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For Sale: A Street-Legal 1977 Honda CB500 Race Bike

Ben Branch April 9, 2022
Honda CB500 Race Bike
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This Honda CB500 race bike was built in the 1970s by engineer Brian Brownrigg for Bolton-based rider Chris Hawkes, the bike won three separate championships in period, it was later lightly modified and registered…

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The Brockhouse Corgi: A Folding Motorcycle Based On A Design For WWII Commandos

Ben Branch April 5, 2022
Brockhouse Corgi Motorcycle
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

The Brockhouse Corgi is the civilian version of the Welbike, a small folding motorcycle developed during WWII to be air-dropped behind enemy lines with commandos, to provide them with a means of transport. The…

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Adventure Rig For Sale: A Land Rover Defender + A Fantic Caballero Scrambler

Ben Branch April 4, 2022
Land Rover Defender And Fantic Caballero Scrambler Hero
  • Adventure
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Motorcycles

It’s not everyday that a rig like this comes up for sale, it comprises of a modified Land Rover Defender 110 and a Fantic Caballero Scrambler. When not in use the motorcycle rides in…

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Still In The Factory Crate: A 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot

Ben Branch April 2, 2022
Honda FT500 Ascot
  • Motorcycles

This 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot that has remained in its factory crate since it was delivered to Northline Motorcycles of Houston, Texas. The bike never sold and it was never uncrated, so it now…

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For Sale: A Restored 1963 Polaris Sno-Traveler

Ben Branch April 1, 2022
Polaris Sno-Traveler
  • Adventure
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles

This is a restored Polaris Sno-Traveler K-95 from 1963, it’s a model we’re not used to seeing much of as the vasty majority of them were eaten up by rust or scrapped as newer, faster models were…

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For Sale: Robbie Coltrane’s (Hagrid From Harry Potter) Sunbeam S7 De Luxe

Ben Branch March 31, 2022
Hagrid Sunbeam S7 Motorcycle
  • British
  • Motorcycles

This 1950 Sunbeam S7 De Luxe was previously owned by Robbie Coltrane, one of Scotland’s most celebrated actors who is perhaps best known today for his memorable appearances as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry…

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A Honda ATC110: The Legendary “Collarbone Crusher” Of The 1980s

Ben Branch March 28, 2022
Honda ATC110 Three-Wheeler
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

The Honda ATC110 was the most powerful three-wheeler that Honda had ever made when it was introduced in 1979. Honda had launched the ATC genre in 1970 with the release of the US90, and…

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For Sale: A Rare Triumph X75 Hurricane

Ben Branch March 21, 2022
Triumph X75 Hurricane 1
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Triumph X75 Hurricane is a rare motorcycle, just 1,152 were built for the 1973 model year, and they all feature styling by American motorcycle design legend Craig Vetter. The project to build the…

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David Beckham’s Motovespa “England Scooter” Is For Sale

Ben Branch March 11, 2022
David Beckham's England Scooter
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is David Beckham’s “England Scooter,” it featured heavily in advertising in the lead up to the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship in Lisbon. Beckham loved the scooter so much he kept it after…

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This Is Steve McQueen’s Husqvarna 400 Cross – The Sports Illustrated Cover Bike

Ben Branch March 9, 2022
Steve McQueen Husqvarna Sports Illustrated
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is arguably the most famous of the Husqvarnas owned by Steve McQueen, it’s the bike that he was riding on the now legendary cover of the August 23rd, 1971 issue of Sports Illustrated…

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A Rare 1967 Aermacchi Harley-Davidson Sprint CRS Scrambler

Ben Branch March 7, 2022
Aermacchi Harley-Davidson Sprint CRS
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a rare and recently restored Aermacchi Harley-Davidson Sprint CRS, the result of an alliance between Harley-Davidson and Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aermacchi in the 1960s. This was the pure racing version of the Sprint, designed for…

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The Tamarit Jade: An $80,000~ USD Custom Motorcycle

Ben Branch February 18, 2022
Tamarit Jade Custom Triumph Thruxton
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Tamarit Jade is a highly customized 2008 Triumph Thruxton that was built by the Spanish team at Tamarit Motorcycles as their 100th custom. The build required over 640 hours of labour and a slew…

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