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For Sale: A Rare BMW R nineT Nostalgia

Ben Branch June 16, 2024
BMW R nineT Nostalgia
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This is one of very few examples of the BMW R nineT Nostalgia that were made, each was built by hand by the team…

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Rare Minibike For Sale: The Honda Z50J Monkey “Baja Africa”

Ben Branch June 8, 2024
Honda Z50J Monkey Baja Africa Minibike
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The Honda Monkey Baja Africa is one of the rarest and most desirable iterations of the beloved Japanese minibike ever offered, although interestingly it…

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For Sale: A “Volkswagen Beetle Fender” Mini Bike

Ben Branch June 2, 2024
Volkswagen Beetle Fender Mini Bike
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This is a Fusconeta Mini Bike, it’s been designed to look like a motorized Volkswagen Beetle front fender, and the originals actually were, but…

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The Incredible “Flying Merkel” – Was This America’s First Superbike?

Ben Branch May 26, 2024
Flying Merkel Motorcycle
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This is an original 1914 Flying Merkel Model 471, it was a superbike in every sense of the word, with a top speed of…

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A Rare Original NYPD 1971 Lambretta Li 150 Special Scooter

Ben Branch May 21, 2024
NYPD Lambretta Scooter
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This is one of just two surviving examples of the Spanish Eibar factory-built Lambretta Li 150 Special scooters made for the New York Police…

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Milwaukee’s Failed Cafe Racer: The Rare Harley-Davidson XLCR

Ben Branch May 3, 2024
Harley-Davidson XLCR Cafe Racer
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The Harley-Davidson XLCR debuted in 1977 as a Sportster-based factory cafe racer. This new model had styling designed to compete with the popular British…

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A Back-Dated Paris Dakar Rally Custom 1988 BMW R100GS

Ben Branch May 1, 2024
BMW R100GS Custom Motorcycle 13
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This is a 1988 BMW R100GS that’s been cleverly back-dated into the style of the earlier BMW R80G/S, a motorcycle famous for founding the…

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The “Spitfire” – A Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Custom

Ben Branch April 23, 2024
Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Custom Spitfire
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This is a 2021 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 that was built into a Spitfire-inspired cafe racer. It won the Best Cafe Racer 2023 award…

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The 80s Motorcycle That Helped Save BMW Motorrad: The BMW K100RS

Ben Branch April 12, 2024
BMW K100RS
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This is a remarkably original 1987 BMW K100RS that has accrued just 4,600 miles from new, 3,200 of which were added since 2022. It’s…

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A 1961 BSA Spitfire Scrambler – The “Desert Sled Killer”

Ben Branch March 28, 2024
BSA Spitfire Scrambler
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The BSA Spitfire Scrambler was developed in the late 1950s with a singular goal – to compete with and defeat the Triumph TR6 Trophy…

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The Angry Lane Triumph Thruxton Custom Racer

Ben Branch March 11, 2024
Angry Lane Thruxton Custom Racer
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This is the new Thruxton Custom Racer from the Hong Kong-based French team at Angry Lane. This bike is based on a 2007 Triumph…

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Ex-Steve Perry Of “Journey”: A 1987 Harley-Davidson Softail Custom

Ben Branch February 19, 2024
Harley-Davidson Softail Custom
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This 1987 Harley-Davidson Softail Custom was bought new off the showroom floor by Steve Perry, best-known as the frontman and lead singer of rock…

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