1983 Custom Built Motorcycles Super Sport on 2040-motos

No need to Bring A Trailer to get this bike around. It even has reverse!

1983 AMAZONAS 1600cc VW Powered Motorcycle.  NOT A TRIKE! TWO (2) Wheel Motorcycle! $ speed with Reverse. Chain Drive.

If you are Motorcycle Collector , into  VW’s or Cool  Motorcycle’s ? This is a Rare find!

I understand that there will be a high likely hood this will auction will attract bidders from other countries. If you have an interest to bid from outside the USA? You will have to message me first if you want to bid.

ABOUT THE BIKE:

 Has 453 KM’s on it! That is 282 MILES!  Barn/Shed Find!

So far, Our research indicates this is One ( 1 ) of Three ( 3 ) all Brazilian Amazonas bikes known to be in the USA, the other Two (2) Malcolm Forbes bought for his collection.

Made in Brazil. The manufacture produced a claimed 450 of these motorcycles. Sold to the public in different configuration’s (Sport, Touring and such) to meet customer demands. They were also used as Highway Patrol, Police and Military Escort bikes. 

This bike is a 1983  “Super Esporte” model, otherwise known as a “Super Sport”.

This bike was in one of the largest Motorcycle Magazine's in the USA (Rider Magazine) in June of 2015 in the Retrospection section where the author writes about rare and unusual motorcycle’s. The author had wanted to get his hands on, ride and write about this bike for decades. Rare in Brazil, “EXTREMELY RARE” in the USA. 

To add to its rarity. In our research so far, this bike is the only known Amazonas that is an actual Amazonas that was NOT brought into the USA as a kit bike for special construction. Around a dozen kit bikes were imported into a Texas distributors hands where you supplied the motor and trans due to DOT and emissions reasons. Only a handful were actually sold and assembled from what we can tell. This bike is a runner, has current California Registration and Title. To add to the rarity of the bike, it only has at this point in time 410 KM’s on the odometer. That in miles? Is only Two Hundred and Fifty Five miles (255 miles) on the odometer.  I do ride the bike so it will go up. The previous owner told us they bought it and used it for a few rides and parked it due to health/lifestyle changes.

VW powered with a 1600 cc Dual Port Type 1 VW motor. Uses a VW bus transmission giving 4 forward gear’s that you shift with at your left foot like any other motorcycle does and a reverse gear that is a simple movement of a lever on the right side. All the power to the rear wheel is thru a chain drive. Due to the bike being parked and neglected for many year’s, it is in all original patina. A true Barn/Shed find.  We did not re-chrome or paint anything. This bike is as original as can be as if you bought the bike from the manufacture in Brazil and yet has only KM’s (that is 282 in miles) . The brake calipers and lines along with master cylinders  were rebuilt. The electrical still needs sorting out. Has brake lights, running  and blinkers when it wants to. The headlight does not work. The tin’s (there are none) it is all fiberglass. The fuel tank was lined in Caswells and is in excellent shape with new petcocks. Has new ME888 tires, I also have the original Amazonas tires sold with the bike that due to age were deemed not reliable to ride on.

To watch it in a video, here it is at idle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DoE5NGSDwU

OR type in “Amazonas at Idle”  just scroll down till you see the bike and click to view.

Any questions? More than happy to try and help where I can. Please contact me before you bid if you have any questions.

Some pictures are of Military and Hi-Way Patrol bikes and are not part of this auction. Therse [ictures are used for reference only.

This auction is a casual sale. Sold as is where is. No guarantee or warranty is implied or given. More than happy to show the item to you or your representative you send to view the item.

If you win the auction, you have 72 hours to pay. Auction ends on June 26th at 7 p.m. California time.  Winning bidder can pay in cash or by Bank Wire Transfer. I plan to contact you minutes after the auction closes to finalize the auction terms.

If you need the bike shipped? More than happy to help. All costs for Transport / Shipping / Handling / Storage and Insurance are the sole responsibility of the new owner.  This means I release the bike to you or your identified agent for transport only after your monies clear my bank. I can store the bike for up two weeks from auction closure.