Two straight weeks of amazing Suters on the auction site – but this one’s got some MotoGP history! It was one of the Claiming Rule Team (CRT) bikes in the 2012 season, and the approximate cost when new was $350k. It’s offered almost exactly as last raced at the Valencia round of the 2012 MotoGP season.
Batcycle Replica – 1972 Yamaha DS7 250 with Sidecar
Post Listing Update: This Batcycle tribute did not get any interest at the BIN of $24,500 on eBay. As a one-year-only bike, the Yamaha DS7 is already somewhat rare to find. But this one stands out as it’s been customized to look like the Batcycle from the 1966 Batman film starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
No Reserve – 1994 Suzuki RGV250 Lucky Strike
Post Sale Update: This RGV sold for $9,690 after 36 bids on eBay in Springville, Utah. 30 years ago, Suzuki built a 250 two-stroke race-replica of its Gamma V-2 racer – good for over 50 horsepower in the narrow power-band. The Suzuki RGV250 was born, and it was impressive.As MCN puts it, “back in the day 250cc race replicas were …
1951 Sunbeam S7 Deluxe
After WWII, as part of reparations, BMW gave up its designs of the BMW R75. Bikes like Chang Jiang and Ural used these designs, but England’s take was the Sunbeam S7. You can see the BMW influence when you look at a side profile, but Sunbeam wanted to differentiate themselves by utilizing a inline vertical twin instead of the German …
Rare in the US – 1985 Honda XL600 LMF Paris Dakar
Built to compete against the Yamaha Tenere 600, Honda’s 600 XLM is nearly impossible to find in the US – it may not look like much but this is one of the rarest bikes I’ve featured in a long time.
MotoGP Austin – Postponed to 11/13-15
It seemed inevitable (especially after South by Southwest was cancelled), but it’s still disappointing to hear: FIM has officially announced that MotoGP Austin is going to be postponed to November 13-15.
Ending Soon – 1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport
Post Listing Update: This V7 Sport did not meet reserve despite 34 bids up to $17,600 on eBay in Huntington Beach, California. After years of truck-like bikes such as the Ambassador and the Eldorado, the V7 was specifically created by Tonti to honor Guzzi’s racing legacy. Some people consider this bike to be the prettiest production cafe to come out …
1974 Kawasaki H1 500
Post Sale Update: This H1 sold for $6,700 after 20 bids on eBay in Nisswa, Minnesota. Known as the ‘Widowmaker’, the Kawasaki H1 series were a range of triples famous for being incredibly quick and terrible to handle.
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View PostCHP – 1965 Harley-Davidson FLH Police Special
Post Sale Update: this Police Harley sold for $20,100 after 60 bids on eBay…but the winner did you pay. It was then relisted and actually sold for $18,600 after 43 bids in San Diego, California. Restored approximately 7 years ago, this Police Panhead got a rebuilt motor and repainted bodywork.
1960 Moto Guzzi Zigolo 110
Post Listing Update: This Zigolo did not get any interest at the BIN of $2,995. Introduced in 1953, the Zigolo was Guzzi’s first partially-enclosed motorcycle. It was designed to be cheap transportation for the masses and it featured a 98cc two-stroke engine. In 1960, Guzzi introduced the Zigolo 110, which obviously got a slightly larger engine but also gained hydraulic …
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I’m heading out of town this week to get my hands on the new Yamaha MT-03! What would you like to know about it?
No Reserve – 2016 BMW R1200GS
Post Sale Update: after being relisted due to a non-paying winner, this R12GS sold for $11,276 after 21 bids on eBay in Jamaica, New York. Offered with no reserve, this GS comes loaded with a few pages of the Touratech catalog.
63 Miles – 1979 Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special
Post Listing Update: This RD400F did not meet reserve despite 23 bids up to $9,622 in Aliso Viejo, California. The last in the long line of Yamaha’s RD series, the RD400F (also known as the Daytona Special) is considered by many to be the best of the model line. The press went nuts for it – Cycle magazine called it …