The Suzuki T500 was usually found in the shadow of Honda’s Black Bomber, but it was one of the best Zooks in history – a bike that proved that large displacement two stroke engines could be reliable.
1977 Penton GS6 125
Post Listing Update: This GS6 did not meet reserve with 3 bids up to $3,050. From the last year before Penton evolved into KTM, this GS6 is a restored example of the 125cc model.
Go Touring – 1971 Bultaco Metralla Mk2
Post-Listing Update: This Metralla tourer was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. The Metralla is a legend in the world of classic bikes, but because they were the fastest two-stroke bike you could buy at the time, most people used them in racing or sport riding applications. Here’s an example with a rare factory fairing that’ll allow you …
1 of 5 – Radical Guzzi Ristretto
My German is non-existent, so I’m depending a lot on Google Translate here. But let’s start with what I do know something about – Radical Guzzi, a shop that’s has made quite a name for themselves with custom MG builds. Looks like they’re building a line of 5 bikes called Ristretto – they’ve already sold 3 of 5 and now …
1962 Harley-Davidson Sportster XLH
Quick refresher on the Harley-Davidson naming structure – XL basically translates to a non-race Sportster (as opposed to the XR you know of from the XR750, for example). Back in the day, the H meant this was packing a high compression engine. No, it’s still not fast, but at least this beautiful blue Sportster has got a little extra punch …
May 14th – The 2016 Quail Motorcycle Gathering
I can’t even plan my own life more than 3 days in advance, but I’m going to give you nearly 3 months of advance notice about this year’s Quail Motorcycle Gathering, the 8th annual occurrence. It’s quite a visual treat, both in terms of the local scenery and the featured machinery, so you should try to make it out!
Blue Steel – 1974 Honda CB360T
Post-Sale Update: After 9 bids on eBay, this CB360T custom sold for $6,700. I’ve featured a couple of Powder Monkees bikes in the past – my favorite was their CB750 called Wabi Sabi. Here’s the smallest of their builds to date, a CB360T named Blue Steel (I assume that’s a reference to the movie Zoolander).
3 Interesting Projects in Michigan
A seller in Michigan has three cool bikes, all of which have no known history and weren’t stored particularly well. Still, these motorcycles are quirky enough that someone will want to snap them up! We’ve got a Harley-Davidson Z90, an Indian ME-100, and a MZ Trophy ES250/2 – let’s get into more details, in order of how much work they’re …
Bike-urious does the Baja 1000 – Part 8
Here’s the 2nd half of the LABV story – I finally got to join Nathan and the rest of the riders for our quest to get dirty on the way to Vegas.
2004 Moto Guzzi MGS-01 Corsa
View PostVideo Intermission – My Life In One Line
You already know that I love the TV show Archer, but another one of my favorites has to be Brooklyn Nine-Nine, a police comedy where the resident badass is Rosa Diaz. There’s been plenty of references to her riding a motorcycle in the show, but this week’s episode yielded the perfect line for her character (and a sentiment that many …
Already Customized – 2015 Ducati Scrambler
Current MSRP for a base model Scrambler is about $8,500. Lots of riders enjoy buying a bike new so they know the history, but if you’re willing to grab one that’s been used a little bit, you can have an example that’s already been well modified with an outlay of cash – shame about the mismatched yellow on the custom …
Restored – 1972 Yamaha CT-2
Post-Sale Update: This CT-2 sold for $4,050 after 9 bids on eBay. If I’m allowed to oversimplify for a bit, the CT-2 was basically a smaller version of the instant-classic DT-1. Packing 175ccs, “Torque Induction”, and nowadays, a healthy dose of nostalgia, this CT-2 was recently restored ‘to original specs’ so you’re hopefully having a trip down memory lane right …
Auction Recap – 2016 London Motorcycle Show
I unfortunately did not hear about this auction until it was over, so I apologize that I wasn’t able to give you a heads up on it. But “London’s First Dedicated World-Class Motorcycle-Only Auction” happened two weeks ago and they just published results, so you can at least take a look at what the sales prices were now. There was …