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2 Honda CB95Rs

In Japan, Race, Sport by AbhiLeave a Comment

The CB95R isn’t a particularly popular bike, but this seller has two examples that have been ‘race restored’ (but not started so they’ll need fluids and tuning of the carbs) and bumped up to 155cc.

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Visual Replica – Gilera 125 Racer Lookalike

In Italy, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

11-27 Update: This Gilera is back up for sale with bidding up to $1,000 and the reserve not yet met here on eBay. Post-Listing Update: This Gilera did not meet reserve with bidding up to $3,050. “Most likely” based on a late 60s Gilera 124 5V, this rolling piece of art was built/restored by Kent Riches of Air-Tech, known for …

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In Germany – 1973 BMW Gus Kuhn Endurance Racer

In Germany, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

After an illustrious career in motorcycle competition, Gus Kuhn founded Gus Kuhn Motors in London. What started as a workshop evolved into a dealership that truly made a name for itself by customizing Norton Commandos and eventually BMWs as well. This bike is claimed to be a Kuhn Motors-prepped endurance racer that’s currently ready to race thanks to a recent …

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Built in ’88 – 1963 Seeley MK II G50

In England, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

Post Listing Update: After 3 bids on eBay, this Seeley got up to $16,600 but that wasn’t enough to meet reserve. After AMC went out of business in ’63, Colin Seeley bought all the tooling and spares. He then took the famed Golden Eagle and built custom frames to create Seeley G50 specials.

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1957 Harley-Davidson KR750

In America, Race by Abhi4 Comments

The successor to the WR and the last of Harley’s side-valve racers, the KR750 was built between ’52 and ’68. A race bike that you could buy straight from the dealer and then tweak to your needs, the KR might have been relatively low-tech even for the time, but it won the AMA Grand National Championship series 12 out of …

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1965 Triumph T120C TT Special

In England, Race by Abhi2 Comments

Between 1963 and 1967 (and only in the United States), Triumph released a series of ready-to-race bikes (dubbed the TT Specials) to the public. Starting with a Bonneville, Triumph stripped away anything non-essential and gave it another 2 horsepower. These are special bikes, but this example stands out as it was restored by none other than Bobby Sullivan and it …

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Tribute Needs Work – 1954 Horex Replica Racer

In Germany, Race by Abhi4 Comments

A barely-known German motorcycle manufacturer, Horex was founded in 1920 and then acquired in 1960 by Daimler-Benz, who ended bike production. The seller of this bike says that when he acquired it as part of a collection, he was told it was a “1954ish Factory Werks Horex twin overhead cam road racer”. Over time, he now says “the consensus belief …