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1975 Kawasaki Z1

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Before Honda released the instant classic CB750, Kawasaki was also working on a a four-cylinder, 750cc sportbike – except Kawi thought it was going to be first to market. They were thus shocked when Honda released the CB750, forcing them to go back to the drawing board until they could bump up displacement to 903cc. When Kawi was developing the …

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1994 Honda RVF750 RC45

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Post Listing Update: After 24 bids on eBay, bidding did not meet reserve at $21,500. After having ‘tested the market’, the seller then relisted the bike several times with an asking price of $22,500 and got no interest. The last relisting was another auction that got up to $18,277 before the listing was ended because ‘the bike is no longer …

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Video Intermission – Corvair-Powered Harley

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I’m not sure what this should be called. A Harvair? Corvair-Davidson? Whatever you call it, it’s well done. A week ago or so, I featured a custom bike for sale that was powered by a Corvair 6 – it was incredibly long. Commenter Wayne Thomas noted that someone had done the same thing, but within a stock Harley frame. It’s …

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Rebirth – 1988 Harris Matchless G80

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Regular readers of this site should be familiar with the Matchless G80, the classic British single which was built between 1946 and 1966. What you may not be familiar with is the Harris G80, a ‘new Matchless G80’ developed by Les Harris after he decided to stop making Bonnevilles under license.

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Picture Intermission – Crossing the US on 1 Tank of Gas

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While researching the Don Vesco Cafe Royal bodywork of the recently-featured CB400F, I ended up getting sucked into the world of aftermarket fairings. One of the most interesting stories I stumbled upon was that of Matt Guzzetta, a business partner of Vesco in the 70s and 80s, who at one point went from San Diego, California to Daytona Beach, Florida …

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1965 Matchless G12 CSR

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With the acronym CSR (which stood for Competition/Sprung/Roadster), the G12 CSR was a high performance bike thanks to upgraded cams and higher compression. Here’s an example that’s apparently been ‘fully restored to original factory specifications’.