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Historical Oddity: A 3-Wheeled MV Agusta Go Kart

Ben Branch January 26, 2024
MV Agusta Go Kart
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This is a rare MV Agusta Go Kart from 1950, unusually it has a tricycle layout, it’s fitted with a motorcycle engine and chain drive to the single rear wheel. While we have seen…

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The Industrial Design Research “FireAero” – 1 Of 30 Ever Made

Ben Branch January 12, 2024
Industrial Design Research FireAero 20
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This is the Industrial Design Research FireAero, it’s an exceedingly rare vehicle with just 30 believed to have been built by the Laguna Beach-based company in the 1980s. Industrial Design Research (IDR) was founded…

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For Sale: A Ford Flathead V8 Motorcycle

Ben Branch January 2, 2024
Ford Flathead V8-Powered Motorcycle
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This is a Ford Flathead V8-powered motorcycle built by the world-famous Olson’s V8 Flathead Motorcycle Company based in Maple Park, Illinois. It was built in 2014 and it’s now being offered for sale out…

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Made In Texas: A BMW R80/7 “Two-Wheeled Tonka Truck”

Ben Branch December 26, 2023
BMW R80 7 Custom Motorcycle
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This 1978 BMW R80/7 has been subjected to a full custom rebuild by Upcycle Motor Garage based in Austin, Texas. It has a rigid frame, a springer front end, and it rides on military-spec…

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For Sale: A Restored 1967 Norton P11 – “The Forgotten Desert Racer”

Ben Branch December 21, 2023
Norton P11 Motorcycle
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This is an original Norton P11 from 1967. Though the P11 was built in England it had been developed in California by a team of Americans specifically for the wildly popular sport of desert…

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For Sale: A Kawasaki W650 Custom by Deus Ex Machina

Ben Branch November 30, 2023
Kawasaki W650 Custom
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This is a Kawasaki W650 that was customized by Deus Ex Machina in 2011 at their headquarters in Sydney, Australia by famed builder Jeremy Tagand. Deus Ex Machina was founded in 2006 by Mambo…

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Desert Sled Perfection: A Hand-Built 1967 Triumph TR6 Trophy

Ben Branch November 14, 2023
Triumph TR6 Trophy Desert Sled
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  • Motorcycles

The Triumph TR6 Trophy is the motorcycle for which the term “Desert Sled” was coined back in the 1960s as a way to describe the bike’s popularity amongst the desert racing crowd in Southern…

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One of A Kind: A Royal Enfield Super Meteor “Desert Sled”

Ben Branch November 5, 2023
Royal Enfield Desert Sled
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This Royal Enfield is essentially an almost-new motorcycle, it has a completely rebuilt engine, a brand new frame, and a slew of other new or reconditioned parts – and the listing says it’s not…

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A Rare BMW HP2 Enduro: The Greatest GS (That Wasn’t Actually A GS)

Ben Branch October 30, 2023
BMW HP2 Enduro 7
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The BMW HP2 Enduro was a motorcycle that seemingly appeared out of left field, remained in production for just three short years, and then disappeared. In some respects the BMW HP2 Enduro was a…

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45 Years In Storage: A Mint-Condition Yamaha XT500 With Only 920 Miles

Ben Branch October 26, 2023
Yamaha XT500 17
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This 1977 Yamaha XT500 has a fascinating story to tell. It’s the lowest-mileage example of the model we’ve ever featured – a model famous for winning the first two Paris-Dakar Rallies in 1979 and…

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For Sale: A Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer

Ben Branch October 25, 2023
Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer
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This is a Steve McQueen Metisse Desert Racer. It’s one of 300 that are scheduled to be made, each is built in England to the specifications of the one owned by Steve McQueen in…

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Six Honda Z50Rs For Sale As A Set: Surprise Your Friends For Christmas

Ben Branch October 14, 2023
Six Honda Z50R Collection
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  • Motorcycles

This collection of six Honda Z50Rs monkey bikes is now being offered for sale as a set out of Florida. As the bikes are all evenly matched, the only logical course of action is…

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