Post-Sale Update: This Superhawk sold for $3,550 after 38 bids on eBay. Honda’s first sportbike was the CB77, and some consider it to be the template for Honda’s next two decades of motocycles. You may know it as the Superhawk, or the bike ridden by Robert Pirsig in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
1972 Yamaha XS650 Custom
I’ve featured a wide variety of XS650s in stock and custom forms over the years – here’s another one of the latter that will probably be polarizing. What do you think?
Moo Glide – 1993 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail FLSTN
Post-Listing Update: This Moo Glide got no action at the starting bid of $8,993. In 1993, Harley Davidson releaseda limited run of the Heritage Softail: they called it the Nostalgia and produced just 2,700 examples. It was black and white with red pinstripes – that color scheme plus the cow-fur seat and bag accents led to the nickname of the …
Video Intermission – 1910 Detroit Single at the 2016 Quail
View PostDual Sport Custom – 1966 Honda CB160
Post-Sale Update: This custom CB160 sold for $1,850 after 26 bids on eBay. This interesting custom was built by a Connecticut craftsman who went by the name of “Flat-Head Jack.” The New England Motorcycle Museum acquired 26 of Jack’s bikes for their upcoming collection, however they’ve run into some financial issues and are liquidating some motorcycles to try and salvage …
Eddie Lawson Replica – 1983 Kawasaki KZ1000R2 ELR
Post-Sale Update: This ELR sold for $15,600 after 30 bids on eBay. A limited edition tribute to Eddie Lawson, just 750 examples of the Kawasaki KZ1000R ELR (Eddie Lawson Replica) were built between 1982 and 1983. With the exception of subpar rear shocks, the press and the public loved this bike and how aggressively it was set up.
939 Miles – 1983 Honda XL185S
With over 30 years of life and less than a thousand miles on the odometer, this small XL is in impressive original shape. It’s not cheap, but I can’t say I’ve seen a nicer example of the breed before.
In Italy – 1974 Laverda SFC 750 Mk2
Post-Listing Update: This Laverda did not meet reserve despite 37 bids up to $36,455. One of the most famous motorcycles to ever come out of Italy, the Laverda SFC was a half-faired beauty built for competition. SFC stood for Super Freni Competizione, or “Super Brakes Competition.” The brakes weren’t the only thing that were super – the engine got bigger …
“Variant” – 1981 Yamaha XV920R Custom
View PostVideo Intermission – Erzbergrodeo 2016
Billed as the ‘toughest single day off-road race in the world’, the Red Bull Hare Scramble is the highlight of the four day weekend that is the Erzbergrodeo – the one weekend a year where the Erzberg (also known as the Iron Giant) mine shuts down so that 500 riders can make their way up from the bottom of the …
276 Miles – 1986 Yamaha SRX600
The SRX600 was only offered for one year in the US, though it enjoyed a bit more success in its home market of Japan. Though few were sold in the States, this mid-size standard now enjoys a cult following for riders who appreciate the styling, handling, and the fact that there’s no magic button so you have to kick over …
Honda CB500 Chopper
Here’s a slick chopper with a CB500 twin motor and a whole bunch of new parts, including the rectifier, coils, starter solenoid, exhaust, bars, tires, chain, battery, cables, carbs, and the headlights. It’s got a clean title on non-op. Seems like a cheap way to get into choppers…
Lossa Engineering Liquidation Sale
I’ve featured a few builds from Jay LaRossa of Lossa Engineering like this CL450 Scrambler and this SR500 Cafe Racer, but this time he’s unfortunately selling a whole chunk of bikes (and taking offers on some of his custom builds) due to health issues. Here’s hoping he feels better.
New in Australia – CZ250 and CZ400 MXers
Post-Listing Update: These CZs did not meet reserve with 11 bids up to $2,006. Someone in Australia has what he claims are the last 2 new CZ bikes in the world. I have no idea if that’s true or not, but either way this is a rare find for CZ enthusiasts.
Ending Soon – 1967 BMW R69S
Post Listing Update: This R69S did not meet reserve despite 27 bids up to $12,600 on eBay. This R69S has the patina of over 50,000 miles of use and as the seller says, “it would be a shame to restore this bike.” It’s a motorcycle from Mike Wolfe (you may remember that name from the TV show American Pickers).