If you want to cover miles for cheap, it’s tough to beat the sub-$2k asking price for this Kawasaki. Clean the carbs and you’ll be all set – it has just 16,773 miles.
Ex-German WWII Sidecars
Post Listing Update: The Zundapp was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. 11-15-20 Update: Five years later, the Zundapp is back up for sale. It seems to have lost its trailer and the price has gone up a bit, but the photos are much better so it’s at least easier to see what you’re about to buy. Find …
Factory Racer – 1968 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250CRS
Post Sale Update: This Sprint CRS sold for $20,100 after 53 bids on eBay in Los Gatos, California. The seller of this bike says that Harley built 120 examples of the CRS factory flat track racers in 1968, and he’s got one for you here that’s in “show quality.”
Video Intermission – ADVRider interview with Claudio von Planta
If you’ve been watching Long Way Up (or catching my recaps here), then you’ll most likely enjoy this interview of Claudio von Planta by Chris MacAskill, the founder of ADVRider. On all three of the “Long Way” series, Claudio has been the hero behind the scenes, riding all the same terrain (and then some) while getting some beautiful shots of …
The First Ducati – 1949 Ducati Cucciolo
The first motorcycle model ever released by the Italian firm, the Ducati Cucciolo was introduced in March 1946 out of the Borgo Panigale factory. One year later they were winning races with Glauco Zitelli at the helm, and a year after that the Cucciolo was being imported into the US.
1976 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster Bi-Centennial Liberty Edition
Post Listing Update: This Harley was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. In 1976, Harley released a limited run of bikes called the Liberty Edition to commemorate America’s bicentennial. Liberty Editions were built across several models – I’ve featured a similarly-prepped Super Glide and a FLH before.
What Do You Want To Know? 2021 Honda Trail125
Whether you want to call it the Trail125 (as Honda did) or the CT125, Honda’s iconic mini trail bike is back! It uses the same 125cc motor found in Honda’s miniMOTO lineup (Grom, Monkey, and Super Cub), but Honda wants you to believe that you can ride this just about anywhere. “It’s a machine that’s a blast around town, and …
1992 Ducati 851
Post Sale Update: This 851 sold for $8,350 after 22 bids on eBay in Miami, Florida. Introduced in 1987, the 851 made Ducati relevant in motorcycle racing again. It featured fuel injection, liquid cooling, and desmo 4V heads. 1992 as the last year of production – the next year Ducati would unveil the 888.
Guess That Bike – Family Portrait Edition
My buddy Tim Graber of Classic Motorcycle Consignments (if you’re not familiar with them, you should definitely check it out) just sent over an interesting Guess That Bike – one of his clients found a photo of his uncle on a motorcycle, and he’d love an assist in figuring out what it is. Do you know?
2002 Ducati Foggy Monster S4
If you’re looking at the number of championships and individual race wins, Carl “Foggy” Fogarty is the most successful racer to ever rule in World Superbike. In 2002, Italy’s most famous motorcycling firm released the Ducati Monster S4 Fogarty Edition, to honor Foggy himself with a limited run of 300 bikes.
2006 Ecorider Hippo Petrol
Why am I specifying “Petrol” in the title? Because the Ecorider is one of the very few production motorcycles that has an available diesel engine. With that said, this was technically called an ATV, not a motorcycle, and as such riders did not need a motorcycle license in Europe. Ecorider had a US distributor but this is the first one …
1978 Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk1
Post Listing Update: This Guzzi did not meet reserve with 27 bids up to $11,200 on eBay in Miami Beach, Florida. Arguably the successor to the V7 Sport, the Moto Guzzi 850 LeMans was named after the famous race in France. Guzzi took a modified version of the 850T engine and wrapped it in interesting styling that has led to …
October 2020 Result Highlights
Last month we saw some great bikes – but did they sell? And if so, for how much?
Video Review – The Long Way Up Episode 7
As expected, the cliffhanger from Episode 6 turns out to be nothing. They’ve really got to stop adding fake drama at the end of each episode. It’s a travel story, not a murder mystery – it’s OK if an episode just ends with “Yay, we got somewhere. Now we’re looking forward to tomorrow!”
1984 Moto Guzzi Le Mans III
Post Listing Update: This Guzzi did not meet reserve with 20 bids up to $6,600 on eBay in Indio, California. In 1983, the Moto Guzzi Le Mans III was brought back after MG was able to get the smaller engine certified under US emissions – for a few years the US was stuck with a 949cc engine. With the arrival …