“Contributing to a fuller life with vehicles.” This video starts off with one of Suzuki’s slogans in the 70s, and goes on to explain the magic of the rotary technology that they thought would change the future of motorcycling. Oops. Despite their lack of foresight, this video is still a fun watch.
Turbocharged Land Speed Competitor – 2001 Yamaha R1
The seller of this bike modified it to compete at Bonneville in 2014 – it most recently ran this summer but it only “ran OK.” The carb jetting wasn’t spot on so this bike has more to give. The seller also has more to give as he doesn’t mention how much power the motor is making or how fast this …
Video Intermission – 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS Revealed
I try not to waste your time with lots of new bike videos but Kawasaki just revealed the new Z900RS and I suspect this is going to appeal to a lot of you. Think Z900 but with styling that better appeals to the average Bike-urious reader. Let’s see which aftermarket company is the first to built a 4-into-4 for it…
$1,000 – 1981 Honda C70 Passport Deluxe
The Passport (or Super Cub, depending on where you live) is the best selling motor vehicle in history by a large margin. Over 60 million units have covered miles all around the world, and they’ve served all kinds of roles first bikes to family SUVs. James May has gone on record multiple times saying the Cub is the greatest machine …
1960 Matchless G80CS
Post Listing Update: After 32 bids on eBay, this Matchless did not meet reserve at $6,700. CS stands for Competition Suspension, and for several years it was the top-of-the-line variant of the G80 (if you ignore the 125 examples of the rare Typhoon G80TCS). In Matchless’ mind, all you had to do was pull off the headlight and you’d have …
Barry Sheene GP Racer – 1983 Heron Suzuki RGB500 Mk8
10-26-2017 Update: 17 months later, this GP Suzuki is back up for sale with an approximate discount of 40 percent. That sounds good, except the asking price is still $124,944. If that somehow brings it down into your price range, you can find it in the UK here on eBay. Post-Listing Update: This bike did not get any interest at …
1984 Moto Morini 350 K2
Moto Morini’s heyday with production bikes was in the 70s with the legendary 3 1/2, but they weren’t able to retain the magic and after a decline in the 80s the company was sold to Cagiva. During that slide, they released a spiritual successor with top notch components and a dry weight of just 330 pounds. It was called the …
Record Holding History – 1977 Yamaha TZ750
Post Listing Update: This TZ750 did not meet reserve with bidding up to $42,200 – very close to the $42,700 it reached earlier in the year. 10-25-17 Update: 4 months later, this TZ is back up for sale and bidding is up to $35,100 and the reserve not yet met (or a BIN of $62,000) here on eBay. Post Listing …
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View PostPicture Intermission – 42 Years of the Honda Gold Wing
View PostVideo Intermission – Triumph Moto2 Testing
As you may have heard, in 2019 Moto2 is switching their spec motors to 765cc triples from Triumph. Based on this video, this switch will be very good news for our ears.
Vintage Racer in Canada – 1976 Yamaha TZ250C
Post Listing Update: After 6 bids on eBay, this TZ did not meet reserve at $4,363.24. Introduced in 1973, Yamaha’s TZ250 was instantly competitive in club racing and was even able to make a dent at the GP level with a few modifications. Thanks to the aftermarket, it stayed competitive for 3 decades. The “C” model was the first major …
Unrestored – 1948 Indian Chief
Post Listing Update: Despite 43 bids up to $20,200, this Chief did not meet reserve. In 1947, Indian sold 12,000 Chiefs. The next year, Indian only built 3,000 of them as they were shifting production to smaller bikes like the Arrow. The relative rarity makes the ’48 Chief special, but this example is even more interesting as it’s had just …
New in Crate in the UK – 1989 Benelli 304
Back in January, I featured a ’87 304 that had never been started. In that post, I mentioned that “the seller also has another 304 that’s still in the crate. That one’s available for $6,911.” 9 months later, the new in crate bike is still available.
Ending Soon – 1981 Honda CT110 with 300 Miles
Post Sale Update: Initially, this CT110 did not meet reserve with 44 bids up to $3,050. The seller then relisted it and it sold for a BIN of $4,500! Honda’s Trail 90 (or CT90, depending on the market) was a popular entry point for youngsters to learn how to ride in the dirt. One of the reasons it was so …