This is a one owner 750S – the seller notes that it’s just one of three bikes sent to the west coast that were silver and equipped with the half fairing. It has a new battery and fuel lines, and it ran today after sitting for 3 years. The seller knows it needs to be loved by someone else – …
In Australia – DR BIG – 1988 Suzuki DR750S
I haven’t seen one of these for sale in years, now I’ve seen two in a month! In addition to having one of the best names in the business, the Suzuki DR BIG featured the biggest single cylinder motorcycle engine available when it was released.
“Operator” – 1999 Ducati 900SS Custom
When reader Jim R. sent this to me, he was succinct with his words: “What the hell happened?”. You tell me.
In England: Privateer Racer – 1981 BMW R80GS
Two things. One – expect to start seeing more bikes from outside of the US as I try to pay a bit more attention to my international readers. Two – this bike is AWESOME.
“Super Survivor” – 1978 Suzuki GS1000E
Here’s an impressively original Suzuki GS1000E – the seller affectionately calls it the Skunk. It’s being offered by the 3rd owner, who has maintenance records back to 1980 and claims that there’s no rust or damage.
Video Intermission – Lost With Mike
Meet Mike Saunders. 14 months ago he dropped everything, and hopped on a Honda Ruckus. He’s since done 31,000 miles and has seen some sights, including the top of Alaska!
1972 Triumph Trident T150V
Here’s a Triumph Trident with a bit of a homebuilt cafe racer conversion and a very cool set of pipes.
Huntmaster – 1959 Ariel FH
In 1954, Ariel introduced the FH, better known as the Huntmaster. It shared the majority of it sengine with the 650cc A10 engine of BSA, but it was surrounded by an all-new frame with a swingarm and paired with a Burman transmission.
In England – 1925 Ner-a-Car Model C
Designed by Carl Neracher in 1918, the Ner-A-Car was sold as a cheap automobile alternative. Approximately 10,000 were build at sold in the US, and another 6,500 were built and sold in England under license. Here’s one of the latter.
1963 Royal Enfield Continental
The “jelly mold” tank was only available in the ’63 model of the Royal Enfield Continental, the first year of production. Here’s one of the first bikes of a model that Enfield has brought back for the new Continental GT. A nifty two-fifty, the Continental was a cafe racer with a styling cues like the chrome tank, half-naked rear springs, …
Video Intermission – Motorbike Madness, Isle of Man TT Documentary
This year’s Isle of Man TT is now over, here’s your chance to go back in time a couple of decades and enjoy this documentary on the Isle of Man from back in 1998.
2000 Confederate Confederado
Confederate Motorcycles are turning heads nowadays with some crazy style and hefty power. 15 years ago, they had the power down, but the styling was still a bit too close to what Harley was putting out at the time.
Restored – 1976 BMW R90S
View Post1 of 3 – The Enterprise
Post-Sale Update: This Enterprise sold for $25,000…to a Bike-urious reader in France! It’s going to take a while but I’ll try to get more details about the story when possible. Obviously, this is going to need a full restoration, but what a piece of motorcycling history! The Enterprise was the vision of Orley Raymond Courtney, an incredible designer who sadly …
Suggestions for Costa Rica?
Loyal readers – I’m going to be in Costa Rica for the 2nd half of June. I share this for two reasons.