Not so many years ago, I got a chance to visit Moto Guzzi’s factory in Mandello del Lario, Italy, where the iconic brand has been producing bikes for more than 100 years. As we were being shown around, our factory guide pointed to a gated opening in a nearby cliff.
Four Kilometers – 2000 MV Agusta F4 750
Post Sale Update: this MV Agusta sold for $21,400 (including the buyer’s fee) after 32 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. Seeing as I was just whining about the looks of MV’s newest bike and hoping that they’ll bring back the F4, it only seems fair to share an early example of the original…with just two and half miles on it, …
1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 A2
Post Listing Update: this Kawasaki did not meet reserve with 21 bids up to $5,550 on eBay. That is a very pretty KZ. Not exactly stock (your mileage may vary on the aesthetic appeal of those blacked-out pipes, for example), but gorgeous nonetheless.
Picture Intermission – MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro
A client came by this week with one of the most expensive motorcycles currently available for sale – the $70,098 (!) MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro. I had to snap some photos – what do you think of it?
Pikes Peak Racer – 2015 KTM 1290 Super Duke R
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 …
1966 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide FLH
Post Listing Update: this Harley-Davidson did not meet reserve with 61 bids up to $19,900 on eBay. 1966 was the first year of the Shovelhead motor, a powerplant that would last until 1984 when Harley introduced the Evolution. The “Electra Glide” name signified that this bike had an electric starter which was introduced only a year prior. Cycle World was …
1971 Indian Boy Racer
Post Listing Update: this Indian was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Back in the days when Floyd Clymer owned the Indian name, he dabbled with a few small motorcycles like the Papoose, Indian Boy Racer, MM-5 minibike or the MT series of dirtbikes. One option was the Super Scrambler, which was offered in red/white, blue/white, or yellow/black.
“Rumble” – 2004 Harley-Davidson Sidecar Custom
Post Listing Update: this custom Harley did not get any action at the $67,000 BIN on eBay. Called “Rumble”, this gorgeous sidecar rig was built by Dan Stern and is powered by a 2004 H-D Softail. Work started in 2004 and it made its public debut at The One Motorcycle Show in Portland in 2021.
1961 Honda CB92
Post Listing Update: This Honda did not meet reserve with 25 bids up to $8,900 on eBay. The Honda CB92 Benly Super Sport was built between 1959 and 1964, and was considered by many to be the best small-displacement sport bike of the time. American Honda says that just 599 examples made it into the US between ’59 and ’62, …
1952 Maico Mobil 175
Post Listing Update: After being relisted, this Maico did not meet reserve with 1 bid up to $15,000 on eBay. Also called the Maicomobil, this was marketed as a “car on two wheels” with enclosed bodywork, excellent weather protection, and integrated storage space – it was way ahead of its time.
2008 Victory Vision Tour
Post Listing Update: this Victory did not get any action at the $6,500 BIN on eBay. Speaking of underappreciated touring bikes, the Victory Vision is a motorcycle that I feel never really got the love it deserved. Perhaps that’s because it looks like a spaceship. Or, perhaps that’s because it weighs about as much as a spaceship. But if you …
Homemade Jet Ski Scooter
Here’s something we can all agree on: a Sea-Doo that’s been jerry-rigged into a scooter is both wonderfully terrible and terribly wonderful. Even the police officer who pulls you over for not having a license plate will be heartened at the sight of this thing.
2006 Kawasaki ZG1000 Concours
Post Listing Update: This Kawasaki originally sold for a Best Offer under $1,800 but that deal fell through. The bike was relisted and then pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. The Kawasaki Concours (aka Connie) has always been one of those “if you know you know” bikes: really awesome motorcycles that inspire an almost fanatical devotion from those …
1999 Honda VT1100 Shadow Tourer
Those saddlebags, though. That’s the feature that has drawn my attention to this listing. Just look at those saddlebags, man. Look how well they fit the lines of the bike. You don’t often find that kind of aesthetic flow with luggage. Of course, everything comes crashing back to Earth when your eye turns to those basic alloy wheels. But if …
1975 Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport
Post Listing Update: This Moto Morini was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Inspired by the 3 1/2 that I saw at the Hansen Dam show, here’s an example you can take home for yourself.