Post Sale Update: This HP2 Enduro sold for $15,910 after 19 bids on eBay. One of the biggest issues with eBay is how easy it is for a seller to pull a bike early for any (in)valid reason. So it’s nice to see this seller, who guarantees his cool HP2 Enduro will be finding a new owner.
100 Miles and Plated – 1998 Honda XR400R
Here’s an XR400R in impressive condition considering it somehow has only about 100 miles. With the exception of a period correct FMF exhaust that was installed by the dealer when the bike is new, this bike is stock – though it is missing the tool kit and original handguards. The seller notes that the only flaw is a few bubbles …
2000 Moto Guzzi Quota
As a R1150GS owner myself, I’m a big fan of large displacement dual-sports, particularly of the opposite-cylinder variety. This big V-Twin checks all the right boxes for an all-rounder, with the added benefit that you’re going to stand out from the GSes with a bike this rare.
Restomodded – 1991 KTM 300/380 EXC
It performs like a new bike but looks like an almost-classic. This 1991 KTM 300EXC has been given the engine, brakes, and suspension from a 2001 KTM 380EXC, creating an interesting package. As part of the mechanical changes, this bike also got NOS plastics, graphics, seat cover, and more. Unfortunately, the front light and fender are not the original KTM …
$1600 Adventurer – 1996 Triumph Tiger 900
Affectionately known as the “Steamer”, the first gen of the dual-sport Tiger was built between 1993 and 1998. It was a quirky option to the better known R1100GS. For more on the Tiger, check out this review from MCN. This example has 45,000 miles and is claimed to be in very good condition. The only problem is that the clock …
3 Rare Enduros – 1999 Praga ED 250
A manufacturing company based out of Prague, Praga was founded in 1907 as an automobile manufacturer – it was eventually acquired by the International Truck Alliance in 2006. During those 99 years, they made a wide variety of products, including tanks, buses, aircraft, and (most famously) cars. Between 1929-1933, they built motorcycles. Fast forward 66 years and Praga started up …
2002 MZ Baghira Black Panther
Post Listing Update: This Black Panther did not meet reserve despite 18 bids up to $1,528 on eBay. MZ decided to expand their product line with the introduction of the MZ Baghira, a dual sport with excellent components – bodywork from Acerbis, motor from Yamaha, and suspension from WP. It all combined to make a rare and very satisfying dual …
Koustom Motorcyles – 2012 Moto Guzzi V7 Custom
Recently built by Koustom Motorcycles in Prague, this custom scrambler build is based on a Moto Guzzi V7 and just placed 4th in the Scrambler category at the Bohemian Custom Bike show. Not much to say about it – you’ll either like the way it looks or you won’t. Or, you’ll argue that this bike makes no sense as a …
45 Miles – 1976 Indian MI-175
With a single-cylinder two stroke 171cc engine, the MI-175 was one of many Indian dirt bikes built in the 70s as an attempt to keep the Indian name alive.
Custom Dual-Sport Build – 2009 Kawasaki ER-6N
One of the crazy inmates at ADVRider has built a dual-sport ride out of a Kawasaki ER-6N – in an alternate universe, maybe this is what a new KLR650 could look like? Highlights of the build include the front wheel, brake, and forks from a KLR650, the rear wheel from a Suzuki DR650, and the Sachs rear shock from a …
Ice Racer – 1968 Ducati 450 Scrambler
Post-Sale Update: This Ducati/Mototrans sold for $1,801 after 25 bids on eBay. This bike, affectionately known as “Bone Crusher”, has served as an ice racer for the last 6 years. It started life as a MotoTrans 350, which was a Spanish badge-engineered Ducati – check out BikeEXIF for another example of a MotoTrans.
Original Paint – 1969 Ducati 350 Scrambler
Here’s your chance to stand out from the impending swarm of new Ducati Scramblers that will take the streets – grab yourself a lovely example of one of the originals!
Plated Street Tracker – 1999 ATK 605
ATK made quite a name for themselves by being an American version of Bimota for enduros – taking a well-proven engine and then making an exotic frame to get everything out of the powerplant. In this case, they took a venerable 600cc Rotax and then turned it into one of the best handling bikes of the day.
Ending Soon – 1986 KTM 80MX
Post-Listing Update: This KTM got no interest at the opening bid of $1,500. A rare bird in the US, the KTM 80MX was KTM’s first foray into 80cc youth bikes and they’re quite the collector’s item now. What blows my mind is how much power this tiny bike was capable of putting down – check out this vintage ‘ad’ for …
61 Miles – 1958 BSA Catalina Scrambler
In the 1956 Catalina Grand Prix, nearly 1,000 riders came together to fight it out and earn the title of champion. The guy who succeeded was Chuck Minert, who won on a BSA Gold Star. BSA’s West Coast distributor asked for a replica of the winning bike, and the result was the BSA Catalina Scrambler.