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Ariel 1946 NG 350cc 1 cyl ohv 2410
US$8,397.15
Ariel 1946 350cc OHV model NG “De Luxe” frame # AP2553 engine # BK1563The basics of the “Red Hunter “ could be traced back to a Val Page design, but the name first came into use in the 1932 programme that had been designed by Edward Turner.The new sporty OHV models in 250, 350 and 500cc capacity were very good-looking, reliable and sturdy.They became great performers in off-road competition work as well as for fast touring and were produced till 1960, when Ariel management decided to concentrate on two strokes and phase out four stroke production.From 1936 on the “ De Luxe” models were available as touring versions of the Red Hunters.They were somewhat less expensive and the power output of the NG was about 4 HP less than the NH Red Hunter.This “NG” has been restored a number of years ago and is in good running condition.
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Reading Standard 1913 1030cc 2 cyl sv
US$72,352.80 Reading Standard 1913 “7HP Twin” 1030cc side valve V-twin engine # 9595Reading Standard machines were manufactured between 1903 and 1924 in Reading, Pennsylvania. The company slogan was “Built and tested in the mountains”. The firm started in 1903 with the production of single-cylinder clones of Indians and Thors, but soon engineer Charles Gustafsson would make his mark. Gustafsson had...
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Simplex 1919 Model PM 300cc 1 cyl ioe
US$15,790.90 Simplex 1919 model “P.M. 2 ½ HP” 300cc IOE MAG single frame # 30077 engine # 1 C 12 No 57560Simplex and Eysink were the two major motorcycle factories in The Netherlands in times gone by. Both companies built their reputations on the production of quality bicycles and diverted into motorcycle production in the early 1900s. The Simplex Automatic...
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Matchless 500cc 1 cyl ohc
US$34,328.00 Matchless ca 1960 G50 500cc OHC Racing Engine # CSR50R Frame CB LW 02The Matchless G50 is a racing bike made by Associated Motorcycles (AMC) at the former Matchless works in London. Developed in 1958 from the 350cc AJS 7R but with the engine capacity increased to 500 cc, 180 G50s (G 50 stands for 50 bhp) were built...
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NSU 1952 Quick 98cc 1 cyl ts
US$1,742.80 NSU 1952 98cc Quick Frame # 151855 Engine # 598681The NSU quick is a "motor bike" (motorcycle with cranks), designed by NSU and made from 1936 to 1953.235.441 units were produced in this time with only minor changes. The frame construction is essentially a bicycle frame, but with more tubes, to withstand the load by the motor and the...
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Sparta 1954 NL200 200cc 1 cyl ts 2508
US$3,115.92 Established in 1917 as a Dutch bicycle manufacturer, based in Apeldoorn, the company produced their first autocycles of 74cc and 98c in 1931 using Sachs engines.During the 1930s they built numerous motorcycles using Villiers engines of 148cc and 200cc, many of which were delivery vehicles for all kinds of traders, and ILO powered machines were added to the range...
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Leon Bollee 1897 Voiturette price on application 2508
US$100,343.00 price on applicationLeon Bollee 1897 “La Voiturette” 650 cc single AIV Léon Bollée came from a family of inventors; his father, Amédée Bollée père, was the most important pioneer of steam road vehicles in France.Léon patented a mechanical calculating machine in 1889, gaining a gold medal from the Exposition Universelle held that year in Paris, but soon turned to...
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Singer 1902 2508
US$52,284.10 Singer 1901 “Motor-Wheel” 2hp 208 cc AIV frame #100 engine # 372George Singer started as a bicycle manufacturer in 1874 in Coventry.In 1899 Edwin Perks and Frank Birch unveiled their “Motor-Wheel” design and this was taken up by Singer the following year in the form of a motorized tricycle and bicycle along with the services of Perks & Birch.The...
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Standard 1930 2 cyl MAG 1000 cc ioe 2508
US$52,284.10 Standard 1930 “BT 1000” 992 cc IOE MAG V-twin engine # 2C9Cs No 96304 frame # 11348Wilhelm Gutbrod came from a modest farmers’ background in the Stuttgart area and he worked himself up from metalwork apprentice to mechanical engineer and engine designer. In 1926 he decided it was time to start his own motorcycle factory which he set up...
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Laverda 1972 750SFC replica 2510
US$14,259.30 Laverda 1972 750SFC Production Racing Motorcycle ReplicaFounded in 1873, Laverda started out making farm machinery, only turning to motorcycle manufacture in the immediate aftermath of WW2.Lightweights, scooters and mopeds formed the mainstay of Laverda production up to the late 1960s when the small Italian concern, hitherto little known outside its home country, astonished the motorcycling world by introducing a...
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MV Agusta 1959 Ottantatre 83cc 2511
US$4,489.04 MV Agusta 1959 " Ottantatre " 83cc SOHC Frame # *83-554277 Engine *83-554242*Introduced in 1958, the “Ottantatre” (Eighty-three) used an unusual engine displacement of 83cc. MV experimented with engine displacements and felt that 83cc was sufficient to power a motorcycle that could carry two people and still deliver acceptable fuel economy.While motorcycles today tend towards the bigger the better...
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MV Agusta 1953 150cc 2511
US$6,284.66 MV Agusta 1953 150cc Frame # 03471 / 26 Engine # TO 27786In 1950, the new MV Agusta 150 was produced in the Turismo and Sport versions.The 150 Sport was the entry-level bike, and was rated for 6 HP, giving the machine a top speed of 90 kph.Carburation was dellorto, while the electric system used Marelli components.Because of the...
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MV Agusta 1954 CST 175cc OHC 2511
US$6,865.59 MV Agusta 1954 CST 175cc OHC Frame # 40255 / 34 Engine # 40266 53After 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...
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