MotoGP Austin 2019 – The Pits

Abhi Travel October 11, 2019
Coast to Coast in 50 Hours – Days 7-9

Abhi Travel October 7, 2019
Coast to Coast in 50 Hours – Day 6

Abhi Travel October 6, 2019
Coast to Coast in 50 Hours – Day 5

Abhi Travel October 5, 2019
Coast to Coast in 50 Hours – Day 4

Abhi Travel September 29, 2019
Guest Ride Report – Our Great TT Bucket List Quest

Abhi Guest Writers, Travel September 28, 2019
First Ride Review – 2020 Kawasaki KLX230

Abhi Dual-Sport, Japan, Less than 5k, Reviews September 24, 2019
Picture Intermission – Land of Enchantment BMW Rally – Days 3+4

Abhi Intermissions September 20, 2019
Picture Intermission – Land of Enchantment BMW Rally – Days 1+2

Abhi Intermissions September 18, 2019
August 2019 Result Highlights

Abhi Blog September 16, 2019
Picture Intermission – Iconic Motorbikes Open House

Abhi Intermissions September 15, 2019
Charity for Carlin Dunne – 2020 Ducati Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916

Abhi Italy, Sport September 5, 2019
Have You Ordered the NMoto Nostalgia BMW R7?

Abhi Blog August 20, 2019
Trying (and Failing) to Crash with SKIDBIKE

Abhi Reviews August 17, 2019

Subscribe
What it does
- 3 Wheels
- Cafe Racer
- Cruiser
- Custom
- Dual-Sport
- Less than 5k
- Off-Road
- Race
- Scooter
- Standard
- Small Displacement
- Sport
- Touring
- Vintage
Where it’s from
- America
- Austria
- England
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
Contribute
- Buy/Sell Your Own
About
- Advertise
Want More?
Store
Search

Subscribe
What it does
- 3 Wheels
- Cafe Racer
- Cruiser
- Custom
- Dual-Sport
- Less than 5k
- Off-Road
- Race
- Scooter
- Standard
- Small Displacement
- Sport
- Touring
- Vintage
Where it’s from
- America
- Austria
- England
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
Contribute
- Buy/Sell Your Own
About
- Advertise
Want More?
Store
Search

Guess That Bike – Rear Hub Edition

In Guess That Bike by AbhiJune 23, 2018Leave a Comment

Here’s a question for you – what bike is this?

Per usual, you can click this image to enlarge:

Related

Check out our new auction site!

Subscribe

Sign up for the Bike-urious digest and get the best bikes for sale delivered daily!

Email *

Our Friends at Aerostich

Support Bike-urious – buy a t-shirt!

Today’s Favorite Posts

bikeurious

The best bikes for sale, and some good ol' motorcycle shenanigans.

Instagram post 2153083581232998864_720183564

Another cool machine from the Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale is the "Beeline", a tiny Yamaha sprint racer estimated to sell between $3,700-$4,900. ⁠⠀
⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Built with a Sondel frame housing a Yamaha YL1 97cc twin, this used to be the 100cc class world record holder in standing quarter mile (15.545 seconds/57.9 mph). The motor has a factory race kit, and it revs to 14,500 rpm! ⁠⠀
⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Wet weight? Just 110 pounds.

Instagram post 2152373719196918812_720183564

In depressing news, the London Motorcycle Museum is shutting down. They have an incredible collection of Triumphs, many of which are now going to be auctioned by Bonhams as part of their annual Autumn Stafford Sale.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
One of the coolest @officialtriumph vehicles is the TS8-1 prototype, a sport-tourer designed to compete with BMW's RT that debuted at the 1981 Earl's Court Motorcycle Show. As the name alludes to, the engine features 8 valve heads.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
From Save the Triumph Bonneville: The Inside Story of the Meriden Workers’ Co-op:⁠⠀
⁠⠀
“All the show models looked impressive except the TS8-1 Triumph flagship model, which was still under construction. Dyson’s team had already been working around the clock for nearly a week, and it was looking more and more unlikely that it would be ready for the show. To provide for this eventuality and avoid embarrassment, all Triumph promotional information was prepared without reference to the TS8-1 flagship.”⁠⠀
⁠⠀
In fact, the bike wasn’t even in the booth for the first day of the show, but it made quite a stir when it appeared in day 2. This prototype was acquired by Bill Crosby, the eventual founder of the London Motorcycle Museum. It shows all of one mile on the odometer from being pushed around.⁠⠀

