Restored (and for sale by) DB Cycles, this Ducati 750 Sport is claimed to be very correct, and it looks great. Not much information is given besides the components you’d expect to see in this bike – Scarab brakes, Borrani rims, Conti exhaust, and Dell’Orto carbs, but for an asking price of nearly 50G’s you won’t be buying this bike …
Video Intermission – Jay Leno’s ’36 Knucklehead
View PostAuction Preview – Bonhams Summer Classic Sale
View Post1973 Honda CR750
Compare this to the previous post of a CB750 chopper – talk about two different ways a bike can be modified! After Honda’s victory at the 1970 Daytona 200, they sold 200 race kits that would turn a CB750 into a CR750 racer. Those kits cost $10,000 back in the day, which would roughly equate to $61,000 now.
CB Chopper – 1970 Honda CB750F Custom
View Post2005 BMW R1200ST
The BMW R1200ST was the short-lived successor to the R1100RS/R1150RS. Considered by some to be one of the best sport-touring bikes ever made, this bike was an absolute commercial failure in the US. I’d pin that on two factors: first, this bike overlapped too much with the RT and the GS. Second (and more importantly)…it’s hideous. Just 554 were sold …
Picture Intermission – BSA Catalogs
Like BSAs? Like vintage catalogs and brochures? Like BSAs IN vintage catalogs and brochures? Then I’ve got a post for you!
Restoration Project – 1961 AJS Model 31 CSR
Introduced in 1958, the AJS Model 31 (and its Matchless twin, the G12) was developed specifically for the US.
Video Intermission – Watch Out!
View PostAmerican in Italy – 1916 Reading Standard
It might not be obvious from the visual condition of this bike, but it’s a one-kick bike that’s ridden every weekend!
1983 Moto Guzzi Le Mans III
In 1983, the Moto Guzzi Le Mans III was brought back after MG was able to get the smaller engine certified under US emissions – for a few years the US was stuck with a 949cc engine. With the arrival of the Mark III, Guzzi created approximately 80 technical changes of varying severity from the Mark II model.
Needs a Tune Up – 1967 Dnepr with Sidecar
The seller claims this is ex-Russian military, though I don’t see any proof of that given. Still, it was apparently a museum piece that was put back on the road and it will need a tune-up.
Cheap Tourer – 1985 BMW K100RS
I’m always trying to find attainable bikes to complement some of the more insanely expensive finds, and I think this sub $3k BMW is perfect for those of you looking for a sport-tourer with some 80s style.
SSSA – 2006 Ducati 749S
According to the book Ducati 999, when Pierre Terblanche initially designed the 749/999, he wanted it to have a single sided swing arm (SSSA). Obviously, he didn’t win that battle, but the book shows lots of great concept sketches of the 999 with a SSSA. The seller of this bike decided to turn it into what Terblanche would have wanted …