Post Sale Update: This Zundapp sold for $7,900 after 30 bids on eBay in Quincy, California. In the late 60s, Zundapp was having tremendous success at the ISDT with little bikes that emulated David vs. Goliath as they beat Husky 360s and Triumph 650s. As companies often do, Zundapp released a Replica of their 100GS for the public to enjoy.
CR750 Tribute – 1971 Honda CB750
Honda’s CR750 was an evolution of the ubiquitous CB750, sold in very limited numbers as kits to dealers to convert the stock bikes. Finding a genuine model is very difficult (and very expensive) nowadays, which is why riders often like to take current CB750s and turn them into their own versions of the CR. This one isn’t real, but it’s …
$3,430 Off – 2019 Husqvarna Svartpilen/Vitpilen 701
I’m a big fan of both the Vitpilen 701 and the Svartpilen 701, though an easy criticism is the $11,999 MSRP. But they sure get a lot more interesting if a dealer was knocking off $3,430 from the price…
New Auction Bike – 2008 Ducati Monster S4RS Tricolore
Post Sale Update: This Monster sold for $9,951 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Rochester, New Hampshire. Today on the auction site we’ve got the ultimate Monster – at least back in 2008.
Video Intermission – Retro vs Modern – Honda Africa Twin
Brake Magazine has just started a video series that’s right up the alley of the average Bike-urious reader, I suspect: a comparison between modern machines and the retro bikes that inspired them. For the first episode, they look at the new 2019 Africa Twin versus a 1991 model.
No Reserve – 2005 Ducati 999R
Post Sale Update: this 99R sold for $9,800 after 49 bids on eBay in Melbourne, Florida. In 2005, Ducati started exporting the 999R in earnest to satisfy the AMA homolgation requirements (the year before, just 50 were sold). For $29,995, this motorcycle was just about as close to a WSBK bike you could get.
New Auction Bike – 1984 Honda Interceptor VF750F
Today on the auction site we’ve got a low-mileage example of the first generation Interceptor. Is it the best model name in motorcycling?
What Do You Want To Know? 2020 Kawasaki KLX230/KLX230R/KLX300R
This week I’m off to southern Oregon to test a trio of Kawasaki’s new 230-300cc dirtbikes – the KLX230, KLX230R, and the KLX300R. These are more for fun than for racing – Kawi’s slogan for the triumvirate is “get out and play”, which I’m all for at the moment. What do you want to know about them? Let me know …
Guess That Bike Revealed – Front Fork Edition
Congratulations to Robert Horn, who was the first to identify the bike equipped with this Showa fork to be a Harley-Davidson XLCR. And in this case, it’s the newest bike up on the auction site – a 1977 XLCR with just 226 miles!
Street Legal With Rothman’s Livery – 1991 Honda EZ-9
View PostCraig Rodsmith Build – 1997 Moto Guzzi Centauro Custom
9-7-2019 Update: 9 months later, this interesting Guzzi has made its way on to eBay. The price has plummeted: last time I featured it, a dealer wanted $40,899. Now the BIN is $28,999. Is that low enough to attract a buyer? Even if you’re not interested, you should check out the listing because now there’s much better photos – find …
Out of Office – Land of Enchantment BMW Rally!
As noted earlier this week, I’m going to be a guest speaker at the 35th Annual Bavarian Mountain Weekend Rally hosted by the Land of Enchantment BMW Club. It only seems fair to show up on a BMW, so I’m riding over from Los Angeles on the new F850GS! I’ll be spending most of my time on the road the …
Charity for Carlin Dunne – 2020 Ducati Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916
View Post60th Anniversary Livery – 2016 Yamaha R1
Post Sale Update: sold for a lowered BIN of $8,500 in Elgin, Illinois on eBay. 2015 was a big year for the Yamaha R1, as it got a complete redesign that made it the best of the 1,000cc sportbikes. The next year, Yamaha followed it up by offering a gorgeous yellow speedblock livery to commemorate the company’s 60th anniversary of …
Vintage Racer – 1963 Norton ES2
Post Listing Update: This ES2 did not meet reserve despite 16 bids up to $7,600 in Redwood City, California. The seller of this bike became interested in old British bikes because of his father – as noted in an interview on the Mot’Art Journal, “he has an old Triumph 750cc Bonneville, and the smells and sounds that came from that …