By 1981 I was riding almost exclusively in the dirt. My love of long distance touring hadn’t raised it’s head yet, but my need for speed was well established. I had sold my Z1000 and bought a snowmobile in 1980, when I got a great deal on a 1980 XS1100 Special. The guy said the bike scared him to death …
Rare in the US – 1983 Honda CX650ED Eurosport
Post Listing Update: This Eurosport was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Introduced in 1983, the Honda CX650ED (also called the Eurosport) was never officially sold in the US. Now you can enjoy 80s styling without the joy of boost that the CX650T afforded Americans! While the Turbo might be more fun, these are seriously rare in the …
2008 BMW HP2 Megamoto
One of the rarest BMWs to make it to the US, the Megamoto was only sold in 2008 and just 107 examples were imported to the states. As this was BMW’s take on a large supermoto, the model name is just about perfect. Think of it as a street version of the HP2 Enduro.
1999 Laverda Formula 750S
View PostWhat Do You Want to Know? RawHyde Off-Road Training
Nathan and I got a last minute call to join a RawHyde adventure class, so I’m ditching everything for the next four days and will be out in the desert practicing my big bike off-road skills. I’ve wanted to do a RawHyde course ever since I got my R1150GS a few years ago, and I’m sure many of you have …
Giant Tank – 1971 BMW R75/5 Custom
This R75/5 stands out thanks to stainless steel fenders, Ikon shocks, a custom 2 into 1 exhaust, and the impossible-to-miss enormous fuel tank. For some reason, the seller does not know if it’s an 8 or 10 gallon tank, but it’s way it’s gigantic and rare.
1969 Bultaco Metralla
You just can’t deny that Paco Bulto was a passionate motorcycle guy. He loved building motorcycles and making the best he could. The Bultaco dirt bikes are just the stuff of legend, but the company built some terrific road machines, too. The Metralla started life as a 200 CC two stroke single in 1962 and was considered to have near …
No Reserve – 1978 Harley-Davidson XLCR
I’ve featured plenty XLCRs in the past – I dig them because they’re just so different from Harley’s portfolio at the time. In fact, the bike was a bit too different, as buyers didn’t really warm up to it. Low initial sales make them quite collectible nowadays, which is why the asking prices are high and reserves are often not …
Video Intermission – 2017 Speedway GP Season Promo
The FIM Speedway Grand Prix 2017 season starts on April 29th, and they’ve just released a promotional video for the upcoming action. It’s what a promo video should be – short, exciting, and it makes you want to watch the racing!
1971 Suzuki T125 Stinger
The Suzuki T series bikes were all two stroke parallel twins that had some serious impact on the way Americans looked at motorcycles. Two stroke twins were not unknown in the motorcycle universe in the late ‘60s, but Suzuki brought power, speed and flair to the market with their Ts. Most famous is probably the T20 (known in America as …
Ex-WorldSSP Racer – 2016 MV Agusta F3 RC
Was yesterday’s gorgeous MV F4 World Superbike Racer a little too rich for your blood at $129k? Do you still want a taste of what it would be like to be a factory MV racer? Let’s look at World SuperSport instead, where (again thanks to Newport Italian) you have the opportunity to acquire last year’s 2nd place winner.
Moonlight Tango – 1978 Harley-Davidson FXS Custom
Built by Anything Goes Custom Cycles, this custom started as a Harley FXS. The builder (Curt Owen) is a big music fan, which is why he likes naming his projects after songs. “Anything Goes” is a reference to a Gregg Allman song, while this bike is named after a Monte Montgomery song called Moonlight Tango. The bike is “a combination …
One Owner – 1983 Honda CB1100F
It was heavy, but it was fast. In fact, when Cycle World tested the CB1100F (an evolution of the CB900F) in January of 1983, they called it the fastest stock bike they had ever tested as it was able to hit over 140 miles per hour.
1967 Wards Riverside 250 Benelli
If you grew up in the 1950s and ‘60s rural America (like I did) one of the really big things to watch for was the current editions of the Montgomery Wards and Sears catalogs. You could buy ANYTHING by mail from these two giant retailers. And you could certainly tell the interests of the whole family by the worn sections …