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There’s A Rare Métisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer For Sale

Ben Branch June 25, 2024
Métisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is one of the 300 examples of the Métisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer that will ever be made. Despite its vintage looks, it…

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For Sale: A Rare BMW R nineT Nostalgia

Ben Branch June 16, 2024
BMW R nineT Nostalgia
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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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The Weird “Jak Pak 300” – A Rare American “Inline Trike” Motorcycle

Ben Branch June 4, 2024
Jak Pak 300 Motorcycle Trike
  • Curious Contraptions
  • Motorcycles

This is a recently restored Jak Pak 300, it’s a highly unusual off-road motorcycle featuring double inline rear wheels that are both powered, offering…

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For Sale: A “Volkswagen Beetle Fender” Mini Bike

Ben Branch June 2, 2024
Volkswagen Beetle Fender Mini Bike
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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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A Honda VF1000R: The World’s Fastest Production Motorcycle In 1984

Ben Branch May 30, 2024
Honda VF1000R
  • Motorcycles

This is a remarkably well-preserved Honda VF1000R superbike from 1984. Interestingly, this bike was first owned by motorcycling legend Malcolm Smith, and it’s only…

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

Ben Branch May 26, 2024
Flying Merkel Motorcycle
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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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For Sale: A Honda Super Cub – The Most Produced Vehicle In World History

Ben Branch May 25, 2024
Honda Super Cub 9
  • Motorcycles

 The Honda Super Cub holds the record for being the single most mass-produced vehicle of any kind in world history, with over 100 million…

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A Rare Original NYPD 1971 Lambretta Li 150 Special Scooter

Ben Branch May 21, 2024
NYPD Lambretta Scooter
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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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Still In The Factory Crate: A Vintage Minsk Wildcat 125

Ben Branch May 9, 2024
Minsk Wildcat 125 Motorcycle 3
  • Motorcycles
  • Still In The Crate

This 26 year old Minsk Wildcat 125 remains unused in its factory shipping crate, possibly one of the last unused examples of its kind…

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

Ben Branch May 3, 2024
Harley-Davidson XLCR Cafe Racer
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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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