Post Sale Update: Sold for $6,000 after 9 bids on eBay. Normally when I feature a R90S, the seller’s got a 5 digit asking price and the bidding is often dead before it’s started. I like this listing because bidding starts at $4k…and there’s no reserve. Could it end up being a bargain? Probably, because the paint on the tank …
220 Miles – 1973 Harley-Davidson Z90
Built between 1973 and 1975, the Z90 was one of a series of small Harleys built by Aermacchi in the 70s. The bike may actually be best known as the ride of Kelly Leak (played by Jackie Earle Haley) in the Bad News Bears. Here’s a low mileage example from the first year of production.
Event Recap – White Rose Motorcycle Club Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Meet
This weekend the White Rose Motorcycle Club hosted their annual Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Meet & Bike Show, and reader David N. was kind of enough to share his visit with us all!
Double SSSA – 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 Custom
Post Sale Update: This GT custom sold for $2,475 after 13 bids on eBay. Yamaha’s GTS1000 is already a very interesting bike thanks to the James Parker-designed RADD front suspension. But this example is officially the coolest GTS I’ve ever seen, thanks to a rear wheel conversion to the single sided swing arm from a 3rd generation Honda VFR!
1982 Honda CB900F Super Sport
Post Listing Update: This Super Sport did not meet reserve despite 5 bids up to $2,859 on eBay. Hopefully you remember this paint scheme from Fast Freddie Spencer when he campaigned the Super Sport in Superbike racing. It’s an understated design that the US only got for two years, after riders demonstrated to Honda that they wanted the big brother …
2 Weeks In The West – Day 7
View PostVideo Intermission – X Games Real Moto 2016
This year, the X Games is introducing a new event called Real Moto, and it’s an “all-video motocross contest.” Weirdly, it has nothing to do with a live competition – this is all about pre-recorded video segments that “present each rider in their own unique style.” A panel of judges select the winners, though the public can vote to select …
500 Miles – 1986 Yamaha SRX600
The SRX600 is one of the defining examples of a cult classic in the US. It sold poorly and was canned after a year in America (though it was successful in the Japanese market), but the few people that bought them here really fell in love with them.
Picture Intermission – Motocross Funny Front Ends
When I shared the Cycle World article on Honda’s MX history (and specifically highlighted the prototype RC250 with the alternative Ribi front end), commenter yrrah ended up linking to a fantastic article on funny front ends (FFEs) in motocross history that I thought was also worth sharing.
Dunstall Equipped – 1974 Norton Commando 850
Paul Dunstall’s motorcycle business was humming by the time the 70s rolled around, and he was so successful that he had started shipping completed motorcycles over to contracted delaers in the United States. By the mid 70s, he was almost exactly splitting his production between Norton and Hondas, though he was definitely more famous for his work with the British …
Brand New – 1982 Ducati TT2
In 1981, Ducati introduced the legendary 600TT2 factory racer. It was an instant success, and Ducati offered examples to the public in ’82 and ’83. They were impressively similar to the four-time World TT2 championship winning-bike piloted by Tony Rutter, and are truly a landmark bike in the illustrios history of the Italian firm. It’s hard enough to find one …
Video Intermission – Enduro vs Mountain Bike?
In most circumstances, the above would be a pointless questions. But down the narrow insanity of Fort William’s downhill track, the answer may surprise you. Red Bull tried to settle the score a few years by pitting Gee Atherton Red Bull World Cup Champion against World Enduro Champion David Knight.
1995 ATK 605
Post Listing Update: This ATK was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. In their heyday (during the 90s), ATK was known for creating some of the best handling dirt bikes a rider could get straight off the dealership floor. Their approach was simple – take a proven engine (in this case, a 600cc Rotax unit) and envelope it …
1993 Ducati 888 SPO
Post Listing Update: This 888SPO was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. With just 390 examples sold between 1993 and 1994, the 888 SPO is a limited production Ducati that doesn’t seem to get as much attention as it probably should. It was street legal, but this bike is happiest on a track.
Lovely Restoration – 1961 BMW R69S
Post Listing Update: This R69S did not meet reserve with 40 bids up to $16,000. Unofficially, the BMW R69S is easily one of the most popular motorcycles among Bike-urious readers – so I suspect this Phil Cheney-restored first-year model is going to attract some attention.