In the mid 2000s, HRC created a limited run of 500 carbon fiber briefcases. As they put it, “HRC has produced many outstanding Honda “works” racing machines, including the MotoGP class machines that represent the absolute pinnacle in road racing. The key to this success has been our ultra-lightweight carbon technology, which we have put to full use in creating …
59 Miles – 1974 Harley-Davidson Z90
4/30 Update: Uh…nevermind. While at Mecum Las Vegas, I was surprised to see the exact same photo that the “seller” of this bike used…so it’s clearly a scam and I’ve deleted the link. The asking price below is $3,500, but it sold at Mecum for a shocking (to me) $7,920.
For Charity With No Reserve – 2010 Honda Moto2 Signed Shirts and Hats
Over at Iconic, one of our favorite charities is Ride For Kids in support of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. This week we’ve got a fun lot of hats and signed shirts from Honda’s 2010 Moto2 effort – and all of proceeds go to Ride For Kids!
Knucklehead Tribute – 2005 Harley-Davidson Softail Heritage
Continuing today’s theme of modern Harleys looking like older ones, here’s a 2005 Softail Heritage that’s been turned into a Knucklehead tribute.
Press Release – Harley-Davidson Introduces the Icons Collection
It’s very rare that I share a press release from Harley-Davidson (last week they announced that they had a 9% increase in sales in Q1 compared to the pandemic-stricken 2020, but I didn’t care enough to tell you that), but I’m a huge fan of what showed up in my inbox this morning. Harley has announced the “Icons Collection, an …
Guess That Bike – Under The Tank Edition Revealed
Congratulations to RoHorn, who was the first to guess that this bike is a Bimota V-Due. In fact, he guessed it pretty much immediately and added an explanation. Apparently I need to step things up.
1966 Motobi Imperiale
After some disagreements with his family, Giuseppe Benelli created Moto ‘B’ Pesaro in 1949. He soon changed the name to Motobi, and the company quickly became known for small bikes with competition pedigree as well as the distinctive “Power Egg” motor.
1975 Moto Guzzi Custom Cafe Racer
Thanks to BikeEXIF for sharing this post in this week’s Speed Read! Post Sale Update: This custom Guzzi sold for $8,000 after 44 bids on eBay in Indio, California. Built with a 850T frame and a T3 engine (with a 955cc big bore kit), this interesting Guzzi custom is claimed to be very reliable and “as fast a stock Le …
Who’s Going To Mecum Las Vegas Next Week?
It’s 4 months later than usual, but the Mecum Las Vegas auctions are finally happening next week. I’ll be there on Friday and Saturday, and I want to know who else will be there so I can say hi!
Designed by Budweiser – 2001 Buell Lightning X1
According to the seller, this Lightning was “designed by Budweiser” as a gift for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the 2000 Daytona 500.
Bumblebee – 1989 BMW R100GS
4/24/21 Update: Almost a year later, this bike is back up for sale. It doesn’t look like anything has changed besides the mileage, which is up to 15,914. Find it in Missoula, Montana with bidding up to $6,000 and the reserve not yet met here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This GS did not meet reserve with 5 bids up …
1986 Suzuki RG50 Gamma
In 1977, Suzuki introduced the RG50, a small two-stroke standard. Five years later, the model evolved into the RG50 Gamma, a baby sportbike and the smallest of the Gamma lineup.
1991 BMW K1
BMW keeps one-upping themselves when it comes to sportbikes as of late – they’ve just announced the M1000RR – but their history of inline-4 sporting machines starts with the famous K1.
In Mexico with US Titles – 2x Yamaha TW200s
Every once in a while I daydream of international motorcycle exploration and find myself on the classifieds at Horizons Unlimited, seeing if someone’s taken a long trip and is willing to sell a bike for cheap that could easily come back to the US. Looks like a couple took two Yamaha TW200s (with South Dakota titles) to the bottom of …
Video Intermission – Inside the Garage with MotoDoffo
A few weeks ago, I let you know about Inside the Garage’s visit to Iconic. Their next episode is out, and the subject is a fantastic motorcycling destination in Southern California – MotoDoffo Winery!