One of the most desirable models from the Spanish company, the Bultaco Streaker was a beautiful little cafe racer that was only produced for 3 years. Rumors suggest that just 28 were imported into the US before the EPA changed emissions regulations in 1979, effectively rendering this bike (and most other two-stroke highway vehicles at the time) illegal.
1920 Briggs & Stratton Scooter
In 1919, Briggs & Stratton acquired the patent and manufacturing rights for the Smith Motor Wheel. What they learned from that engine led to development of the ubiquitous Briggs & Stratton motors seen in lawnmowers and all kinds of small equipment, but before that the company used the motor wheel to power vehicles like this (restored) scooter, which won the …
Needs Some Work – 1987 David Sherrell Classic with Whizzer Motor
View Post1978 Carabela MotoPony Formula
Made in Mexico, the Carabela MotoPony was a 60cc two-stroker that was the first ride for plenty of Mexican riders. This is a “Formula”, which got a sweet set of bodywork, to boot!
One Seller, Several Classic Hondas
Someone’s got a series of classic Hondas up for sale. One one hand, they’re not super-exciting and they’ll need a little work. One the other hand, there’s no reserve, so you might be able to get a steal. All the bikes are being described in a similar way: haven’t been run in a few years and have been in dry …
1971 Rupp Black Widow
Post Listing Update: This Black Widow did not meet reserve despite 20 bids up to $3,610. The performance minibike of the Rupp line, the Black Widow featured a 4 horsepower Tecumseh motor paired with a Dell’Orto carb. Hold on tight!
Rare in the US – 1951 Tornado STW100
I really struggled to find information on this bike, which is rare even in its home market of Germany. Anybody out there have some experience with Tornados?
Rare and Cheap – 1967 Sachs Hercules K80S
$10 a cubic centimeter – that’s what you’re getting with this 80cc, 8.5 horsepower, very rare example of Germany fury.
Baby Gixxer – 1987 Suzuki GSX-R 50
The GSX-R 50 was Suzuki’s take on the street-legal minibike movement of the 80s. The Yamaha YSR50 and Honda NSR50 are the more common options, I love the ‘little engine that could’ feel of the Suzuki GSX-R 50 – especially this paint scheme which almost exactly matched what you’d get on the Gixxer 1100.
1950s Moto Beta XTR
Just like that, this XTR is gone – unclear if it sold or if it was pulled off the market. Americans may know Beta because we can occasionally get some of their cool enduros out here. But 50 years ago, they sold a complete range of smaller dual-sports and street bikes, like this 100cc XTR scrambler.
1982 Honda Motocompo
Post Sale Update: This Motocompo sold for $3,400 after 21 bids on eBay. Yes, I just featured a Motocompo, but cut me some slack – these things are cool and they so rarely come up for sale!
1966 Moto Morini Corsaro 125
One of the many 125cc bikes produced by Italy in the 60s, the Corsaro was available in a Sport (Veloce) as well as a scrambler variant.
1983 Honda Motocompo NCZ50
Post Listing Update: This Motocompo did not meet reserve despite 11 bids up to $3,262. Sold for only 3 years, the Honda Motocompo was a tiny 50cc folding scooter designed to fit into the trunks of the subcompact cars Honda was making at the time, like the City. In fact, the City’s trunk was designed specifically to house the Motocompo. …
Baby Roadracer – 2006 Honda NSF100
Motorcycle racers are all aware of the NSR50, Honda’s beginner race bike that has started plenty of careers and passions. But for one year, just 50 examples of the Honda NSF100 were also imported to the states as one of the best ways to get into road racing.
Cavani-Designed – 1954 DKW RT125
In the 1930s, DKW was the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. In 1939, they released the RT125 – it would go one to be one of the most popular motorcycles in the world, but for a reason you might not expect.