This beautiful Mercurio has just 5,705 miles and is claimed to be in exceptional mechanical condition, thanks to a restoration 15 yeas ago and time in a private collection since.
100k Miles – 1977 Moto Guzzi 1000SP
A tale of two classic Italians – while the Benelli Tornado featured today has just 60 miles, this classic Guzzi has over 100k.
Nice Price – 1978 Honda CB750K
This CB750 has 31,500 miles and is claimed to run well. It comes with a fairing with windshield and speakers, all for just $1,250 – presumably making it a great start for a CB project. Find this bike for sale in Blue Springs, Missouri for $1,250 here on Craigslist. This bike-uriousity brought to you by Christian E!
Canadian Air Force – 1964 Triumph TRW
The Triumph TRW was built for use by the British military in WWII – only problem was that the war had been won by the time the bike had actually been released in 1948. Still, between 15 and 16 thousand were built by the time production ended in 1964, but nearly all of them left the UK.
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.
58k Miles – 1964 Honda Dream 305
Now this is impressive. This Dream has a healthy 58,000 miles on it – and only 350 were put on in the last 20 years!
Restored by Seller – 1952 BMW R51/3
Built over four years, the R51/3 was introduced in 1951. It was one of the first bikes BMW released after they were allowed to start creating motorcycles post WWII, so they took one of their pre-war designs and evolved it to prevent having to start from scratch.
1957 AJS Model 30
A predecessor of the Model 31 I recently featured, this AJS Model 30 is thankfully ready to go as is.
1968 Honda CB450 K1
The K1 CB450 was a one year only bike, and it was the last Honda to rock chrome panels on the gas tank.
1986 Yamaha SRX600
Just like the SR500, the SRX600 featured the engine from one of Yamaha’s dirtbikes placed into a chassis to enable sporty street riding. Unlike the SR500, this bike sold poorly outside of Japan. Here in the states, it only lasted for a year. But the 45 horsepower was enough to have fun, and some people consider it to be a …
1977 Triumph Bonneville Silver Jubilee
In 1977 Triumph released 1,000 bikes as part of a limited edition to commemorate the Silver Jubilee (25th anniversary) of Elizabeth’s rise to Queen. You’d think this would be more important in Britain, but all of the bikes were sold in the US.
1932 Royal Enfield Cycar
Now here’s a rare bird – the Royal Enfield Cycar. Finding information on it has been tough, to say the least…but here’s what I’ve got:
1953 BSA Golden Flash
A 646cc parallel twin, the BSA Golden Flash was the predecessor of the Super Rocket. It was available in black (as shown here) and chrome, but also in a gold paint scheme that led to the distinctive name. Oddly enough, the gold color wasn’t an option in for home-market British customers.
Needs Some Work – 1908 Bradbury Peerless
Founded in 1852, Bradbury & Co. was Europe’s first sewing machine manufacturer. Fast forward to 1902, when Bradbury Motor Cycles was established – their first motorcycles were bicycles with clip on engines, but they went on to sell a variety of motorcycles, including some of the first ones with variable gears. Here’s one of the bikes that was sold before …