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No Reserve – 1980 Honda XL500S

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Post Sale Update: This XL500S sold for $2,950 after 37 bids on eBay in Augusta, Georgia. Introduced in 1979, the XL500S was marketed by Honda as “The New King Single”, saying that it was “the civilized big single…with more spirit than anything in its class.” Cycle World seemed to agree, calling it “the best there is” and the closest they …

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What Do You Want To Know? 2020 BMW F900R/F900XR

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This week, BMW is hosting the US launch of the F900R naked and the F900XR sport-tourer – and it sure looks like the Germans have the Yamaha MT-09 and Tracer 900 in their crosshairs. I won’t be able to make it this time around but I’m sending our buddy Nathan May on my behalf. What would you like him to …

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2018 Suter MMX 500 #69/99

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Back in 2015, all the motorcycling publications couldn’t wait to share the news about Suter’s new model, the MMX500. The Swiss company said they’d be producing just 99 examples of the 576cc V-4 two-stroke track bike that put down 195 horsepower, weighed 280 pounds and had a claimed top speed of about 195 miles per hour. Turns out that just …

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1965 Honda CM91 Roadster Kit

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Post Listing Update: This Honda did not meet reserve despite 15 bids up to $755 on eBay in Boise, Idaho. The base model of this bike is something most people are familiar with – the step through Honda Cub, what James May once called the greatest machine ever. But in the late 60s, Honda was worried that scooters were losing …

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2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S

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The first time I met Bike-urious reader Glen Irani, he let me take his Ducati Hypermotard 1100S out for a spin – I’ve been in love with the air-cooled model ever since. Here’s one that started life as a display bike (Ducati used it for the model’s unveiling on the rooftop of the Beverly Center in Hollywood when they debuted …