The world of minimotos (especially the Honda Grom and Ruckus) are full of some crazy builds, and over the years one of the wildest things I’ve seen is a motor swap from the Honda CB300R thanks to companies like Chimera Engineering that make kits. Here’s one that’s already had the swap done for you – the seller claims it’s good …
Double Trouble – 1987 Honda Rebel 450 Custom
Orange and black with a skeleton on the back? Regardless of the rhyme, that sounds like a pretty Halloween-appropriate bike to me! And if you’re someone that prefers stock bikes, then you’ll definitely get a fright out of this one…
1985 Kawasaki KR250S
Starting in 1978, Kawasaki won 4 consecutive 250cc World Championships with their KR250 racer – its most notable feature was the “tandem twin” engine which had one cylinder behind the other and two cranks!
1997 Kawasaki Ninja 600R
It might have been the mid 90s, but Kawasaki’s Ninja 600 was still looking like a monument to the 80s – especially with liveries like this one.
Rare In the US – 2005 Honda Varadero XL1000V
I’m still trying to figure out how this bike came to the United States, because Honda never imported them here. But the Varadero has been around since 1999, steadily plugging along as an adventure bike with the heart from a Superhawk.
1970 Yamaha G6S 80
Yamaha’s G6S was a one-year only tiddler produced in 1970. Despite its short production run, it was a relatively popular model in Europe, often referred to as “bellycrawlers” due to the way riders would lay across the tank to ring out every last MPH. Everything about the G6 is pretty basic, but that was by design. By using a collection …
1995 Suzuki DR650 SE
Suzuki’s DR650 has been around since 1990, and it’s barely been changed since 1996. Because of that, it’s not necessarily the fastest, most technologically advanced dual-sport option on the market today, but it’s very reliable and easy to fix if something goes wrong.
Still In Crate – 2007 Honda CR250R
10-4-2026 Update: When I first shared this bike four months ago, the seller had an ambitious BIN price of $40k. Now it’s back up on eBay with a requested opening bid of $10,000 (though the reserve is unknown) and I haven’t seen a bid yet. What would you pay for this? Find it for sale in Lake Elsinore, California with …
Pick a Size – 1989 Honda NX125 and NX650
The Honda NX125 was the smallest of the NX’s, which were only imported for a few years. The combination of XR-roots with a slightly more street friendly composition made it an excellent all-rounder. Offered in the states in 125, 250, and 650cc versions, the NX650 was by far the most popular in the US. In this post I’ve got a …
JDM Model – 1970 Honda CB750
I’ve featured plenty of CB750s over the years, but we have one on the auction site right now that caught my interest because it is a Japanese Domestic Model!
Rare Project – 1956 Cabton FXN 500
Cabton was a Japanese motorcycle company that built bikes between 1934 and 1960 – per Bonhams, it was “Japan’s largest motorcycle manufacture and supplied Japan’s armed forces throughout WW2” and they were the first Japanese manufacturer to utilize telescopic forks.
1990 Yamaha XT600E
In a big trailie comparison story in the 1990 issue of Motorcyclist, the Yamaha XT600 was described as follows: “After ending up king of the dirt last year, Yamaha’s XT600 turned away from its roots and focused on the street. Electric starting, a swoopy new look and a more accessible seat height make it more attractive to all-surface novitiates who …
426 Miles – 1986 Honda Elite 250
When Honda introduced the Elite 250 to the United States in 1985, it became the largest displacement scooter offered in America.
2 Miles – 2005 Honda Rune
When it was first released in 2004, the public was a bit stunned – most people did not believe that this concept would actually make it to production. Though all the visual indicators give the impression that this bike is heavily raked and would be a handle to deal with, Honda’s engineers were able to make it fairly manageable despite …
Spondon Framed – 1977 Yamaha TZ750
Yamaha’s TZ750 is one of the legends of factory and privateer motorcycle racing. Cycle World called it one of the six greatest motorcycles of all time, and part of that honor came from the fact that a TZ750 won the Daytona 200 nine years in a row. Here’s one that “was purposefully built to compete in speed contests and to …