Found on eBay: 1970 BMW R75/5

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Wandering through eBay this week has presented me with an unusual dilemma: To share, or not to share? The answer is obvious, but if this well-kept BMW R75/5 doesn't wind up in good hands, I just know I'll regret it. Despite the urge to feature another bike and do my best to pick up this bike for myself, we present the pick of the week, a lovely 1970 BMW R75/5 that appears to be in great original condition.

The seller mentions that they are the third owner of the bike, and that it has been recently serviced with "new shocks, new brakes, sealers, gasoline line and petcock." While we'd like a few more details, such as whether the paint is original, what gaskets were replaced (if that's what they meant by new "sealers") and what other maintenance has been done over the course of their ownership, this appears to be a well-kept mostly original R75/5 that would make a great weekend tourer. Located in Alexandria, Va., it's just a few hours from a lot of our East coast readers, and just a call to the shipping company away for the rest of us!

To visit the auction for this 1970 BMW R75/5, go here.

To read the Motorcycle Classics review of the BMW R75/5, go here.

 

 

Found on eBay: 1973 Dunstall Norton Commando

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This week we've found something both rare and desirable: a 1973 Dunstall Norton Commando 850. The current owner began restoring the bike in late 1999, and the restoration was completed in early 2004.

As a part of the restoration, the engine has been completely rebuilt, the fame has been powder coated, and the inside of the tank was lined. It wears and RH4 head, alloy rims with stainless steel spokes and Avon tires, a Boyer ignition, and an anti-sump valve.

For more information, visit the auction for this Dunstall Norton Commando here. 

To read an excerpt of the Motorcycle Classics story "Death Valley on a Dunstall Norton Commando," go here.  

 

 

 

Found on eBay: 1974 John Player Norton

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While it's not the rarest Norton in the U.S., the John Player Norton is one of those bikes a whole generation of gearheads longed for. And while this one is definately in need of some serious restoration work, it looks to be a numbers-matching JPN, though the seller welcomes more information anyone may have on the provenance of the motorcycle.

According to the auction, the current buyer bought the JPN as part of a lot of a few bikes, and its history is unknown. As best the current owner can tell, it features the original fairings, correct rearsets and clip-ons. It is apparently missing the gas tank (which lives underneath the white fiberglass tank cover on a JPN), mufflers, key, a chain and some other various parts.

Though this is definately a work in progress, if this could be verified as an original JPN and not a replica, it could be well worth the time, money and effort it would take to restore it to pristine condition. Are you up to the challenge?

To visit the auction for this 1974 John Player Norton, go here.

To read the Motorcycle Classics story on the John Player Norton, go here.

Found on eBay: 1960 Honda Benly Supersport CB92

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This week's eBay find is definately something you don't see everyday: an original 1960 Honda CB92 with the "R" kit open megaphone exhaust.

According to the auction, the bike is in perfect running condition. The bike wears a NOS racing solo seat, but comes with the original seat and mufflers, and it currently wears the Honda YB kit handlebars, along with the correct, 1960 model aluminum fuel tank, side covers, and front fender. The bike also comes with documentation dating to its original sale from Klamfoth Honda in Columbus, Ohio. It was owned, then sold, by Dick Klamfoth, the AMA grand national champion and Daytona winner who later opened the first Honda dealership in Columbus, Ohio in 1959, and this documentation comes with the bike.

For more information, visit the eBay auction for this 1960 Honda CB92, go here. 

To read the Motorcycle Classics story on the Honda CB92, go here. 

Motorcycle Art: The Bike EXIF Motorcycle Calendar

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For those of you that haven't yet heard of Bike EXIF, it's a slick website that features a variety of unusual motorcycles, both classic and modern. The latest offering from the site is the Bike EXIF Motorcycle Calendar, and it's full of bikes from professional builders like Falcon Motorcycles, Deus Ex Machina and the Wrenchmonkees, along with bikes you've seen in the pages of Motorcycle Classics, including two lovely custom cafés.  

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The first is Rene Waters' custom Ducati 900 GTS, which appeared in the July/August 2010 issue of Motorcycle Classics. The bike began life as a 1978 Ducati 900 GTS wearing a host of mismatched parts. Today it sports a set of chrome 17-inch wheels from a newer Ducati 1000 Sport Classic, upside-down Showa adjustable forks from an ST4, new electrics and new electrics and gauges from a Monster. "It's my take on what the SportClassic could have been," say Rene. To read the MC story on Rene's Ducati, go here. 

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The second bike in the calendar that may look familiar to readers is Josh Withers' BMW special. The ocean-blue BMW was once a rough 1973 R650/5, but it later recieved a 980cc engine transplant form a 1979 R100S, along with lots of custom work to turn this Toaster into something different. To read an excerpt from the MC story on Josh's BMW, go here. 

See more from the Bike EXIF Calendar, visit the Bike EXIF site here. To order a copy of the calendar, go here. 

 

 





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