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...

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...

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...

US$43,432.30 Announced in August 1929 as a replacement for the much loved two-cam 'pocket valve' J-type, the Model U's progenitor - the Model V - was far from an instant success. More massively built and heavier than its predecessor, the V lacked top end power to such an extent that the first examples were recalled for an extensive engine redesign....

Price On Request Thomas Petsch, an entrepreneur from Würzburg blessed with the experience and financial strength of a successful CEO, was a dedicated motorcyclist and an avid Münch fan. When in 1997 he met his great idol Friedel Münch in person, the two technicians made a well thought out plan: they wanted to build a new Münch Mammoth. It materialized...

US$15,533.70 This Bristol-based firm developed the horizontally opposed fore-aft unit in about 1907 and continued utilizing this engine layout well into the thirties. The earliest Douglas models had direct belt drive, but in 1910 a two-speed gearbox was added, with the control on top of the petrol tank. Douglas machines became very popular because of their lightness, ease of starting...

US$11,805.60 The B44-ers are particularly fun to ride because she has lights, is agile and powerful. This 1967 BSA Victor B44 441cc underwent a full "nut & bolt" restoration.Some important improvements: The oil circuit was adjusted as to the B50 system, where the engine oil in the frame and oil tank circulates. An oil filter was added. Weak B44 coupling...

US$9,879.46 The A65 650cc Firebird Scrambler was intended as a "desert sled" (nickname for off-road/enduro/desert-racing), yet included the twin carbs of the Lightning and Spitfire roadsters, giving it more high-rpm power. The big "Beezers" were very competitive in their day, in desert races, scrambles and on the street. The very well looking high pipes on this '68-model were introduced late...

US$4,908.66 DKW (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen, English: steam-driven car) is a German car and motorcycle marque. The company and brand is one of the ancestor companies of the modern day Audi company as one of the four companies that formed Auto-Union.In 1916, Danish engineerJorgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau Saxony Germany, to produce steam fittings. That year he attempted to produce...

US$7,766.87 Founded in Germany in 1873 as knitting machine manufacturer, of all things, NSU produced its first motorcycle in 1901, the same time as Indian was getting started in the U.S. Jump ahead a half-century and in the tough times following World War II, NSU created some outstanding and influential designs, foremost of which was the 250cc Max. Announced in...

US$10,562.90 By early 1948 there were five manufacturers listing 500cc parallel twins, and that total jumped to seven at November's Earls Court Show when AMC joined the trend with the AJS Model 20 and the G9 Matchless; verily, British enthusiasts were spoilt for choice, except that virtually all current production - singles and twins - was destined for vital overseas...

US$18,019.10 lejandro de Tomaso created in October 1959 DeTomaso Automobili that became best known for the Pantera, a mid-engine, Ford V8 powered "supercar" produced on-and-off between 1971 and 1991. In 1971, he (DeTomaso) had quietly picked up an Italian motorcycle firm, Benelli, that was in trouble. In 1972... Benelli picked up Moto Guzzi, which (also) had a grand old name...