Post-Sale Update: After 11 bids on eBay, this Ninja sold for $2,551. La Carrera Costa a Costa was a race from Ensenada to San Felipe, a 140 mile pavement run that crossed the Baja Peninsula. According to the seller, this Ninja 250 was given by Kawasaki to Gary Nixon to compete with. Nixon owned the bike until he passed in …
Endurance Racer – 1982 Segale Honda CB1100
Luigi Segale started his professional involvement with motorcycles a dealer in 1972, but he truly made a name for himself by partnering with Dirk Ildebrand, a frame builder, and building endurance racers with Japanese bikes. Here’s a rare example of Luigi’s work for sale – the bodywork has clearly seen the ground, and the front isn’t what I’d call attractive, …
Needs Some Work – 1939 Indian Bonneville Sport Scout Racer
Post-Sale Update: After 53 bids on eBay, this Bonneville Sport Scout sold for $21,000. In 1939, Indian released “Bonneville” versions of the Sport Scout and Chief after Fred Ludlow set 750cc and 1,200cc records in Bonneville on Indian powered bikes. The “Bonneville” bikes got you high comp pistons, longer-duration cams, and the option of magneto ignition. This example was last …
Championship Winner – 1974 Carabela Marquesa 100
Post-Listing Update: This Marquesa did not get any action at the opening bid of $2,950. The Marquesa was Carabela’s successor to the Caliente, Mexico’s first MX bike. The Marquesa, which translates to Marquis, was available in 100, 125, and 175cc versions – here’s one of the tiniest that placed 1st in both Motos of its class in the 2015 AMA …
Petersen Museum Veteran – 1918 Harley Davidson 8-Valve Board Track Racer Replica
View Post1 of 17 – 1993 BMW R100R Battle of the Legends Racer
View PostDakar Competitors – 2013 and 2014 KTM 450 RRs
Team Rally Pan Am is “America’s premier motorcycle rally team,” and they’ve been competing for years all over the world. Last year their two riders (Ian Blythe and Scott Bright) placed 26th and 52nd in the Dakar Rally respectively, including a top 10 stage finish by Blythe – 8th place in stage 11. Now both those bikes are up for …
Sidecar Racer in Belgium – 1947 Moto Guzzi Dondolino
Built for privateers, the Dondolino (weirdly, this is Italian for ‘rocking chair’) featured a 498cc OHV single that produced 33 horsepower, good for a top speed of 110 miles per hour. Dry weight was a paltry 282 pounds. The Dondolino was actually introduced the previous year, and it immediately won the Swiss Grand Prix and Spanish Grand Prix, as well …
In Italy – 1975 Bimota YB1 350
View Post1 of 21 – 1968 Greeves Oulton Racer
Chas Mortimer is the only rider to have won races in the FIM World Championship classes of 125, 250, 350, 500, and 750. He was also the original owner of this Greeves Oulton race bike, of which just 21 were ever built.
Rolling Business Card – 1964 Norton Racer
Post-Sale Update: This Norton racer was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. This Norton was built as a ‘rolling business card’ for Cook’s Norton Service and it competed in BEARS, AHRMA’s series for “The British European American Racing Series for certain two-cylinder machines built up through 1968 and competing under Formula 750 specifications.” Because of the Cook connection, …
2005 Triumph Thruxton Cup Racer
In 2005, Triumph partnered with AHRMA to create a spec-series for the Thruxton. Unfortunately, the website for this cup doesn’t seem to work anymore, but the cup is still active – and there will be racing in California later this month.
Gorgeous Swede – 1962 Lito 500cc MX
View Post1977 Bultaco Pursang MK10
By the time Bultaco had got to the 10th version of the Pursang, you could order one in 125, 200, 250, and 370cc versions. This replica of the factory race bikes is based on a 250cc, meaning it was a Model 192 in Bultaco’s language of internal designations.
1938 BMW R51 Racer
Post-Sale Update: After 27 bids on eBay, this R51 racer sold for $30,100. Then it was relisted and sold for $22,600. Built between 1938 and 1940, the R51 was BMW’s last sport bike before World War II commenced. It was an evolution from the R5 that gained telescopic front forks and a plunger rear suspension. 3,775 examples were produced with …