I’ve featured Cannondales before – the Cannondale X440 was the swansong of Cannondale motorcycles, a subsidiary of the well-known American bicycling company. In the late 90s, Cannondale tried to move into motorsports, with an off-road bike and an ATV. Long story short, it was a disaster. $80 million later, the company declared bankruptcy, having left behind an interesting story of …
1969 Triumph Bonneville Custom
The Triumph Bonneville is a classic British standard named after the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, known for being the location where many riders try to set speed records.
1973 Triumph 750 Tiger
The Triumph 750 Tiger was the single-carb cousin of the Bonneville – it was also known as the TR7RV.
Bike Review – 1000+ Miles with the 2014 Indian Chieftain
I should start this off by noting that I’m not much of a cruiser guy. But I’ve been very excited by the revival of Indian and the presence of a legitimate competitor to Harley-Davidson, so I figured it was time for me to finally get on one of Polaris’ new bikes for a little trip.
X-75 – 1973 Triumph Hurricane
The Triumph Hurricane represented a paradigm shift in motorcycling manufacturing, as it was the world’s first factory custom motorcycle. The brainchild of Craig Vetter (well known as a motorcycle designer and manufacturer of custom motorcycle fairings) and Don Brown (General Manager of BSA), the Hurricane was created when Brown called Vetter up on a secret project to create a better …
Consecutive Serials – 2 Bultaco El Tirons
Post Listing Update: Despite 24 bids on eBay up to $4,051, these El Tirons did not meet reserve. The Bultaco (El) Tiron is a true rarity – it’s even been hard for me to find decent information on it. Despite that, a seller is offering two examples that have consecutive serial numbers, if that means anything to you.
1992 BMW K100RS
This is a final-year example of BMW’s K100, a bike that was incredibly important in BMW’s history. Originally developed because the German firm felt their usual boxer engine would struggle to meet new emissions standards (they even stopped building the R100 for a short period of time), this bike was the result of a $110 million gamble to build a …
1973 Honda CL350
The scrambler variant of one of Honda’s best-selling motorcycles, the Honda CL350 differed from its’ street-based brother as it gained the high scrambler pipes and a 19-inch front wheel.
1952 Vincent Comet Series C
Post Listing Update: This Comet did not meet reserve with 24 bids up to $25,100.01. A single-cylinder evolution of the famous Rapide, the Vincent Comet was one of four models using the 499cc single engine. This is one of the Series C bikes, the final evolution of the breed. There was apparently one Series D bike built but it never …
1972 Honda CB450 Cafe Racer
Hot on the heels of a stock CB450 K1 that I featured a couple of days ago, here’s one that’s been turned into a cafe racer.
1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR
Post-Listing Update: This XLCR was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. The Harley Davidson XLCR was one of the many bikes in history that was initially hailed as an instant collector bike…that no one bought. Designed by Willie G. Davidson, this bike was supposed to be a black beauty featuring HD’s most powerful production engine yet. The lovely …
1952 Harley Panhead Custom
Built by Pangea Speed, this Panhead custom was invited to Born Free 5, the Brooklyn Invitational, and Sturgis. Custom additions include the oil tank, rear fender, sissy bar, and Haifley Brothers seat. Find this Panhead custom for sale in Temecula, California with bidding up to $13,300 and the reserve not yet met here on eBay.
Sad Story – 1973 Yamaha RT3
Here’s an unfortunate story for you – the seller of this Yamaha RT3 bought it only a few months ago, then stripped it down and repainted/polished everything. In his excitement about finishing the bike, he put a new battery in it and then tried to start while wearing bed slippers. Long story short, he’s now selling his bike to cover …
Video Intermission – Jay Leno’s Brough Superior SS100
Jay Leno’s Garage is one of my favorite YouTube channels, because of the variety of vehicles featured and the stories that Jay passes along about his cars and bikes. With that in mind, here’s his newest video, which features a Brough Superior SS100 and some interesting tidbits about ‘whip it like a mule’ and putting a drop of blood in …
AHRMA Sportsman – 1972 Honda CL350
Shasta Smith, owner of the Vintage Monkey, designed this AHRMA racer which was co-sponsored by Randakk’s Cycle Shakk. It was very successful, winning every one of the 19 races it entered in SMRI and finishing 3rd Nationally in the 2013 AHRMA 350 Sportsman class. Find this CL350 racer for sale here at Randakk’s Cycle Shakk for $8,900 in Pinehurst, North …