for $6,500. Built by Jon F. Thompson (former Feature Editor at Cycle World) and featured in his book “Ducati” (co-written with Joe Bonnello), this Ducati 350 was prepared to compete in AHRMA Sportsman.
Hooligan Tracker – 1993 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200
Racing components aren’t cheap, nor is race tuning, track fees, or any of the other myriad expenses involved in amateur competition. Buying a used pre-built race machine can be a great way to save a lot of money when getting into racing, so long as it’s in good shape and has been well cared for. Here we have a 1993 …
10 Boy Racers in Germany – Collection of AJS 7Rs
1-3-18 Update: Nearly a year later, Tim Huber has found that this collection is still for sale (but now the asking price has been reduced by over $200k). It’s now available on Hemmings for $530,000 or best offer. At this year’s Retromobile show in Paris, an incredible collection of 10 AJS 7R race bikes stood out among a sea of …
Land Speed Record Project – 2004 Honda CBR600 F4 Special Construction
I first heard about Matt Brown on one on my favorite episodes of Jay Leno’s Garage – he bought a Honda S600 without an engine and then swapped in the drivetrain from a Honda CBR1000RR sportsbike. Jay calls him part of the “more-brains-than-money club”, and it looks like Matt’s attitude hasn’t changed as he also found himself trying to build …
Multi-Purpose Racer – 1975 Moto Guzzi Custom
Post Listing Update: The seller of this Guzzi lowered his asking price to $7,500 but that wasn’t enough to get any interest. The seller of this Guzzi racer built this bike and he’s got a wonderful story to go with it. He originally built it as a racer around 1990 to compete in AMA-CCS, WERA Vintage, and AMA Pro Twins. …
1 of 50 – 2017 Indian Scout FTR750
After over 6 decades away from professional flat track racing, Indian Motorcycle Racing dominated everyone in the 2017 American Flat Track (AFT) Championship, securing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the overall standings. AFT rules stipulate that the motors used in competition have to be based on production designs, so Indian created a limited run of 50 Scout FTR750s for homolgation …
Ex-Steve Williams TT F1 – 1988 Bimota YB4-R
Post Listing Update: This Bimota did not meet reserve with 18 bids up to $6,455. The YB4 was Bimota’s fourth Yamaha-based bike, built around the FZ750 (2MG series). The machine was developed for the ’87 season of the prestigious Formula TT World Championship. It first premiered at the French Bol d’Or Endurance Race of ’86 but after homologation rules forced …
HRC-Framed Magazine Build – 2005 Honda CR250R
M66 Productions is a San Diego-based production company specializing in action sports who are capable of putting together everything from standalone YouTube videos to full DVD releases. In addition to professional video and photography work, M66 appears to dabble in high-performance project builds as well. Their latest project comes in the form of a 2005 Honda CR250R that has supposedly …
Ex-Nate Kern Racer – 2007 BMW R1200S
Nate Kern’s name is synonymous with racing BMW motorcycles and the diehard fan of two-wheeled Bavarian track weapons definitely deserves some credit for helping revive the interest and popularity in racing BMW’s modern bikes in the US. The German manufacturer doesn’t have a factory-backed US race team, meaning all of BMW’s domestic competing in professional events has to be financed …
Raced at Daytona – 1975 Yamaha TZ750-B
12-4-17 Update: Over a year and a half later, this TZ750 is back up for sale. Since that time, it looks like the only change has been the removal of the CycleWak.com sticker from the fairing. Find it with an unmet opening bid of $38,500 here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This TZ got no interest at the asking price …
1957 BSA Spitfire Scrambler
Post Sale Update: This Spitfire sold for the BIN of $12,900. Also known as the Rocket Gold Star Scrambler, the Spitfire Scrambler is one of the rarest variations of BSA’s A10 model line up. It was an export-only bike that was primarily sold in the US and it was designed as an scrambles/desert racer from the factory. It combined a …
Factory Works Racer – 1968 Kawasaki A1R
Factory works race machines demonstrate the very best manufacturers have to offer, and this 1968 Kawasaki A1R is no exception. This example is one of two factory team specials built by Kawa and was piloted by AMA Hall of Fame inductee Ralph White at the Loudon National. This bike is NOT a production road racer and only has a three-digit …
Titled in the US – 1975 Harley-Davidson RR250
Aermacchi – formally known as Aeronautica Macchi – was founded in 1912 by Giulio Macchi and started out making monoplane aircraft and seaplanes for the Italian military. After the second World War, Aermacchi would start producing motorcycles, though it would continue to churn out dozens of different types of airplane models until as recently as 2005. The story of the …