If you're looking for a 70s era muscle bike, you may have an opportunity to pick up one, or more, in what seems to be showroom condition. The seller describes them as "mint," a word so overused, often when the bike is nothing of the sort, you might roll your eyes, but these look like they live up to that description. Some of the bikes listed so far are a 1979 Honda CBX, a 1972 … [Read more...]

The Norton Featherbed frame may have been one of the most common starting points for cafe racers ever produced, Triumph engines so often took the place of the factory power plant, you could be forgiven if you thought Triton was another factory down the street, but a Norton Esquire? I've never seen one, in fact, I don't recall ever hearing of it before. The Esquire was … [Read more...]

Yamaha could have done then what Greg Hageman does now, but then it wouldn't be special, would it? They produced the Virago, a nice looking engine hidden in a Japanese cruiser, somewhat popular at the time, but leaving things like this to the imagination of builders yet to come. Most of you have seen Doc's Chops customs before and this is just one more, built around what … [Read more...]

If the invitation says "black tie" and you still insist on riding, this would be a great choice, a 1948 Vincent Series B Rapide that has all the right stuff and presents itself very well. If modern motorcycles leave you wanting something more, let your eyes wander over the lines and curves of of a bike designed to put everything on display. The engine is, to my eye, one of the … [Read more...]