Adorned in “Navana Violet” paint, this Special Edition flying brick is well setup for touring and with just 28k miles on the odometer, it’s got plenty of life left as a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple mile eater.
2008 Bimota Tesi 3D
Post-Sale Update: This Tesi 3D sold for $26,877 after 30 bids on eBay. Funny Front Ends (FFEs) are awesome, and the hub-steering front suspension found on Bimota’s Tesi 3D might just be the coolest of them all.
1 of 21 – 1968 Greeves Oulton Racer
Chas Mortimer is the only rider to have won races in the FIM World Championship classes of 125, 250, 350, 500, and 750. He was also the original owner of this Greeves Oulton race bike, of which just 21 were ever built.
Stream Online – 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
This year marks the 10th running of the MotoGP Rookies Cup, and the 7 race series starts this weekend in Jerez, Spain. If you’re a junkie for road racing, you can watch this race online as the rookies compete the same weekend on the same track as their MotoGP idols.
1984 Honda Motocompo
Post Sale Update: This Motocompo sold for $2,025 after 2 bids on eBay. Sold for only 3 years, the Honda Motocompo was a tiny 50cc folding scooter designed to fit into the trunks of the subcompact cars Honda was making at the time, like the City. In fact, the City’s trunk was designed specifically to house the Motocompo. Nowadays, they’re …
Ending Soon – 1978 Harley-Davidson MX-250
In Harley’s long history, they’ve only offered one motocross bike – the MX-250 built by Aermacchi. This example has been modified to widen the powerband of the engine, and it’s one of the few examples I’ve seen that’s ready to get dirty or even compete.
Well Farkled – 2011 BMW R1200R Classic
Every once in a while you see a listing where the seller says “best version of this bike ever,” and you chuckle and move on. This time the seller’s claim of ‘best set-up R ever’ is worth a second look as the seller is Surj Gish, editor in chief of City Bike. Plus, even if he’s wrong, this bike is …
In England – 1927 Brough Superior 680
In 1927, George Brough though he needed to offer a motorcycle at a lower price point, so he started selling the 680, which was named after the 680cc JAP overhead valve V-Twin engine. Nowadays these bikes still command less than the SS80 or SS100, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to find one for cheap – this example is …
Restored Combat – 1972 Norton Commando Roadster
Post-Sale Update: This Combat Commando sold for $12,590 after 42 bids on eBay. In 1972, Norton offered an optional high spec engine initially just for the Roadster and Interstate – they called it the “Combat.” The British firm advertised an extra 5 horsepower from the Combat engine (and it was paired with a disc brake up front) but there were …
First Look – Velomacchi Speedway Roll-Top Backpack
View PostRolling Business Card – 1964 Norton Racer
Post-Sale Update: This Norton racer was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. This Norton was built as a ‘rolling business card’ for Cook’s Norton Service and it competed in BEARS, AHRMA’s series for “The British European American Racing Series for certain two-cylinder machines built up through 1968 and competing under Formula 750 specifications.” Because of the Cook connection, …
Original Owner – 1975 Triumph Rickman CR
The Rickman brothers are best known for their Metisse frames, but in the 70s they also made a series of Competition Replica (CR) machines for the street and track. The owner of this example bought it new in 1975, raced it for a season, and then put it in his parent’s garage, where it has since sat. Now it’s ready …
Street Tracker Custom – 1978 Yamaha XS650
Built with a plethora of new parts, this XS650 has been converted into a ‘street tracker’ that recently took first place in the Metric class at the Michigan Chopper Fest hosted by Davidson Express.
Video Intermission – Career Change
Topher Ingalls was a privateer motocross racer who’s recently transition into a career in real estate. Normally that wouldn’t merit much a mention here, but he madea little advertisment for himself that’s worth a look…or two.
120 Miles – 1966 Cimatti 160
Post-Listing Update: Despite being relisted, this Cimatti did not meet reserve with bidding up to $2,600. Two years ago, a reader let me know that a motorcycle museum in Denver was letting go of seven small Italian bikes. One of them was this 1966 Cimatti 160, which had just 10 miles on the odometer. Since then it’s gone through two …