Post Sale Update: After 20 bids on eBay, this R80GS sold for $10,000. Here’s a solid example of the motorcycle that started the concept of big adventure dual-sports. It’s being offered by the third owner (who’s had it for the last 14 years) and has 53,267 miles. This bike (VIN: WBM034803B6362181) stands out for a couple of reasons: first, it’s …
Original Survivor – 1975 BMW R90S
Post Listing Update: Despite 31 bids up to $22,800, this R90S did not meet reserve. The R90S is one of BMW’s most beloved motorcycles. Here’s an example in the striking Daytona Orange which looks to be in excellent original shape. This specific R90S (VIN: 4980831) has just 8,504 miles and is numbers matching. It’s being offered by the fourth owner …
Superleggera Killer – 2013 BMW S1000RR HP4
alpha Performance, a shop dedicated to making BMW’s literbike even faster has put their experience with World Superbike, World Superstock, FIM Cup and more to create a limited run of 10 HP4’s that they’re calling the Superleggera Killer. The amount of high-spec parts this bike comes equipped with is nutty, so I’ll just leave you to enjoy the details on …
1950 Miele K21
I’ve never heard of this bike before, and I haven’t been able to find much information on it – so experts, please chime in! This is a K21 model from Miele, currently a German manufacturer of domestic appliances. But between 1924 and 1960, they produced bicycles and motorcycles in their plant in Bielefeld.
Project Brutus – 1978 BMW R100/7 Custom
Post-Sale Update: Project Brutus has been sold. This post written by Brad Calbert.
1968 BMW R60/2 Chopper
I’m on a little bit of a Garage Company kick at the moment, adn this has to be the oddest bike they’ve currently got for sale – a chopper built out of a BMW R60/2. Find this oddball for sale here in Inglewood, California for $5,000.
1983 BMW R80GS
Post Sale Update: This R80GS sold for $6,637 after 27 bids on eBay. Nowadays, the BMW R/GS series is well-known in the motorcycling world as the bikes that launched the concept of big-bore dual sporting. No small part of that is due to the documentary of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman going the Long Way Round the world on BMW …
2004 BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replika
Before BMW took the motorcycling world by storm with the S1000RR, their idea of a sportbike was to put aggressive bodywork around the trusted boxer engine to create the BMW R1100S. I don’t mean to sound demeaning with that, as I owned a R11S for a while and I absolutely adored it – it just wasn’t a real sportbike. On …
1953 Hoffmann Gouverneur MP250
Post-Sale Update: After 30 bids on eBay, this Hoffman sold for $4,949. Originally a bicycle manufacturer, Hoffman ventured into motorcycle production between ’48-’54. The Hoffmann Gouverneur MP250 was their attempt at moving upmarket. It wasn’t a bad effort – 2,800 were built, but development costs for their 300cc engine used in the evolution of this bike along with a lawsuit …
2 Owners – 1976 BMW R90/6
Post-Sale Update: This R90/6 sold for $3,870. Here’s a pretty example of BMW’s classic 900cc standard. This example (VIN: 4971154) has just 29,916 miles and is claimed to be incredibly original. The only thing that doesn’t work is the high/low headlight switch, and it should be noted that there’s an aftermarket clock and luggage rack. Find this BMW R90/6 for …
2004 BMW Rockster R1150R
The BMW Rockster was an interesting variant on their naked bike of the time, the R1150R. The Rockster was BMW’s take on a streetfighter of sorts, made by pulling together the headlight from a R1150GS, gauges from the R1100S, and throwing them onto the R1150R with a distinctive paint job.
1958 Simson 425S/AWO Sport
A East German company known for building cars, bikes, and firearms, Simson had a tumultuous history which included being taken over by the Third Reich (Simson’s ownership was Jewish) and later on by the Russians after the second World War. The Russians renamed the company AWO, so this bike is also known as the AWO Sport.
One Mile – 1975 Hercules Wankel 2000
When you think of rotary engines nowadays, Mazda is usually the first manufacturer to come to mind. In the early 70s, though, several companies were exploring the engine concept – three of whom were in the motorcycle space. Suzuki, Norton, and DKW all brought rotary-powered bikes to the market, but DKW was the first. Outside of the UK, it was …
2001 MZ Skorpion Sport Cup
The MZ Skorpion was the result of an international partnership between a British design firm, an East German manufacturer (MZ), and Yamaha. Weighing just 380 pounds and packing 48 horsepower, this is a rare sportbike that has become quite the cult classic.
1977 BMW R100S
Post-Sale Update: This R100S sold for $5,926. Here’s a pretty example of a BMW R100S that has provisions for a kickstarter because it’s a Canadian model. The owner has retrofitted the older peanut style valve covers (so much better than the original black ones), but why this bike really stands out is the inclusion of a very rare Talbot/Berlin fairing …