Post Sale Update: After 4 bids on eBay, this Matchless sold for $4,050. Marketed as a bike with “slingshot acceleration”, the Matchless G15 MKII evolved from the poor effort that was the original G15. This bike featured a Norton Atlas engine and was arguably best when it was paired with a sidecar.
1964 Triumph Bonneville
View Post1992 Ducati 888 SP4
Though it stands in the shadow of the SPS variant, the Ducati 888 SP4 is one of the rarest Ducatis ever in the US.
Video Intermission – Don’t Try This at Home
View Post1987 Suzuki GSX-R 1100
Featuring 137 horsepower and weighing just 434 pounds, the 1100 GSX-R was the fastest bike on the block at the time. Introduced right after the United States lowered the import tax on bikes above 700ccs to 24.4 percent (from over 39 percent), the bike even seemed like a relative bargain.
1964 Honda Dream 305
I’m not a big fan of the Dream’s styling, but here’s a one owner example that’s claimed to be in gorgeous shape.
DR BIG – 1988 Suzuki DR750
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View PostPicture Intermission – The Motorcycles of Mad Max: Fury Road
Earlier this week, I went the movie theater for the first time in over two years so that I could watch vehicular pornography called Mad Max: Fury Road. Don’t expect much of a story (but were you anyway?) and go enjoy an incredible visual feast. Run! Drop everything!
1968 Harley-Davidson Servicar
View Post1990 Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000
Moto Guzzi learned from their mistake of putting a 16″ front wheel on the Mk V Le Mans, so the Mk5 went back to the usual 18 incher. Many other small but helpful improvements came together to form the last generation of Le Mans’, in a wall of red.
$4,000 – 2.5 Suzuki GT750s
The Suzuki GT750, also known as the Water Buffalo, was the bike that put Suzuki on the map in the United States. Introduced as competition to the big bikes of the day, like the Honda CB750 and the Triumph Bonneville, this bike was basically a T500 with an extra cylinder and liquid cooling crafted on.
1976 Kott Motorcycles Honda CB550
5-20 Update: This Kott CB550 is back up on eBay with bidding up to $3,725 and the reserve not yet met here on eBay. It was again pulled off of eBay, I assume it sold privately. Post-Listing Update: This Kott Motorcycles Honda CB550 was pulled off eBay, final sale price unknown. For several years, Dustin Kott of Kott Motorcycles has …
The Ragged Edge Review
About a week ago, I shared a trailer for a documentary of Erik Buell called the Ragged Edge. I was lucky enough to get a screener copy of this film, and wanted to share my thoughts on what is basically a modern tragedy.