If you’ve been looking for an interesting platform for your next custom (or maybe you just want to restore a rare bike), there’s a Yamaha GTS1000 sitting around in New Jersey that has some potential…
In The Crate – 1976 Harley-Davidson SX175
Post Listing Update: This SX175 did not meet reserve with just an opening bid of $5,000. In 1969, Yamaha released its wildly popular 250cc DT-1, selling around 50,000 units in its first couple years of production. Other manufacturers took notice of this, including Harley-Davidson. They would toss their hat in the MX-ring the following year in an effort to nab …
Audio Intermission – Yours Truly on the Monki Moto Podcast
Last week, my friend Tara asked me to join her for an episode of her Podcast: Monki Moto. She wanted to chat about my history in motorcycling, how I started Bike-urious, and how that led into Iconic Motorbikes. If you’ve got a real long commute and need to kill some time, feel free to take a listen!
Picture Intermission – Moto Social at Clutch
The second wednesday of every month (April through October), an organization called “Moto Social” hosts a get together for motorcyclists and anyone that’s interested in motorcycling. This week, they had the event at a restaurant I’m fond of: Clutch! Let’s see what bikes showed up…
Press Release – MotoAmerica taps Krämer for a new Talent Cup!
This morning I got the same press release from three different organizations – MotoGP, MotoAmerica, and Krämer Motorcycles. Sounds like something interesting is afoot…
1962 Aermacchi Chimera 250
The Chimera was a bit ahead of its time – despite rarely seen features (for the time) like a single rear shock and the futuristic styling, Aermacchi was only able to sell 119 examples of the 175cc variant and 177 examples of the 250cc. Here’s a rare example of the latter that’s in the US.
“The Warthog Sidecamper” – 2011 Triumph Rocket III Custom
Combining a 2011 Triumph Rocket III and a Mini-Mate Camper (normally towed behind the bike), this beast is known as the “Warthog Sidecamper.”
Reader Poll – Wildest Factory Livery?
Over at Iconic, we recently got a container of imported motorcycles from the UK and there was a preponderance of purple Suzuki GSX-Rs. One of them was quite striking (not necessarily in a good way) but after I shared it on social media, a comment from Ray S got me thinking that it’d be fun to pose a question to …
Picture Intermission – Best West Fasteners
A few weeks ago I got an email from Jeff Skinner of Best West Fasteners: he was responding to one of the Daily Digest emails that get sent out when there’s new content here on Bike-urious – you can sign up it yourself here. His response was simple, and the kind of thing I love to hear: “Hi Abhi, you …
Picture Intermission – 5-26-24 Sunday Ride
I had the pleasure of knocking out a ~180 mile ride last Sunday – here are some of my highlights!
Guess That Bike Revealed – Magnesium Head Edition
Congrats to RoHorn, who was the first to identify that this belongs to a Yamaha Fazer (specifically a 700)!
Guess That Bike – Magnesium Head Edition
On a recent weekend ride, I couldn’t help but notice a bike parked next to me with some distinctive cylinder heads. Can you identify the bike?
What Do You Want To Know? 2025 Honda Grom
Tomorrow morning I’m hopping on a plane to head back to one of my favorite places in the US: the Barber Motorsports Museum. Every year they put on something called the Small Bore, which is a “weekend-long celebration of small-capacity motorcycling and culture.” This year, Honda’s piggybacking on the festivities to introduce the newest version of their popular small bore …
1998 Yamaha TRX850
The TRX850 was a little bit of a ‘parts bin’ special – it was a blend of the TDM850 and the FZR that came together in an attempt to challenge Ducati’s 900cc SuperSport (note the trellis frame). This bike was never officially sold in the US, so if you’re looking to stand out with your ride among people in the …
Zero Miles – 2003 Ducati 999R FILA #0005
Over on the auction site we’ve got an impressively original example of the bike that Ducati built to celebrate its 200th win in WSBK. The Italian firm released just 200 examples of their top of the line 999R in the Team Ducati FILA livery of 2003 – 75 were supposed to make it to the US but it’s possible that …