As you might be able to guess from the name, Flexit sidecars were designed to lean with the motorcycle, yielding much better handling characteristics than a traditional sidecar rig. Approximately 167 were built between 1981 and 2005, making this a rare and interesting take on 3-wheeling.
1962 Laverda 60
Did you know that Laverda made scooters? I sure didn’t. In 1959, Italy changed their highway code, allowing for riders without licenses to finally use ‘mopeds’ without pedals, as long as they were limited to 40 km/h. Laverda immediately started building a 4-stroke scooter with a 49cc engine.
Cleans Up Nice – 1975 Honda TL125
Post Sale Update: This TL sold for $3,500 after 23 bids on eBay. Impressively, this Honda has not been restored, it’s just had a ‘major detailing’. The seller says you’d be hard pressed to find a TL125 in this condition, and he/she is probably right.
Rare Trials Project – 1983 Can-Am CMT 310
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View PostUltimate Door Prize – 1975 BMW R90S
Post-Sale Update: This R90S sold for $9,500. Every year, the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (an excellent organization, if I do say so myself) has a giant rally. Each year they give out an increasing amount of door prizes, and the big winner(s) can even get motorcycles. Back in 2005, the Rally gave away a new K1200S with custom paint …
3,960 Miles – 1983 Honda XL600R
Here’s a “very clean, all original” XL with less than 4,000 miles.
Four 100c Ducati Barn Finds
Someone is offering 4 small Ducatis – all are 100cc, and three may be Mountaineers.
Top Ten Motorcycle Books
View PostAuction Preview – Bonhams’ December Sale
You know the drill – there’s an auction coming up (although I missed this one, it happens tomorrow!) so I wanted to show you a few of my favorites. Let’s go to the suburbs of London!
1994 Ducati 888 SPO Limited
The Ducati 888 SPO was a limited edition of the 888 – only 390 were produced over two years. Featuring the trademark desmo valve V-Twin, this 888 produced 94 horsepower and were very much suited to track time. Though road legal, the riding position is what one would call “committed”, and they weren’t friendly in traffic.
Mini Chopper – 1970 Bonanza CR500
This insane idea by Bonanza took a Hodaka Ace engine and threw into a mini chopper frame, presumably creating the world’s greatest wheelie machine for little riders.
2015 Indian Scout Customs
Shaun Ruddy of Chop Deville has built two customs based on the Indian Scout. Are they improvements or would you rather have the stock bike?
In France – Radical Ducati Monster S2R
View Post1981 Can-Am MX-6B
The Can-Am MX line was once an impressive series of motorcycles – in 1974 they swept the podium at the 250cc AMA National Championship. But over time they struggled to keep up with the Japanese, famously leading to the MX-3 “Black Widow” and eventually on to the MX-6 before things fell apart and Bombardier moved production to England. So it’s …