We've talked about putting snowmobile engines in motorcycles and converting snowmobiles for the road before, mounting wheels where the skis and track used to be so you can ride the roads during the warmer weather. Well, here's one that should keep the Can-Am crowd in the rear view mirror because this sled has a 1000cc engine, same as used in the Yamaha R1. The seller doesn't … [Read more...]

This classic 1969 BMW R69S was one of two purchased by Mike Wolfe from the TV show American Pickers. The current owner bought it from him. It has the original Wixom bags, but even better is the Hoske tank. The Hoske tank has about 8 gallons of capacity, I believe, and really adds to the look. In 2012 it was thoroughly checked out and the owner says it was running fine when … [Read more...]

A little over a year ago, I heard of a Junak for the first time when I saw a V-Twin engine conversion made from one of these singles. It looked great and ran really well, but this is the first time I've seen one of these for sale. It's an extremely low mile bike, only 400 miles since new, so it's not even broken in. Yes, it runs just fine. The seller says only 23 of these … [Read more...]

Are you a rider or wrencher? If you're a rider, this Honda is for you. If you like to work on your motorcycle rebuilding things, you won't have much to do. The seller of this bike already did all of the work replacing and rebuilding practically everything. It's like walking into a Honda dealer back in 1971 and saying, "I want the blue one." The CB750, like the Kawasaki Z1, … [Read more...]

Here's a very nice 2003 Yamaha V-Max with the wheel modification you want, already done. It has an 18 inch rear wheel which gets rid of the now archaic 15 inch that came standard on the original Max and gives you a wide range of tires to choose from. The 15 inch tire looked pretty impressive in 1985, but now, not so much. This bike also has a lot of the UFO parts popular in the … [Read more...]

This is a Marusho Magnum Electra and if you're like me you'll say, "It's a what?" Well, the name sounded Japanese, so I pulled down my copy of Japan's Motorcycle Wars and sure enough, there was a reference to the Marusho Automobile Manufacturing Company and a note indicating they made about 1000 motorcycles. There was little else for detail, so Google to the rescue and I found … [Read more...]