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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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The “Spitfire” – A Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Custom

Ben Branch April 23, 2024
Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Custom Spitfire
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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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