1-26-16 Update: 7 months later, this Gilera is back up for sale with a thousand dollar discount. Find it for sale with a BIN of $2,500 or best offer here on eBay. Acquired 10 years ago in non-running condition, this Gilera 124 apparently had an electrical short which started a fire in the headlight bucket. In addition, the engine was …
Auction Recap – Mecum Las Vegas 2016
Last week, we looked at the results from Bonhams Las Vegas – today let’s look at Mecum’s. The high mark was a 1912 Henderson Four, which sold for $165,000. Over 700 bikes were offered over 3 days, totaling $9,054,965 in sales. They had a 80 percent sell-through rate and the average bike sold for over $17,000…about $5,000 more than last …
2015 Norvin
Take a Vincent engine, slap it in a Norton chassis, and you’ve got yourself a “Norvin”! This example was put together last year and it’s claimed to be in showroom condition.
1983 BMW R80GS with PD Tank
For many GS riders, this is Genesis. While there were four years of the R80G/S before the Paris-Dakar variant officially came out, and off-road race bikes far before the debut of the G/S (ISDT factory bikes such as these), this was the bike that put the GS on the map.
DirtWise – 2014 KTM 250 SX
DirtWise is an off-road riding academy run by Shane Watts, former World Enduro champion, ISDE Overall champion, and GNCC champion. Part of his program includes a race team sponsored by Maxxis and Klim, as well as a “Ready to Race” rental program. Unfortunately, those programs are closing, so they’ve got some bikes to get rid of. Here’s a KTM 250 …
2007 Aprilia Tuono Factory 1000 R
Post-Listing Update: This Tuono Factory got nowhere at the asking price of $7,500. The Aprilia Tuono Factory was an uprated version of one of the world’s greatest naked bikes, the Aprilia Tuono.
1991 Suzuki Bandit GSF400
Post-Sale Update: Well, that was quick. This Bandit was snapped up for the BIN of $2,200 within 30 minutes of this post. Americans typically think of the Bandit as a 600 or 1,200, but Suzuki also made them in 250 and 400 variants – the latter of which was exported to the US for only a couple of years. The …
31 Miles in 30 Years – 1955 BMW R25/3
View PostRideable Custom – 1980 Kawasaki KZ750
While most of us find beauty in machines, some find art. And some, like Matthew Ortiz of Swerve Customs in Albuquerque, NM, manage to find the magic combination of practicality in design. Here, the lowly Kawasaki KZ750 LTD is transformed into such an animal.
The Survivor – 1974 Harley-Davidson Custom
Post Sale Update: After being relisted several times, the Survivor sold for $2,450 after 17 bids on eBay. Built by Bob Cecchini on an Arlen Ness frame, “The Survivor” was the cover bike for the July 1974 issue of Custom Chopper thanks to cool features like forced induction, one piece body/gas tank, and “progressive one-pedal brakes.” It has since been …
Picture Intermission – 2011 Honda Boardtracker
View PostNeeds Some Work – Harley-Powered Cushman
When this Eagle left the Cushman factory in 1957, it had a 318cc engine that produced 8 horsepower. This one’s a little bit different, thanks to a 1,000cc Harley engine. Insert joke here about how few horsepower a Harley engine makes anyway.
1 of 300 – 1983 BMW R100RT 60th Anniversary
BMW decided to celebrate their 60th Anniversary with a “specially commissioned” run of 300 examples of the R100RT. All 300 were adorned in a Pearl White paint job and came with paperwork that certified the limited nature of the production run:
Picture Intermission – Project Scout Contest
BMW, Harley, Yamaha, and Ducati (I’m sure I’m missing others) have all given custom builders bikes to work with in the past – a couple of weeks ago I shared the Custom Rumble Scrambler contest that Ducati held. Now Indian’s getting in the game with Project Scout, a dealer custom contest with 36 entrants. Voting is now open, so take …
The Other Orange Classic – 1975 Rickman Honda 750
Post Listing Update: This Rickman did not get any interest at the asking price of $18,500. The brothers Rickman made quite a name for themselves back in the day. Perhaps best known for the Rickman Metisse off-road racers, their modus operandi were their beautiful and effective nickel plated steel frames housing any manner of running gear. When the modern and …