Instagram post 2151682674914224812_720183564

One of the best parts of starting up the auction site with @iconicmotorbikes has been seeing a variety of machines come through. ⁠⠀
⁠⠀
One of the new listings is a personal favorite - @renski33's old @ktmusa 1290 Super Duke R that he campaigned at the 2016 @pikespeakhillclimb. He earned pole position and ended up placing 4th overall in his rookie effort!⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Now his bike can be yours, and it's still road legal if you want to ditch the number plates and turn this into the ultimate street bike...⁠⠀
⁠⠀
First photo by Randalls Media

Instagram post 2150950831319376231_720183564

No, it’s not really a motorcycle. But that’s how it was classified because of its three-wheeled nature, and we’re going to run with it. ⁠⠀
⁠⠀
The Tritan A2 was notable for having an incredible drag coefficient – just 0.15. Compare that to a period MR2, which had a Cd of 0.35. Amusingly, the only commercial “success” the A2 had was with Domino’s Pizza. The pizza company thought that this had potential as a low cost delivery vehicle, so they ordered 10 examples as a pilot project. Of the 10, it is believed that just 7 survive. Here’s #6, and it’s going to need some TLC.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Scroll right to see another angle and then to see what it's supposed to look like - is it weird that I get 90s JDM LeMans racer vibes?⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Link in bio for the eBay link if you want to tackle this crazy project!

Instagram post 2150233394806319050_720183564

Instagram post 2147483013563231409_720183564

This is one of the craziest things I've ever featured. It's called Rotohak, and it was built by Bob Pelikan. It looks like a R1150RT with a sidecar, but the valve covers are fake - they're just hiding a 15 gallon fuel tank.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
The actual motor is in the back of the hack, and it's a ~325 horsepower, twin turbo rotary out of a Mazda Eunos Cosmo! Power is fed to both rear wheels through a Volkswagen transaxle, and shifting is done with the left twist grip (like a Vespa). ⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Swipe right to see the motor, as well as a bonus photo where Bob does a wheelie from a @ridermag photoshoot of version 1 - back then it looked like a K100 and it "only" had a 200hp NA RX-7 engine.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
@thefixxer - looks like we have another sidecar adventure to do.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Link in bio to find this hack on Craigslist for $14,900 in Half Moon Bay, California!

Instagram post 2143012793951737594_720183564

Back in 2016, @cycleworld partnered with @hayden69gillim for "Man in a Van with a Plan", an awesome series where we got to follow Hayden as he drove a Nissan NV3500 trailering a @suzukicycles GSX-R1000 to campaign in @motoamerica Superstock 1000 as well as a RM-Z450 to compete in select AMA Pro Flat Track races.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Today on the @iconicmotorbikes auction site we've got Hayden's Gixxer up for sale, and the listing includes his backup bike as a rolling chassis. If you're feeling ambitious, both bikes are on MSO from Suzuki so you could plate them for the street...or you could just keep them as an awesome track day bike with some spares.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Feature photo by @cinephotonik, additional photos from Cycle World, MotoAmerica, and the seller.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Link in bio to throw a bid in for yourself!⁠⠀
⁠⠀
#manvanplan #cycleworld #suzuki #motoamerica

Instagram post 2141529604548897109_720183564

@cmiller32v - I think the American Honda museum may need to make an investment. Someone in Seattle is selling an imported first-gen Africa Twin that's never been started or even had fuel in the tank. There's all of 2 kilometers on the odometer and it genuinely looks new. Drool.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Link in bio to get in on the bidding on eBay - it's currently at $13,000 and the reserve hasn't been met.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
#honda #africatwin #hondaafricatwin #trueadventure

Instagram post 2135194184785347731_720183564

Excited to be a part of this one. We’re waiving our buyer’s fee to make sure the foundation gets as much as possible, so please tell your friends!

Link in bio for the auction.
#Repost @motocorsa with @get_repost
・・・
We’re teaming up with @iconicmotorbikes to ensure that our @nicky_hayden bike gets the attention it deserves!
We want to contribute as much to the @nickyhaydenfoundation as we possibly can, so please help us spread the word!!
Link is in our bio.
.
.
#rideonkentuckykid #nickyhayden #ducati #motocorsa #motorcycle #instamoto #instamotogallery #ducatinsta #motorcyclesofinstagram #desmo #caferacer #portland #portlandoregon #pacificnorthwest

Instagram post 2134299996569169028_720183564

Look out @raceumra - @comandante_parra and I are coming for you at the next 24 hour race!

Photo by @iconicmotorbikes

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Stuff that must be disclaimed!

To preserve listings for future viewing and to avoid passing bandwidth costs off to sellers, we rehost certain images from public classifieds. Contact us at inquiry AT bike-urious.com if you would like the photos/listing removed and we will immediately oblige.

We do not represent these vehicles and our opinions have no warranty or guarantee. As always, thanks for your understanding.

Buy/Sell Your Own
Subscribe
Contribute
About
Want More?

Type and Press “enter” to Search