Post Listing Update: This V7 Sport did not meet reserve despite 34 bids up to $17,600 on eBay in Huntington Beach, California. After years of truck-like bikes such as the Ambassador and the Eldorado, the V7 was specifically created by Tonti to honor Guzzi’s racing legacy. Some people consider this bike to be the prettiest production cafe to come out …
1974 Kawasaki H1 500
Post Sale Update: This H1 sold for $6,700 after 20 bids on eBay in Nisswa, Minnesota. Known as the ‘Widowmaker’, the Kawasaki H1 series were a range of triples famous for being incredibly quick and terrible to handle.
First Ride Review – 2020 Janus Halcyon and Gryffin 250
View PostCHP – 1965 Harley-Davidson FLH Police Special
Post Sale Update: this Police Harley sold for $20,100 after 60 bids on eBay…but the winner did you pay. It was then relisted and actually sold for $18,600 after 43 bids in San Diego, California. Restored approximately 7 years ago, this Police Panhead got a rebuilt motor and repainted bodywork.
1960 Moto Guzzi Zigolo 110
Post Listing Update: This Zigolo did not get any interest at the BIN of $2,995. Introduced in 1953, the Zigolo was Guzzi’s first partially-enclosed motorcycle. It was designed to be cheap transportation for the masses and it featured a 98cc two-stroke engine. In 1960, Guzzi introduced the Zigolo 110, which obviously got a slightly larger engine but also gained hydraulic …
First Ride Review – 2020 BMW F900R and BMW F900XR
View PostWhat Do You Want To Know? 2020 Yamaha MT-03
I’m heading out of town this week to get my hands on the new Yamaha MT-03! What would you like to know about it?
No Reserve – 2016 BMW R1200GS
Post Sale Update: after being relisted due to a non-paying winner, this R12GS sold for $11,276 after 21 bids on eBay in Jamaica, New York. Offered with no reserve, this GS comes loaded with a few pages of the Touratech catalog.
63 Miles – 1979 Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special
Post Listing Update: This RD400F did not meet reserve despite 23 bids up to $9,622 in Aliso Viejo, California. The last in the long line of Yamaha’s RD series, the RD400F (also known as the Daytona Special) is considered by many to be the best of the model line. The press went nuts for it – Cycle magazine called it …
Custom Bodywork – 1979 Honda CX500
Called the “Cachet Racer”, this custom Honda CX500 is the work of Nemo Gould – a “master accumulator” who calls himself “Chairman of the Hoard”. Impressively, the bodywork is all hand-formed from flat sheets of aluminum.
Pikes Peak Racer – Michael Woolaway’s Ducati “Beastie”
Post Sale Update: Beastie sold for $25,000 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Marina del Rey, California. Ending soon on the auction site is another bike that I’m ecstatic to share – the 2018 and 2019 Pikes Peak racer of Michael Woolaway, the Design Director of Deus Ex Machina’s US shop in Venice, California.
Video Intermission – How to Sell a Royal Enfield Himalayan
A couple of Australians that go by “Riding on Eggshells” are selling a Royal Enfield Himalayan (or they’ll trade you for a DR650) to prep for a round the world motorcycle trip, and I think the video they created to help sell their bike will give you a laugh:
Video Intermission – Jay Leno’s Garage – 1934 Brough Superior 1150
Jay Leno’s got a new room in his collection, and it’s dedicated to Brough Superiors! Let him take you for a tour of it in his latest YouTube video…
1976 Triumph Bonneville 750 Street Tracker
Post Listing Update: This custom Bonnie did not meet reserve despite 31 bids up to $11,100 in Altadena, California. Whether or not you’re interested in Barry Weiss from Storage Wars, this is an interesting take on a Bonnie Street Tracker.
No Reserve – 1980 Honda XL500S
Post Sale Update: This XL500S sold for $2,950 after 37 bids on eBay in Augusta, Georgia. Introduced in 1979, the XL500S was marketed by Honda as “The New King Single”, saying that it was “the civilized big single…with more spirit than anything in its class.” Cycle World seemed to agree, calling it “the best there is” and the closest they …