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 …
Los Angeles to Seattle – Day 4
View Post$2,700 – 1996 Triumph Daytona 1200
Here’s what seems to be a great deal – an original owner Triumph Daytona for less than 3 grand. It’s rare, it’s fast, and it’s in beautiful shape.
Video Intermission – 1964 Honda “S1000”
View Post1964 Sears Cheyenne
As most of you know, Sears offered motorcycles that you could order to get shipped to your door in crates (branded as Allstate, made by Puch), awaiting your assembly. Here’s one of the smaller ones, a 60cc Sears Cheyenne.
2007 Benelli TnT 1130
When this bike came out, every review had some sort of pun playing off TNT and how explosive it was, but TNT actually stands for Tornado Nuda Tre. Tornado is the model name, and the rest translates to Naked Triple. And what a triple it is. Benelli also makes some 4 cylinder engines, but they simply aren’t as effective or …
1967 Aermacchi 350 Road Racer
6-5 Update: This bike is back up for sale with a much more reasonable BIN of $9,900 here on eBay. Post-Listing Update: This Aermacchi did not get any love at $13,900. The Aermacchi 350 Sprint was part of a joint venture with Harley-Davidson, created when H-D bought 50% of Aermacchi to help them compete in the small bike market. Originally …
One-Off Italian Custom – 1971 Norton 750 RR
Built by Stile Italiano, this “Norton 750 RR” was featured on the cover of the April 2015 issue of Classic Bike Guide and has lots of Dunstall parts to complement a few one-off pieces.
HackAWeek Build – 1985 Honda VF700S Sabre Cafe Racer
Every week, Dino (Dean Segovis) of “Hack A Week” picks a project and documents his work on his website and on YouTube. Over 34 episodes, he turned a non-running $500 Sabre into a cafe racer.
6 into 6 – 1979 Honda CBX
View PostVideo Intermission – Knockoff Gloves
View Post1936 Harley-Davidson RLD
Produced between ’32 and ’36, the RL series of Harley-Davidsons were released in the middle of the Great Depression. Here’s one that looks absolutely fantastic (assuming that you’re like and me and that you love patina).
1986 Suzuki GSXR 750 Limited Edition
The Suzuki GSXR 750 Limited Edition was an absolute legend in the world of 80’s sportsbikes – a bike that deserved the 50% increase in MSRP over the regular GSXR 750. The dry clutch upgrade was a $2,000 option in itself!
1976 BMW R90/6 Cafe Racer
This R90/6 has been turned into a cafe racer – and it’s claimed to be a ‘true zero footer’.
Video Intermission – Surprise Pass
I don’t know how these guys race this course. Just watching a video gets my heart rate going, forget actually riding one of the race bikes. Check out this crazy pass by Ian Hutchinson on Michael Dunlop from practice on Tuesday: