Jay Leno already has one so maybe this one is for you, it's a 2002 Y2K MTT Turbine Powered Superbike. The FAA requires turbines that power aircraft to be replaced after a certain number of hours, even though they are perfectly fine, so the guys at Marine Turbine Technologies wondered what they could do with these retired engines and as many of you know, they designed a road … [Read more...]
1989 Honda GB500 – the British Cafe Racer From Japan
Unappreciated when new, the Honda GB500 is one of those motorcycles that everyone at the time let slip away. They showed up in Honda showrooms as the Japanese interpretation of what the classic British cafe racer should have been and they built a beauty. Unfortunately, it showed up as the big displacement horsepower wars were getting under way and buyers had something crazy … [Read more...]
1973 Honda CB350F is an Affordable Collectible
It's easy to get the idea that any collector motorcycle will be too expensive for most of us, but even if you can't buy a '36 Knucklehead EL, there are still tens of thousands of wonderful bikes worth considering that are available now and will return your investment if you decide to sell sometime down the road. Take this gorgeous 1973 Honda CB350F for example, judging from the … [Read more...]
1912 Harley Davidson Silent Gray Fellow in Original Rust
You have to give Harley Davidson credit, even over a century ago, they built a pretty reliable machine, this 1912 Silent Gray Fellow, 104 years later, is still a runner! The machine is not one of those completely restored beauties, it's exterior color is rust, or as the seller calls it, "earth." For the early Harley collector, that's exactly the right finish. Once you start … [Read more...]
1943 Kettenkrad Totally Restored – the WW2 Motorcycle With Tracks
Back in World War II, NSU developed a very fascinating little tracked vehicle for the German army to be used to move small loads in mountainous terrain, the official designation was "kleines Kettenkraftrad SdKfz. 2", or as it was more commonly called the "Kettenkrad." The interesting part of the vehicle was the motorcycle wheel and handlebars mounted in the front. One of these … [Read more...]