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1942 BMW R75 Wehrmachtsgespann, 745cc.
The motorcycle with sidecar is complete and is museum-quality restored (by Ziggy). It has the Afrika-Korps desert tan paint. People really stop
and look when we ride it down the street. It has a 4-speed gearbox with a reverse gear. |
1956 Jawa 500 OHC. This is from the Czech Republic. It has a bevel gear drive overhead camshaft and large drum brakes. It is nicely restored in the original paint combination. The
500cc version of the Jawa is a rare motorcycle. |
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1951 NSU Konsul II. This Konsul (aka Consul) is a 500cc machine. Ziggy restored the motorcycle in 2002. An interesting note: this bike has an upside down fork. And you thought the Japanese invented it. Think again.  |
| 1962 Aermacchi HD Ala Verde 250. This is one of Lisa's motorcycles. We bought it a number of years ago in Imola, Italy. The 250 Ala Verde was built by Aermacchi after Harley Davidson invested in the company. It has an air cooled OHV single cylinder engine. |
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1968 Moto Guzzi V7. It is an original ex-police motorcycle, 700cc (European model). This was one of the first models that had the 90° V twin engine, designed by Giulio Cesare Carcano, which would become iconic of Moto Guzzi. This bike we sold. It's always sad when they go. |
1956 Moto Guzzi Lodola 175 Sport. This was one of the last motorcycles designed by Carlo Guzzi himself. In its day, the direct competition to the Lodola sport was the Ala Biancha built by Aermacchi. We've had two Lodolas. Lisa likes
Italian motorcycles. Click on the photo link to see both versions. |
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1955 Moto Guzzi Airone Sport 250. The 250 Airone was the most popular medium capacity motorcycle in Italy for almost 15 years. We sold the one pictured here. We traded it for the Nuovo Falcone 500. |
| 1970 Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone 500. The "New" Falcone was a redesign of the original with a flat single cylinder engine. It didn't take off like its predecessor, but it was used by every police department in Italy. The dark blue paint is the original Carabinieri — Italian Police — color. |
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1959 BSA Goldstar "Catalina" Scrambler.
It's a show winner — most recently it took 3rd place at the October 2010 Del Mar Concours d' Elegance. It has the rare 1-1/2" Amal GP carburetor. Ziggy restored it (like most of the motorcycles here). Check out the before and after pictures. |
1959 BSA Goldstar DBD34 Clubman. The DBD34 with the Clubman trim is one of Ziggy's favorite motorcycles. It's a classic English bike with a lot of chrome. We sold it just recently before our move across "the big pond".  |
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1968 BSA Lightning 650. Not as nice as the Gold Stars, but a handsome machine. Ziggy bought this motorcycle in original condition and restored it in 6 weeks. Check out the before and after pictures. |
| 1956 Zündapp Bella 200. Really cute scooter and fun to ride. We sold it. It wasn't completely restored, but clean and original. Zündapp built nearly 130,000 scooters between the years of 1953 and 1964. This was a very popular model in the 1950's. |
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1961 Lambretta Li 125. What a beauty. We finally got a replacement for the Bella Scooter. This 1961 Lambretta is a nice upgrade. It is a 125 cc with wonderful 50's colors. Due to our move we sold it. We regret it already! |
| 1956 Nimbus II - an oddly-cool looking bike out of Denmark. It had a four-cylinder, in-line engine, three speeds and shaft drive. It is said to be the first production motorcycle to have a telescopic front fork. We sold it to a gentleman in Kiel, who was of Danish heritage. |
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1969 MZ ES 250/2 Trophy + 1971 MZ ES 150/1 Trophy MZ stands for Motorradwerk Zschopau, located in the GDR (East Germany). Zschopau is where the factory was located. These are great riding bikes. The ES 150 was the most built motorcycle in Germany. It was extremely popular. It's a fun little bike to ride. We love the Art Deco tank / headlight combination. |
| 1974 Norton Commando 850. This was bought in the USA and restored for a friend who lives in Prüm, Germany in the Rheinland-Pfalz. He loves the bike and still rides it. The bike has an air-cooled twin engine with a 4-speed transmission. |
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1970 Norton / Wasp Hack. This is a really rare bird. This was sold over 12 years ago in California, and it ended up back in England; its original birthplace. This machine had a twin cylinder 850 cc Commando engine, tuned to 900 cc. The frame was built by the Wasp factory. |
1971 Hercules K-105 X - a garage find from a friend of ours. Ziggy restored it to its original look. We wanted a chrome tank for it and finally found one, only to have the chrome shop screw it up. |
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1974 Maico MD 250. What a great color! This is the street legal version of the Maico. It has a single cylinder rotary valve engine. The double exhaust pipes only came on the 250 model. |
