The Vincent Black Shadow is legendary and today, you'll pay a premium price for almost any example that comes up for sale, but many seem to forget, when new, these bikes were ridden hard and raced hard and responsible for speed records that stood for many years. Now, every one is carefully examined and traced back to the day it came from the factory, the keepers of the Vincent … [Read more...]
1976 Triumph Bonneville Restomod
Suppose you like the old British bikes, the looks are just right, the sound of the twin is perfect, but let's face it, if you're used to riding current motorcycles, shifting on the right is easy to get wrong, especially when touching what your brain believes is the rear brake and you unceremoniously downshift with a crunch. And then there's the slight matter of drum brakes, … [Read more...]
1966 BSA Spitfire in Excellent Original Condition
If you like British bikes from the 1960s then you'll appreciate what we have here, it's a 1966 BSA Spitfire and everything on it is original, no reproduction parts of any sort, the owner even has a reproduction seat grab rail, but decided he just couldn't do it. The BSA Spitfire was a 650cc parallel twin with a 4 speed transmission. The engine had two overhead valves per … [Read more...]
1969 BSA A75R Rocket 3 MK1 in Unrestored Rider Condition
Here's a 1969 BSA A75R Rocket 3 with original paint and low miles. Yes the paint is faded, but it's a great base for a full restoration and it starts, runs and rides as is. The bike was in storage since 2001, but the seller says with a new battery and gas it fired right up. Throttle cable needs to be repaired and a few minor fixes are in order, but as it is, you have a … [Read more...]
1973 Triumph X75 Hurricane
Though many believe the Triumph Hurricane came about when BSA hired Craig Vetter to design the Rocket 3, it was actually a single BSA employee, Don Brown, who unofficially asked Craig Vetter to do the design work. When BSA folded, the design survived and became the Triumph X75 Hurricane. This one is in original survivor condition, unrestored, and as such it has the patina you … [Read more...]