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MV Agusta 1969 250B 250cc 2 cyl ohv 2710
US$8,077.54
Better known for their racing and road-going multi-cylinder machines, MV Agusta also built a range of single and twin-cylinder sports bikes during the 1960s and 1970s. Intermittently available throughout this period, their high price meant that they were never top sellers. This model 250B was Introduced at the Milan Show in 1967. Of unitary construction, the engine is a compact, twin-cylinder overhead-valve unit breathing through twin 22mm Dell'Orto carburettors and featuring gear primary drive to a five-speed transmission. Claimed maximum power iss 23bhp and top speed in excess of 85mph. They were replaced by restyled 'square case' equivalents for 1975. This 250 B is in a very nicely restored condition.
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Harley Davidson 1946 EL46 1000cc 2 cyl ohv 2711
US$43,432.30 Harley Davidson made a major departure from their conservative, but very sound motorcycle designs when they introduced the overhead valve 'knucklehead' in 1936. The EL featured an overhead valve, 61 cubic inch powered bike. With increased horsepower and bold styling changes, the motorcycle quickly earns the nickname of "Knucklehead," due to the shape of its rocker boxes. The side-valve...
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MV Agusta 1957 Turismo Rapido Lusso 125cc 2711
US$7,394.06 Much better engineered than any British contemporary, the MV Agusta Turismo Rapido (TR) series was by the mid-1950s four-stroke powered. Neat and simple, the 125cc motor was an overhead two-valve, 54x54mmm bore/stroke, with 8.5:1 compression ratio for 6.5bhp at 6,000rpm, in-unit with a wet clutch and 4-speed transmission. The carburettor was a Dell'Orto matched with flywheel-magneto ignition. The frame...
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MV Agusta 1958 CSTL 175cc 1 cyl ohc 2711
US$8,636.76 After WWII the Agusta family was no longer allowed to manufacture airplanes. It was decided to take up the production of motorcycles and in 1946 they brought out the "98", a two stroke runabout. That same year a 98 Sport won the first race MV Agusta entered. This started the company on a competition path that would result in...
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Triumph 1920 Model H 550cc 1 cyl sv 2711
US$21,747.20 The model H is announced late in 1914 as a logical development of the famous veteran " Trusty". But it isn't just a 1914 model with a countershaft gearbox: the engine differs from the veteran engine in various ways. It has a single cam wheel with 2 cams instead of separate cam wheels for the inlet and exhaust valve....
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FN 1926 M67A 500cc 1 cyl ohv 2711
US$12,364.90 At the end of 1923 FN marketed a 350 cc single cylinder ohv with unit construction engine and horizontally split crankcase. This model, the M60, was the start of a successful new line of models in a period in which the heavy and expensive four cylinder was quickly loosing ground. Two years later a bigger 500cc brother was brought...
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Indian 1929 101 scout 600cc 2 cyl sv 2711
US$39,145.00 The 101 Scout is possibly the best bike Indian ever built. The original Indian Motocycle Company is renowned for making a number of truly classic motorcycles. But there are some who will tell you that this bike was the best of them all. The Indian Scout began life in 1920 as a mid-size, 600cc machine in an American market...
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Harley Davidson 1947 Servicar 2711
US$35,416.90 The Harley-Davidson Servi-Car was designed during the early 1930`s when Harley-Davidson was desperate to expand its product base to increase sales. Targeted at the automotive service industry, the vehicle was designed to be towed behind a car to be delivered to a customer when the car was delivered at its destination, the driver would unhitch the Servi-Car and ride...
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Motosacoche 1912 2C5 2 cyl 344cc sv 2711
US$30,446.10 In 1899 the brothers Henri and Armand Dufaux from Geneva, Switzerland, designed a little four-stroke engine. This compact unit could be bolted into the frame of any ordinary pushbike: The "Motosacoche" -which approximately means "engine-bag"- was born! Very soon the quality and practical utility of the invention became known even far beyond the Swiss territory. Gradually the engines became...
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FN 1924 M50 750cc 4cyl ioe 2712
US$52,814.70 To many enthusiasts the FN four has always been one of the most appealing machines of veteran and vintage times. Its production ran from 1905 till 1926. The earliest type had a 362 cc engine with automatic overhead inlet valves and side exhaust valves. The machine was single geared, had shaft drive and the top speed was about 60...
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Sunbeam 1928 model 8 2712
US$20,504.50 The first OHV production Sunbeams were listed as the model 8 (350cc) and 9 (500cc) in 1924. The model 8 with bore/stroke dimensions of 70×90 mm was an excellent sporty tourer, but stayed somewhat in the shadow of its more glamorous big brother. New features for 1928 were enclosed mechanical engine lubrication with adjustable sight feed and a new...
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Royal Enfield 1937 Model J 500cc 1 cyl ohv 2712
US$12,364.90 The Redditch based Royal Enfield firm entered the motorcycle business as early as 1898: In the early days engines from De Dion powered their tricycles and quadricycles; Minerva supplied the power for the first motorized cycles. In the years before WW I the company was very successful with light Motosacoche-engined V twins. These machines were equipped with the famous...
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