Desert Sled 55: 1963 Triumph Speed Twin
Photo: Roberto Garagarza (@roga______/) Built for for £4K: Dan Steward’s Triumph 5TA Desert Sled… Ed Turner — Triumph’s legendary designer and director — launched the original Speed Twin 5T at the...
View ArticleLove at First Chase: Big-Bore Moto Guzzi 850 GT California
“Gina” — Laurella-Pagema’s 955cc Art Deco Guzzi… In 1965, the original Moto Guzzi V7 broke cover at the Milan Motorcycle Show, featuring the bulletproof V-twin engine the Mandello-based factory had...
View ArticleFlying X: 1912 Excelsior Board Tracker
Crossing The Block: Ultra-Rare Excelsior Board Track Racer… On December 30, 1912, a California Class B racer named Lee Irving Humiston became the first motorcyclist to break the 100-mph barrier on a...
View ArticleItalian Unobtanium: 4-km 1976 Ducati 900 Super Sport!
For Sale via Moto Borgotaro: “Non Omologato” Ducati 900 SS with just 4 kilometers! In 1975, Ducati introduced the original 900 Super Sport (SS), destined to become one of the most iconic sport bikes...
View ArticleFreddie Spencer CB750F 6-Hour Endurance Replica
John Froude’s Faithful Replica of Fast Freddie’s CB750F Endurance Racer… “Fast Freddie” Spencer is one of the greatest motorcycle racers America has ever produced. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he...
View ArticleShed Zed: 1396cc Kawasaki Z1 “Super Six”
Six-Cylinder Z1 from Allen Millyard… Lately we’ve been highlighting a few of the mind-blowing shed-built specials from one of the world’s most legendary builders, Allen Millyard. As many of you know,...
View Article1000cc Widowmaker: Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 1000-4
120-bhp 1000cc 4-cylinder Widowmaker from Allen Millyard… Introduced in late 1971, the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 was the fastest-accelerating, scariest production machine money could buy. The 748cc...
View ArticleWWII Survivor: 1940 Matchless G3-WO (War Office)
84-year-old WWII Matchless…for sale! In the summer of 1914, the British War Department put out a call for motorcyclists to volunteer for dispatch (or “despatch” in the British spelling) duty with...
View ArticleRoad Weapon: Kawasaki KZ1000LTD Restomod
150-bhp Zed from Atlanta Motorcycle Works… When the original 903cc Kawasaki Z1 hit showrooms in 1972, it was the first large-capacity four-cylinder Japanese production bike to boast a DOHC design,...
View ArticleRenngixxer: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
Street-Legal Slingshot 1100K Racer from Nigel’s Creative Customs… Our new friend Nigel “Nigello” Weber of Germany had quite the auspicious start for a racer and motorhead: “My passion started very...
View Article’49 Big Bear Scrambler: Triumph TR5 Trophy
A Spring-Frame, Square-Barrel TR5 Trophy from Ton Up Classics… In the 1950s, Triumph dealer Bill Martin designed a spring frame for desert racing in Southern California. Production began in 1952,...
View ArticleBack from the Shed: Honda CB750K Café Racer
Worth the Wait: CB750 from Black Cycles Australia… For every lovely vintage bike you see cruising the backroads, parked up at the local tavern, or racing the track on Sunday, there are scores of...
View ArticleBrooklands Replica: BSA M24 Gold Star
1 of 298: 1939 BSA M24 Gold Star… In 1937, racer Wal Handley lapped the historic Brooklands circuit at over 100 mph (102.27 mph to be exact) on a highly-modified BSA Empire Star sporting an...
View ArticleFirst American Four-Cylinder: 1912 Pierce Four
Mecum’s 2024 Monterey auction is this week, and while the event is primarily focused on cars and trucks, some 60-70 motorcycles will be crossing the auction block. One of the rarest and most...
View ArticleHell Rider: A Daredevil’s 1932 Harley-Davidson VL!
The ’32 Harley-Davidson VL of Jimmy “Daredevil” Washburn… The Monterey 2024 edition of Mecum Auctions is fast approaching, and that means some rare and unique motorcycles will soon be crossing the...
View ArticleMalle Miler: 1942 Harley-Davidson WLC
As Seen at The Mile Mile: Jon & Mandi Gaymer’s 1942 Harley-Davidson WLC… In 1940, Harley-Davidson began producing the WLA, a military version of their 45 cubic inch (742cc) solo-rider civilian...
View ArticleBike Shed Moto Show 2024
Alonze 600 Special From May 24-26, the 2024 Bike Shed Moto Show rolled into London’s Tobacco Docks. Many of you might know the Bike Shed from their headquarters in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood, a...
View Article77 Redux: Honda CB750F Café Racer
Photo: Revival Cycles / Handbuilt Show Rocket Science: CB750F Cafe Racer from a SpaceX Propulsion Engineer… In 1975, Honda unveiled the CB750F Super Sport, a significant redesign of the original...
View ArticleBeeber: BMW R100GS Restomod
Photo: Handbuilt Show / Revival Cycles As Seen at Handbuilt: Urban GS Airhead from Chuck Pryor… The BMW R100GS was the successor to the original Gelände/Straße (German: Terrain/Street) model, the...
View ArticleCity Sled: ’71 Triumph TR6R Tiger “Black Bike”
From Freeland Motorcycles: “The clean cut brother of a desert sled”… The Triumph TR6R “Tiger 650” was the single-carb version of the mighty Bonneville twin — a bike that had become synonymous with...
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