Every year, the Southern California Norton Owner’s Club hosts a wonderful get together at Hansen Dam. The combined show and ride features decades of classic British iron – and you’re bound to see great bikes from other marques, new and old. We got an invite from a local BMW mechanic friend and couldn’t say no. As you’ve come to expect …
2003 Benelli Tornado Tre 900 Limited Edition
10-23 Update: Wow, that was quick! This bike has already sold, at the much lower price of $8,200. So much for the 25k asking price. Benelli was one of the many companies that struggled to survive the onslaught of Japanese competition, starting all the way back in the 60s. As years passed, Benelli was bought and sold several times until …
2011 Zero XU – Electric Wonder
The Zero XU is an all electric motorcycle designed to be the perfect city commuter for those that would like to stop using gasoline – as long as you won’t miss the sensation of shifting. Realistic range is between 30-35 miles, which admittedly isn’t great. But for those of you with 5-10 mile commutes, this bike could be perfect. Battery …
2007 Benelli TNT Cafe Racer
We go from old Benelli’s to new ones… In the 80s, Benelli was merged to become part of Moto Guzzi, and it was pretty much shut down. In the mid 90s, however, Andrea Merloni brought Benelli back and they came back with a vengeance, with very distinctive looking bikes. By the designs, you would never be able to tell that …
Daytona BOTT Winner – 1995 Ducati 900SS
Ed Milich (the man behind Ducpower and Guzzipower) is offering up an “old Willow Springs bike from the 90’s with lots of unobtanium parts” that won the BOTT race at Daytona in 2010.
Abhi Buys a Krämer HKR Evo2 S, Part 3 – Upgrades
My Krämer has landed! In the last part of this story, I discussed how the Evo2 S comes stock from the factory. Now, let’s talk about what I asked to change before the bike was delivered to me.
Picture Intermission – May 8th Sunday Ride
Every Sunday, my partner Adam over at Iconic does a Sunday ride from our shop to the Rock Store and back. I joined him this week as we wanted to get a group photo with some customers (see above) for a fundraising campaign we’re about to launch – more on that later. Here are some of my highlights from the …
Picture Intermission – 9/26 Sunday Ride
I had some free time last Sunday, so I took a little ride to the Rock Store…and then I went a bit further. Here’s some of my favorite bikes from the day!
1978 Suzuki GS1000
Considered by some to be the best 1000cc four-cylinder of its time, the GS1000 was based on the 750 but had many improvements – Cycle magazine called this bike the “best handling multi of all.”
2 Weeks in the Northeast – Day 11
Day 11 – July 2nd, 2019 – Lincolnville, Maine to Boston, Massachusetts: ~200 miles Ray S shows off some Guzzis.
Picture Intermission – A Tour of Cycle Refinery
On the same day as my wonderful visit to Moto-Vated, I spent the morning with Jesse Loesch at Cycle Refinery in Austin, Texas.
June 2020 Result Highlights
Last month we saw some great bikes – but did they sell? And if so, for how much?
1962 Ducati 200GT
Post Sale Update: The seller let me know that he sold this for $8,500 to a rider in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations! 6-11-20 Update: The seller has lowered his asking price to $8,750. When Ducati introduced the 200 Elite in 1959, it was their largest-displacement motorcycle. Three years later, Ducati created the 200GT – it lost the jelly bean tank for …
1975 Ducati 860 GT
Sold for just two years, the Ducati 860GT was a relatively angular bike that didn’t end up being as popular as Ducati might have hoped. It ended up evolving into the much-more loved Darmah. The 864cc twin yielded 60 horsepower, and it was capable of hitting 109 miles per hour. The GT was sold just in ’74 and ’75 – …