View Post

AHRMA Racer – 1973 BMW R75/5

In Germany, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

Post Sale Update: It’s a long and semi-complicated story, but…this bike is now in my garage. I plan on racing it in Sportsman 750 in the 2025 AHRMA season! My buddy Don is selling a BMW R75/5 that has a lot of promise as a Formula 750 race bike in AHRMA – please buy it so that I have another …

View Post

Pikes Peak Racer – 2015 KTM 1290 Super Duke R

In Austria, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

Post Sale Update: this KTM sold for $9,999 (including the buyer’s fee) after 26 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. Raced by my buddy Rennie Scaysbrook as part of Team Cycle News at the 2015 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, this Super Duke R was sold to a private party in 2019 through our auction site (Iconic) but …

View Post

Race Bike in France – Nico Bakker Barracuda

In Japan, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

Nico Bakker made a name for himself starting back in the 70s by taking Japanese engines and enveloping them in better frames and suspensions. His focus was usually on race bikes, those in recent times he’s also built some road bikes. In the late 90s, Bakker built the Barracuda as a race bike, and he instantly started winning in the …

View Post

1970 Benelli Tornado 650

In Italy, Race by Chris CopeLeave a Comment

“THE GOOD THINGS in life don’t come cheap these days,” wrote Cycle World in 1972. “The Benelli 650, a pushrod Twin with electric starting and five-speed gearbox, will cost you more than $2,000 by the time it gets here from Italy.”

View Post

Supermono Replica – 2000 Tigcraft/Rotax Racer

In Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

My buddy Al Charles is the former road race director at AHRMA and he’s been selling some of his very cool motorcycle collection over on Iconic. Here’s my favorite so far – a Ducati Supermono tribute built with a custom aluminum Tigcraft frame surrounding a 519cc Rotax engine. Even better is the reason why he bought it: Al used to …

View Post

My Old Track Bike – 2019 Kawasaki Ninja 400

In Japan, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

You guys all know that my track/race bike is a Kramer 690, but the bike that really got me into track riding was a wonderful Ninja 400 that I remember fondly. I sold it last year but the bike is back at Iconic as the owner has to unfortunately but his track aspirations are on hold due to injury and …

View Post

BMW K1200R Power Cup

In Germany, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

6-26-2024 Update: 11 years later (!), it looks like this bike is up for sale again. It actually sold on Bring a Trailer in April for $10,000 and now it’s up at a dealer for roughly 50% more. It currently has 1,280 kilometers (795 miles) and ti’s sold on an off-road title. I have to admit that there’s part of …