This week’s eBay browsing led us in many different directions, but mostly towards the dirt. We’ve had the itch for a good Seventies enduro for running trails and the dirt and gravel roads “round these parts” for awhile, and though maybe we’ll find one of those next week, our searching came to a halt as soon as we saw this great old Velo. It’s just too nice not to share…

This 1958 Velocette Venom has basically been rebuilt from the ground up. Apart since 1993, the owner has just finished re-assembling the bike and fired it up for the first time just this past Sunday, April 27. As a part of the restoration, the engine was rebuilt with a new big end, clutch, bearings, piston, valves, gaskets and more. The magneto and generator have been rebuilt, and everything has been professionally painted and powdercoated. All the chrome has been re-chromed. It’s wearing new brake shoes, new Avon tires, all new cables, new footpeg and handlebar rubbers. The list goes on and on, so we won’t. Check out the auction for more details, more photos, and the cyber-drool we left all over the page. Enjoy.

To view the auction go here.

One of the most loved BMW’s of all time, the R90S, with its signature half fairing, is a great classic bike to own and ride today: So great, in fact, that it was the bike we here at Motorcycle Classics featured on the cover of our Premiere Issue in the fall of 2005.

Just over 17,000 R90s’s were produced between 1974 and 1976, and with 67hp and a top speed of 125mph, they’re still plenty powerful and quick to ride as an everyday commuter and weekend tourer today.

This 1975 R90s (VIN No. 4980822) has just over 32,000 miles on it, and has been professionally repainted by BMW of Ft. Worth, Texas. The owner claims that the bike is perfect with no dents, no scratches, new Metzler tires, and a new battery. They also claim that the bike is 100 percent original except the seat has been recovered in the original style, and a VDO volt meter and VDO clock have been added.

The current owner bought the bike six years ago from a BMW enthusiast/rider/collector, and though he loves the bike, he is neither riding nor showing the bike and has decided it’s time for someone else to enjoy it. Sounds like a deal to us!

Check it out here.

Update! Turns out we weren't the only enthusiasts that thought this bike would make a new owner proud, as before we could even get this newsletter out the door, the R90S had found a new home! Enjoy the photos anyway, and next week we'll search eBay and highlight another great bike perfect for your garage!