Post Sale Update: This Gamma sold for $24,100 after 32 bids on eBay. In 2011, this Gamma was rebuilt by Rick Lance and it’s been blessed with a tremendous amount of upgrades, a custom paint job, and Randy Mamola’s signature! It’s being offered by the owner of an Indian dealership that has owned 3 examples of this legendary marque, and …
1974 Norton Commando John Player Special
Post Listing Update: This JPS Commando was pulled off of eBay due to “an error in the listing”. The most collectible of the Commandos (in my humble opinion) was the John Player, a distinctive endurance-inspired Norton with unique bodywork surrounding a completely stock Mark 2A Commando. I’ve never cared for the dual headlights , but they caught they eyes of …
Video Intermission – Meet The Honda Zook
Sold only in Japan (and only in 1990), the Zook is a rare 50cc scoot from Honda. Honda Japan recently released an educational video about the Zook on their YouTube channel – they’re sharing a few videos about bikes in their Collection Hall. Come learn about the Zook!
2000 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport
My recent post about the Guzzi museum and the upcoming festivities in Austin means that this is the perfect bike to combine the two. An evolution of the incredible V7 Sport, this Moto Guzzi V11 Sport was a heavy (546 pounds wet weight) bruiser of a sportbike that was distinctive and rare.
First Ducati Project – 1946 Ducati Cucciolo T1
Post Listing Update: Despite 14 bids up to $3,151, this little Ducati did not meet reserve. The story of Ducati motorcycles can be traced back to a man named Aldo Farinelli, who developed a small motor that could be mounted to a bicycle to help mobilize the people of Italy after World War II. He named the motor “Cucciolo” (Italian …
Picture Intermission – The Moto Guzzi Museum
View PostStreet Legal – 1997 Honda Dream 50 AC15
Post Listing Update: This Dream did not meet reserve despite 45 bids up to $6,701.99. The few American riders that are familiar with the Honda Dream have typically only seen the race-only Dream 50R that was officially imported to the US in 2004. But back in 1997, Honda created a street-legal Dream 50 that was only sold in Japan. This …
Union Motorcycles Build – 1993 Ducati 900SS Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom Ducati sold for $19,100 after 42 bids on eBay. Built at the beginning of the decade by Union Motorcycles (remember that they’re currently raffling off a lovely custom 60s Ducati 250), this custom 900SS was featured on several websites like Pipeburn before a collector in Carlsbad (who has owned some legends like a Cagiva 500 …
Contest Intermission – The Wrench – Scout Bobber Build Off Voting
Last month I let you know that Indian was hosting a contest for Scout Bobber builds, though there is a twist – they’re specifically looking for non-professional builders. In their words, they want “wrenchers who do it for the passion, not the pay.” The submission period has ended and 12 finalists have been selected. Your vote will help determine the …
Check Out RawHyde Adventure Days!
Last year, I got my first experience with RawHyde, and it was an absolute eye-opener. Nathan and I actually started calling it a cult because everyone that goes seems to fall in love, and a staggering percentage of their employees are former students that wanted to get involved. It’s short notice, but this weekend RawHyde is hosting their biggest event …
Restored – 1965 Honda CB160
The seller of this bike has restored several classic Hondas and he’s selling this CB160 to fund the next project. He started with an example that had 5,400 miles and what you see in front of you is the result of 150 hours of work.
Rick Brett’s Collection of Kawasaki Triples
Rick Brett is a well-known Kawasaki expert who has amassed an unequaled collection of Team Green’s legendary triples – after 40 years of collecting he “achieved his goal of having every Kawasaki triple model in every color (as sold in the US).” His collection became so vast that he ended up buying and restoring a local railway depot to store …
OEM Snipe – 2015 Yamaha SR400 Custom
Yamaha’s SR400 (and 500) has played donor to many a custom over decades of production, thanks largely to a relatively straightforward platform to modify. Its uncomplicated design however hasn’t stopped a few shops from going all out and poring staggering amounts of resources into the Japanese air-cooled single-powered scoot. One great example of this is the Capelo’s Garage build I …
16 Miles – 2005 MZ 1000S
Post Listing Update: This MZ did not get any interest at the opening ask of $5,000. 4-9-18 Update: An additional two years later and this MZ is still available. The seller clarified my question about mileage in the comments below, so you can now find it with an unmet opening bid of $5,000 or a BIN of $11,000 here on …
1969 Honda SS125A
Post Sale Update: This SS125A sold for $2,325 after 31 bids on eBay. Built between 1967 and 1969, the Honda SS125A wasn’t a huge sales success – and that’s why it’s an interesting and rare find nowadays. It was based on the CS125, a bike that was only sold in Japan.