Post Sale Update: This Husky sold for $4,100 after 37 bids on eBay. In 1983, Husqvarna introduced a new 500cc motor for their Open Class bikes, and they promptly won the 1983 Baja 1000 in 14:48:10 with the US team of Dan Smith and Dan Ashcraft. While there were obviously plenty of modifications to the race bike, the production motorcycle …
First Ride – 2018 BMW G310GS
View Post1995 MZ Skorpion Sport
Post Listing Update: This MZ did not get any interest at the opening bid of $1,799. The Skorpion was an example of what an international economy can achieve – a East German manufacturer brought together Japanese motors (from Yamaha) and a British design firm to create something that worked well on paper and on the road. But MZ’s dealership network …
Moto Industry Job – Demo Program Manager at Alta Motors
Alta Motors is one of the most exciting manufacturers in motorcycle production right now – especially with a recent investment from Harley-Davidson. Looks like they’re using some of their new money to bring on new staff. Are you going to answer the call?
First Year Scrambler – 1968 Honda CL350
Post Sale Update: This CL sold for $5,300 after 36 bids on eBay in Glendale, Arizona. When Honda released the CL350 in 1968, they stressed their success with the following quote in promotional brochures: “During 1967 Honda won twice as many world championships as any other make, and Honda has continued its winning ways both in motorcycles and on the …
Giveaway – 2018 Honda Gold Wing Goodies
When I was at the launch of the 2018 Gold Wing, Honda provided me with a few goodies that I think a Gold Wing owner would appreciate more than I can. So, are you one of the few early owners of Honda’s newest Gold Wings? Want an adorable USB drive of your bike? Leave a comment below with a picture …
Super Blackbird Tourer – 2000 Honda CBR1100XX
Post Sale Update: After being relisted a couple of times, this Blackbird sold for a slightly lowered BIN of $5,149. [x-line] From 1990 to 1996, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 was the world’s fastest production motorcycle, and Team Green benefitted from all sorts of press and rider excitement about that fact. Honda decided to steal the crown, and their weapon of …
CRTT Tribute – 1973 Aermacchi Sprint 350 Racer
As little bikes from Japan increasingly flooded the market in the ‘60s, American manufacturers started looking into emulating the more nimble foreign offerings rising in popularity. Instead of developing an existing engine, Harley-Davidson opted to purchase a 50 percent stake in Aermacchi, an Italian marque that produced small displacement bikes. This led to the release of the Sprint 250 in …
1972 Honda CB350F
Post Sale Update: This CB sold for $3,600 after 27 bids in Lynchburg, Virginia. Built between 1972 and 1974, the Honda CB350F was one of the smallest motors with more than two cylinders in the history of mass production. It was initially available alongside a CB350 twin so consumers had the choice of two or four cylinders.
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View PostWell Preserved – 1972 Honda CB750
Post Listing Update: This CB750 did not get any interest at the opening ask of $6,500. This CB750 shows 23,077 miles on the odometer, but it’s been kept in good shape by the original owner (who only sold it to the current eBay seller a couple of weeks ago).
Giveaway Update – Butler Motorcycle Map
Last month I gave away a Butler Motorcycle Map for the Texas Hill Country and reader Jack Risley was the winner!
One Year Only – 1988 Honda ZB50
Only sold in the US, Canada, and western Europe in 1988, the ZB50 was supposed to be a street sister to the Z50R dirt bike, but it ended up being too expensive for Honda to build and the US only got 3,058 examples before Honda killed it off.
Restored Boat Tail – 1971 Harley-Davidson FX Super Glide
Post Sale Update: this Super Glide sold for $24,751 after 25 bids on eBay. Considered by some to be the first factory custom bike, the Harley-Davidson FX Super Glide was Willie G’s brainchild and an attempt to satisfy the countless H-D enthusiasts that would customize their brand new Harleys.
Blood Diamond – 1946 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Chopper
Post Sale Update: Blood Diamond sold for $24,100 after 54 bids on eBay. Built by Ryan Grossman of Vintage Dreams, this Knucklehead chopper is called “Blood Diamond”. It started as a numbers matching 1946 EL and it’s been transformed into an interesting custom.