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Ending Soon – 1969 Honda CL350 Scrambler
Over the years, Honda’s marketing department hit a lot of home runs. “You meet the nicest people on a Honda” was one of the first, but they came thick and fast through the 60s and 70s.
1953 Harley-Davidson ST165
Part of the immediate aftermath of WWII was the Allies seizing and using certain German patents to boost their own civilian production. Among these was the DKW 125 that was copied in England by BSA (Bantam), in Russia (Mockba M1A), in Japan (Yamaha YA1) and Harley Davidson’s S125. Harley brought out the S125 in 1948 with it’s two stroke 125CC …
One Owner – 1993 Honda CBR900RR
Back in 1993, the seller of this bike was 44 years old. He had the good sense to buy one of the most revolutionary sportbikes of the 1990s, and he’s kept it until now. He’s kept it quite stock and in excellent condition, and now it’s ready for a new owner.
Giveaway – Be a Test Rider for Vanguard Moto
Founded by Francois-Xavier Terny and Edward Jacobs (a former designer at Confederate Motorcycles), Vanguard is America’s newest motorcycle company. They debuted their Roadster at the New York International Motorcycle Show a few weeks ago and their plan is to create another option for those of you looking for a premium motorcycle. In an attempt to spread the word through the …
Auctions vs the Rest of the Net
After watching some of the bikes going across the block last weekend at Mecum and Bonhams, I thought it would be fun to see how the auction results compared to what is available out on the streets, so to speak. For this comparison, I simply searched among active Craigslist listings. In order to not compare apples and oranges, I picked …
10,564 Miles – 1984 BMW R65LS
Between 1983 and 1985, BMW built a limited edition of their R65. Called the R65LS, it featured a polarizing front fairing that probably makes the bike look faster than the bike actually was. I dig the 80s look…you may not. This example has spent the last 28 years under a cloth cover in a heated basement, so it hasn’t covered …
Video Intermission – Another Self-Balancing Honda!
At CES last month, Honda debuted a self-balancing bike that utilizes their vast institutional knowledge of robotics. A stunter goofing around the ice has just shown them up – all you need is to crank up the idle speed!
Restored – 1973 CZ 250
In 1973, CZ introduced the iconic “coffin” tank for their 250 motocrosser – in hindsight it seems oddly appropriate as ’73 was when Honda introduced the 250 Elsinore, which helped kill the sales of CZ and other competing MX bikes. To be fair, Jaroslav Falta almost won the 250cc World Championship on one of these in 1974, but by ’77 …
2 Weeks In The West – Day 14
View PostRepli Racer in Belgium – 1967 Bultaco TSS 350
Between 1960 and 1970, Bultaco offered a series of road racers called TSS in displacements varying between 125 and 350. According to Mick Walker, when the 125 was released in 1960 it was the first production road race bike to be sold to the public. Near the end of the production run, Bultaco offered a ‘350’ using the new 360 …
Restomod – 1984 Honda VF1000F Interceptor
Post Listing Update: This Interceptor did not meet reserve despite 32 bids up to $4,250. In 2008, the seller of this bike took a ’84 Interceptor and restomodded it to what you see here. It was featured in the June 2014 issue of Practical Sportsbikes Magazine, who said “The overall effect is understated, subtle and very much as if Honda …
Suggestions for Mexico?
This weekend, Spurgeon from RevZilla and I will take off from Los Angeles on our way to Cabo. I’ve sort of done this trip before on a R1100S, but this time around I’ll be on a R1200GS – opening up the possibility of some dirt. So I turn to you, my loyal reader: what should I see? Who should I …
Picture Intermission – Indiana Jones Sidecar Replica
Back in 2007, someone in Kansas picked up a CJ750 on eBay and had it shipped from China. He went from never having been on a motorcycle before to having to put one together (the engine was out of the frame when he received it). He originally built it as a WWII replica bike, but over the course of this …
1950 AJS Model 18
AJS and Matchless were built in the AMC factory in London and were known to be nearly identical. The brothers that owned Matchless bought AJS in 1931 and formed Associated Motor Cycles in 1938. AMC also acquired Norton in 1953. The AJS Model 18 and the Matchless G80 were nearly identical until 1952 except that the magneto was located behind …