Post Sale Update: This GS550E sold for $910 after 23 bids on eBay. This rolling testament to meticulous maintenance is a Suzuki GS550E – the original owner put nearly 80K on it between 1980 and 1988 while changing the oil every 1,500 miles. After nearly 3 decades of slumber, the bike has been brought back to life and it’s now …
Auction Preview – Mecum Las Vegas June 2017
View PostPick a 400 – Yamaha FZR400RR or Suzuki GSX-R 400
A seller in Springville, Utah has got a couple of Japanese 400s that are rarely found in the US – a 1990 Suzuki GSX-R 400 and a 1992 Yamaha FZR400RR. Both bikes rev to at least 14,000 rpm and would be an unique way to carve some corners. Which would you pick?
A Museum of 81 Laverdas
View Post3 Rare Italians
Pick a decade – we’ve got a bike from the 80s, 90s, and 00s. Two Bimotas and one Laverda are up for grabs from a seller in Central California. Which one would you take home?
Centennial Edition – 2002 Triumph Daytona 955i
Post Sale Update: This Centennial Edition Triumph sold for $2,700 after 8 bids on eBay. Triumph goofed up when they introduced their take on the sports literbike market in 1997. As their new triple was dubbed the “T5” and the motor displaced 955cc, the British manufacturer decided to blend the two names to come up with a model name of …
Guess That Bike – Frame Edition
Here’s a frame. What bike does it belong to?
1986 Honda NS400R
In 1983, Freddie Spencer became the world’s youngest 500cc World Champion, and he did it on a Honda V3. Honda responded by releasing a 250cc production bike to commemorate the win, but it took them until 1985 to build something closer to the actual size of Freddie’s champion. That was the NS400R, and even though it gave up 100cc and …
No Reserve – 1992 Suzuki RGV250
Post Sale Update: This RGV250 sold for $9,019 after 42 bids on eBay. When Suzuki introduced the RGV250, it was a revelation. MCN put it thusly: “back in the day 250cc race replicas were the sharpest handling, most frenzied, maddest things you could buy on two wheels. Nowadays the RGV250 is a modern classic and is probably a bit slower …
Guess That Bike Revealed – Shorty Exhaust Edition
Congratulations to Facebook commenter Bill Beebe, who was the first person to correctly guess that this was a Moto Rumi!
Period Hot Rod – 1969 Norton Commando 750 S
View PostEnding Soon – Honda NSR50 or NSR80
That’s right, “or.” This seller is offering you the choice between a NSR80 or a NSR50 Mick Doohan Repsol Commemorative edition. Which one would you pick? I’m sticking with Mick.
Set Up For Street – 1969 Rickman Metisse MkIV
Post Sale Update: This streetable Metisee sold for $5,200 after 27 bids on eBay. The seller has had this bike since 1985 – he bought it because he needed “a fast, nimble ride to navigate the congested Silicon Valley traffic” he dealt with on his commute. He rebuilt it upon acquisition and rode it just about daily for four years, …
2005 Ducati 749R
Post Listing Update: This 749R did not meet reserve despite 28 bids up to $10,100. The styling of Ducati’s 749R was polarizing: it seems like for every person that liked the way it looked, you could find four people who didn’t. But thanks to a slipper clutch, Ohlins suspension, and lower weight (despite a larger fuel tank) than the 749, …
1972 Yamaha RD/R5 Cafe Racer
Post Sale Update: This RD/R5 sold for $3,050 after 27 bids on eBay. This lovely little cafe combines a RD350 motor with a R5 frame, and it features some great mechanical modifications though the paint has seen better days.