Post Listing Update: The seller relisted this bike several times but never got any interest at the asking price of $18,000. A few weeks later, he pulled the bike off eBay so he may have sold it for an undisclosed amount. A couple of years ago, I featured an oddball custom kit bike as part of a “Guess That Bike” …
Roland Sands x Technics – 2010 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 Iron
Roland Sands has built one-off motorcycles of all kinds, the vast majority of which are pretty awesome customs. Some are obviously more extensive transformations than others, but even the lesser-involved builds are easily distinguishable from the donor bike’s stock form. Often times RSD-built bikes are the work of the company’s design team, but Roland himself is often personally responsible for …
Red or Blue – Pair of 1960’s Sportsters
Since the mid-1950’s, Harley-Davidson has been producing its Sportster model, one of the iconic brand’s stronger sellers. Dozens of updates and changes have been made to the Sportster over roughly six decades of production, though they’re all powered by the same iconic 45-degree V-Twin. The Knife and Fork ironhead engine on the original Sporster utilized connecting rods where both units …
Bare Bones Rides Build – 1989 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200
Built by Bare Bones Rides out of Florida, this custom Sportster is currently being enjoyed by a medical student who unfortunately has to let it go. It might not be your preferred style for a custom, but you can’t deny it’s a much more interesting way for a student to bop around campus and the surrounding area than the usual …
Four Confederate Motorcycles
Confederate Motorcycles have had an interesting history since first kicking off in ’91. Founded by Matthew Chambers, who was a trial lawyer by trade before starting the exotic American manufacturer. Confederate bounced around, calling some half a dozen locations its factory/HQ, including Louisiana, California, Alabama, once having their facilities destroyed in hurricane Katrina. Despite being founded in 1991, Confederate’s first …
1 of 1,470 – 1980 Harley-Davidson FXB Sturgis
The FXB Sturgis is probably best known as a limited production model built to honor the legendary annual rally, but it may actually be notable for another reason – the “B” in FXB. That denoted the use of a belt drive, as this was Harley’s first application of the technology. The other letters of FX tell you that this was …
A 30 Year Collection of Bikes For Sale
A seller outside of Reading, Pennsylvania is selling off a collection that he’s taken 30 years to accumulate. There aren’t any steals, but it’s a well curated collection of bikes that savvy motorcycles should appreciate.
Industry Customs Build – 1988 Harley-Davidson FXRP
Built by Industry Customs, this custom FXR Police Special was originally built for MMA fighter Brodie Farber after it was used as a parade bike for the NYPD. It’s since moved on to another owner, and now it’s ready to be passed on to the next one.
Bavarian Cruiser – 1999 BMW R1200C
BMW builds a variety of different types of motorcycles, many of which are considered to be some of the best touring machines. Having said that, cruisers aren’t exactly what come to mind when the German marque is mentioned but nonetheless, here is an example born of out BMW’s foray into the lucrative cruiser segment: the R1200C. This was BMW’s first …
Born Free 8 Best in Show – 1942 Harley-Davidson UL Chopper
Post Sale Update: After 26 bids on eBay, this custom Harley sold for $21,100. Built by Jeff Leighton, this Harley won Best in Show at Born Free 8 – beating out an insane dual-CB750 engine’d build (sorry, link isn’t in English but the pictures are universal). Unfortunately, it looks like his shop was broken into during an international trip, and …
1981 Harley-Davidson FLH
Post Listing Update: After being relisted, this FLH still did not get any interest at $6,995. I don’t want to call this FLH restored, but it’s clearly had a lot of work done recently. The seller (Classic Motorcycle Consignments) notes that the seller has invested over $24,000 as part of a 6 year ‘renovation’ after the bike was found in …
Rosso-Designed Diesel X Ducati Models
Renzo Rosso is something of a powerhouse in the fashion world as the current president of the OTB Group, which is the parent company of labels like Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, and Paula Cademartori, just to name a few. Renzo grew up in Italy immersed in a culture that embraced all things two-wheeled, so despite him having a ridiculously busy …
Can I Get An AMEN? 1978 Honda CB750 Chopper
Post Sale Update: This Savior sold for $2,650 after 41 bids on eBay. Based out of Southern California, AMEN (which stood for American Motorcycle ENgineering) made a name for themselves with lots of parts for choppers – but their specialty was in frames. Their best known chassis was called the Savior (some people say because it “Saved Your Ass”) as …
Craig Vetter’s Masterpiece – 1973 Triumph Hurricane
By the late 1960’s, Triumph’s outdated 650 and 750 twins were facing increasing pressure from the Japanese. While beautiful, the Triumphs were being pushed aside by models like the groundbreaking CB750 from Honda. In an effort to compete, BSA/Triumph came out with an inline triple engine. At 750cc, it was competitive in racing, especially in Rob North frames, but the …
Built for Shaq – 2001 West Coast Choppers El Diablo
Post Listing Update: Despite 73 bids on eBay up to $44,100, this Shaq-sized chopper did not meet reserve. Wild custom choppers like this aren’t usually my cup of tea, however this one stands out because it’s big…it was designed to fit Shaquille O’Neal – both his 7’3″ frame and his size 26 shoes! The build process was shown in Motorcycle …