Post-Sale Update: This Moto Guzzi Jackal was removed from ADVRider after selling for an unknown final price. Here’s one you don’t see every day – a Moto Guzzi Jackal. Built as the sportier, Italian alternative to the cruisers that America loves, it was based on the California engine and chassis. Performance only came down low in the rpm range, but …
2011 Moto Guzzi Griso SE
Post Listing Update: This Griso did not meet reserve despite 24 bids up to $9,600 on eBay. The Moto Guzzi Griso SE is a special edition of the venerable Griso, that is set off by beautiful Tenni paint reminiscient of Guzzi’s racebikes of the 1950s. The SE got several extras, including spoked wheels, the beautiful paint (and brow leather seat), …
1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport
Post Sale Update: After 17 bids on eBay, this Moto Guzzi V7 Sport sold for $12,883. The Moto Guzzi V7 Sport is still one of the most famous Guzzis ever made. Produced in small numbers (about 3,500) for only three years, it represented a change in focus for the firm. After years of truck-like bikes such as the Ambassador and …
1 of 50: 2003 Moto Guzzi LeMans Rosso Corsa
Post Sale Update: This Moto Guzzi LeMans Rosso Corsa failed to get any bids on eBay at a starting bid of $6,500. The Moto Guzzi LeMans Rosso Corsa is a rare version of an already rare bike. Only 50 of the Rosso Corsa editions were brought to the United States. Based on the previous generation of the venerable LeMans, this …
1986 Moto Guzzi Lario V65
Post Sale Update: This Moto Guzzi Lario V65 sold on eBay for $2,150. The Moto Guzzi Lario V65 was almost like a baby LeMans, but it was one of the fastest pushrod 650cc bikes ever built. Capable of nearly 125mph, it at one point broke multiple Land Speed Records, and the distinctive bodywork made this MG stand out.
1987 Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 SE
Post Sale Update: AFter 7 bids on eBay, this Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 SE did not meet reserve at $3,050. The Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 SE (Special Edition) was a limited run of motorcycles based on the Series II Le Mans 1000. Built in honor of the 20th anniversary of the release of the V7, it has evolved …
1966 Moto Guzzi Dingotre
The Moto Guzzi Dingotre was a three-wheeler pickup powered by a 49cc single-cylinder engine. Designed as a delivery carrier for use in small Italian villages, the small motor size and three wheels enabled individuals without a license to legally operate it.
1997 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100i
Moto Guzzi fans are few and far between in this country, but they’re a passionate group. Big bikes with lovely, torquey V-Twin engines, Guzzi typically makes cruisers and standard bikes. But the Moto Guzzi Sport 1100i was a beautiful deviation from the norm.
2000 Moto Guzzi Quota
As a R1150GS owner myself, I’m a big fan of large displacement dual-sports, particularly of the opposite-cylinder variety. This big V-Twin checks all the right boxes for an all-rounder, with the added benefit that you’re going to stand out from the GSes with a bike this rare. A concern with rare bikes is always going to be maintenance and parts …
Picture Intermission – Razee’s Motorcycle Center
A couple of days after Adam and I checked out the Newport Car Museum, we also had the chance to meet Gordon Razee (the son of Ralph Razee) and the man behind Razee’s Motorcycle Center.
Picture Intermission – Motorcycles at Monterey Car Week 2023
Bike-urious reader Larry F. reached out to me a couple of weeks ago saying that he was going to be at Monterey for the annual Car Week and he was hoping to meet up. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it up this year (I’ve actually never been, oops) but he was kind enough to share a few photos from his trip …
No Reserve – Leo Schigiel Motorcycle Collection at Gooding’s Amelia Island Auction
My buddy Angus Dykman is a Specialist at Gooding & Co, and he gave me a heads up on an interesting set of bikes being auctioned off at their Amelia Island auction today. Come check them out! Many of the cars in this auction come from the collection of Leo Schigiel, but he also has a few motorcycles and I’m …
Picture Intermission – Iconic Motorbikes Track Day
A few weeks ago, Iconic Motorbikes hosted our annual 2-day track event at Laguna Seca. My favorite part of is the people, but a close second is the motorcycle exotica that shows up. Here’s some personal highlights for those of you that couldn’t make it.
Picture Intermission – Misc. Motorcycles in Rome, Italy
As noted in today’s other story, I was in Italy for the press launch of the Aprilia Tuareg 660 – great bike, by the way. The launch was in Sardinia, and I had a day in Rome for a layover so I explored the city by foot and grabbed photos of motorcycles (and a couple of cars) that caught my …