Monday, January 23, 2012

Ducati engined CONDOR A350 Swiss Army bike on eBay

The Swiss Army rode these Ducati scrambler engined Condor A350's from '73 to '78, making about 3000 in total. The motors had reduced compression for reliability with dodgy fuel and the aluminium sprayed steel exhaust was heavily baffled and almost silent - considerably reducing the output but hey, that's what you want when you're fighting against.... who did the Swiss fight again ?
The engine is rubber mounted, and even the spark plug cap is Olive Drab ! If only I had a farm....

This unit is on eBay, being sold off from the Australian Motorcycle Museum in Haigslea QLD. Here's the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190630667342?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1361
(I've since seen another for sale in S.A. on bikesales.com.au)

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Honda 450 Cafe via Old School Engineering


A tidy 450 from the French "Old School Engineering" blog: http://osekmw.blogspot.com/
I can feel the anger from the purists already..........

Friday, December 16, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Monday, November 7, 2011

Ritmo Sereno's stunning new BMW R100rs





.......and lastly the original.......
Ritmo continues to produce incredible Beemers, and reminds me a bit of the Swiss builer Elgi in his 80's modernist phase. Wonderful.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Honda Motocompo Madness


These rare little foldup Hondas were made in '82-'83 primarily for the domestic Japanese market.Currently a bargain on eBay for $500-

Friday, October 28, 2011

Tangerine Dream ! Norton Dragster - FD Motorcycles UK





Saw one of these images on LeContainer and had to find out more - It was shot at a meet at
FD Motorcycles in the UK: http://www.fdmotorcycles.co.uk/
Thanks to Norton Nick's Flickr page

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Matsumaru Suzuki TU250 GT (grass tracker) custom





Another fun little custom from the prolific Matsumaru Japan Speed & Custom:
They look like a good crew - must visit one day

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sunday, August 21, 2011

BMW Retro ISDT Vintage Enduro ?



I haven't been able to find anything about this bike, but love the detail & 'balance' of this retro enduro BMW. That tank is something else.......... Anyone know of this bike ?

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Honda CB77 Superhawk




The CB77 (and CL77, CB72) was groundbreaking in it's day for weight, power and reliability. Their true popularity these days lies in the 'that was my first bike' factor, as collectors re-live their younger days (SL70 for me...). There are plenty of vintage racers out there on these little wasps as well ! (see earlier posts on Vicious Cycles)