Despite the retro styling, the Ducati GT1000 was nearly a decade ahead of its time as it had already been killed off well before all the other OEMs started the current rebirth of retro-styled motorcycles. They’ve turned into cult classics which occasionally have blue book values at or above the original MSRP!
No Reserve – 1995 Triumph Daytona Super III
Post Listing Update: This Super III was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Considering that just 179 of the 805 Triumph Super IIIs ever built made it to the US, I see a surprising amount of them for sale. What’s also surprising for a bike this rare is how cheap they can be snapped up for. In fact, …
Upgraded Wee-Strom – 2009 Suzuki V-Strom 650
Affectionately known as the Wee-Strom as it is the smaller of two V-Strom models, this model was introduced by Suzuki in 2004. The bigger brother V-Strom 1000 had already been out for a couple of years, but Suzuki created a new bike by pulling out and slightly tweaking the V-Twin from the SV650, then surrounding it in the street-oriented adventure …
Guest First Ride – 2018 Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vitpilen 401
View Post1 of 150 – 2008 Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Edition
Post Sale Update: This Ducati 848 sold for $8,500 after 8 bids on eBay. The Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Edition is one of the very, very few Ducatis that was exclusive to the United States. Built to honor Nicky Hayden, one of Ducati’s MotoGP riders, this bike celebrates Nicky’s American heritage with the red-white-and-blue theme. This exact paint scheme was …
78 Miles – 2013 Yamaha TW200
Post Sale Update: This TW sold for $3,150 after 46 bids on eBay. Buried somewhere in the long list of questions I never thought I’d ask myself is “how much is a basically-new Yamaha TW200 worth?” Looks like we’re about to find out.
Out of Office – Coast to Coast
View PostNice Price – 1993 Yamaha GTS1000
Reader David N sent me a link to this bike saying that it was the cheapest example he’s ever seen. I have to say the same, and it doesn’t look to be in bad shape at all! The GTS1000 is a fascinating bike – I used it as an example of a motorcycle that was ahead of its time for …
1983 Suzuki GS750E
The seller of this example calls it a ’85 model, however at that point Suzuki had cut displacement down to 700 to get around the tariffs that Reagan implemented to help Harley-Davidson. My guess is that this is actually from 1983.
Titled Grey Market NC35 – Honda RVF400
The staff of MCN considered Honda’s RVF400 (also known as the NC35) to be one of the best riding 400s of all time, saying “in its day it handled with all the agility and precision of a 250cc Grand Prix bike compared to old litre-sized buses like the GSX-R1100, and relatively big supersports machines like the FZR600.”
2018 AIMExpo Recap
View PostOne Owner – 1989 BMW K100RS Special Edition
The BMW K100RS SE, or Special Edition, was a limited run of the K100RS that featured a lovely blue and white paint job, hand drawn pin stripes, and color-matched hard luggage. It also just happens to be the first production motorcycle with ABS.
Unexpected “Dirt” Bike – 2002 Honda RC51 Custom
The Canadian owner of this creation only wants trades, but that won’t stop me from featuring one of the most terrifying two-wheelers I’ve ever seen.
1972 Harley-Davidson XR750TT
James “Pat” Conroy (AHRMA member #128) has built three excellent XR TTs over the years – one of which won the AHRMA Formula 750 Championship in 1991, 1992, and 1993. In his words, this is a “virtually new ’72 XR750 TT with a brand new 2002 engine built by Carl Patrick”, and it needs a new home.
1969 and 1970 Suzuki TS250 Savage
The TS250 was known by a few names across the globe – it was called the Hustler in Japan, though we called it the Savage. No matter the name, it was a dual-sport with 23 horsepower, 5-speed transmission, and a top speed of about 80 miles per hour. A seller in Santa Barbara has two of them in nice original …