I tend to be leery of custom home built vehicles. We often take all the engineering, testing and manhours for granted that go into creating the vehicles we use everyday, which is why I get a bit nervous about trusting my life with something that was built over a short period of time in someone’s garage. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of people out there with the know how and skills necessary to build something as durable and safe as anything to come from a major company, but you just never know. I actually think this custom motorcycle could be one of those ones built by someone with the skills and knowledge to do it right! This custom bike is quite incredible and can be found here on eBay in Vineland, New Jersey with a BIN of $7,500. Special thanks to Jim S for this tip!

Here are the specs on the bike, or at least from what I can make of the listing. It is a custom built frame that was built using a jig. All the brackets and hardware were custom machined. The front fork was taken from a Harley Davidson, which is probably a good choice! And this is where things start getting interesting. Rather than installing the typical motorcycle engine, the seller fitted the bike with a Corvair boxer 6.

Using a Corvair engine actually makes a lot of sense to me. It’s air cooled, just like your typically motorcycle, and offers car level power! I imagine this thing is quite insane to drive, as this is a lot of engine for something as light as a motorcycle. Sadly, the seller parked the bike because the engine was having issues. One day it runs well, the next it won’t start. The seller admits he is a welder and not a mechanic, so he can’t figure out what is causing the issue. He has a spare motor, so even it if is something major, you should still able to get this bike on the road!

I love some of the features on this, like the Chrysler New Yorker gauge cluster and gas tank! I’m still a bit nervous about the idea of riding a bike that hasn’t had a team of engineers design, test and evaluate it, but it looks well built. I wonder how stable it is at speed and how it handles with a boxer 6 crammed in it?