It’s time for another of my favorite types of posts – Bought on Bike-urious!
Video Intermission – Anatomy of a Sandcast
View Post1941 Indian Dispatch Tow
Post Sale Update: After 38 bids on eBay, this Dispatch Tow sold for $40,000. According to The Iron Redskin, the Indian Dispatch Tow was built to fix a problem that a Packard dealership was having near the Indian plant. The dealer wanted a way to deliver customer cars without requiring an additional employee with a car to go alongside. While …
In Taiwan – 1964 Ducati Mach 1
This lovely Mach 1 was restored in England 8 years ago – the seller rode it for 100 kilometers and then put it away in storage.
Auction Preview – Bonhams’ Las Vegas 2016
View PostPicture Intermission – Two Digit Sandcast Restoration
Honda CB fans are well aware of the ‘Sandcast’ bikes – the first 7,414 CB750s were built with cheap/rough sandcast molds for the engine, before it became clear to Soichiro Honda that there was enough demand for these bikes to justify the expenditure on expensive metal molds. Bike-urious fans are well aware that I’m a big fan of good restoration …
Suzuki RL250 Exacta Collection
When it comes to 70s Japanese trials bikes, the Yamaha TY250 was much more popular than Suzuki’s competitor, which makes this collection of Exactas a pleasantly surprising find.
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View PostHonda 125 Custom – Bandit9 Ava
Now based out of Vietnam, Bandit9 has made a name for themselves by building some distinctive customs, typically based on small Hondas. As hinted at by the name, each production run of Bandit9 bikes is for just 9 bikes.
Mini Enduro – 1989 Yamaha DT50 MX
View PostStayed in the Family – 1977 Yamaha XS650
The Yamaha XS650 is a well-known classic medium displacement standard. Produced between 1968-1985 (though the US stopped getting them in 1983), they weren’t a game changer but they were reliable and common enough that maybe YOU were riding one back in the day…are you feeling nostalgic?
Leaning Hack – 1981 Equalean Sidecar
A few days ago I featured the Flexit, a sidecar designed to lean with the bike. Its’ main competitor? The Equalean.
1952 Vincent Black Shadow Series C
View Post75th Anniversary – 1998 BMW R1100GS
For BMW’s 75th anniversary, the Germany company created a limited run (750 examples) of the R1100GS. Differences were limited to the special paint scheme and fancy paperwork called the “Edition Folder” for the owner – Euro bikes got a dark smoke windscreen and the US got a clear one.
Good News: Discovery of Brough Superiors
Bad News: They’ve been rotting away for the last 50 years.