In the 1960s, a gentleman named Dave Degens started building frames under the brand name of Dresda. He initially had success with Tritons, and then big companies started to approach him. One of the most notable was Japauto, Honda’s importer in France. They had Degens build a racing frame for Honda 750cc and 900cc motors, and the team ended up …
Street Legal Track Bike – 2001 Suzuki SV650S
1-2-2017 Update: Reader Andy S bought this bike several months ago but he’s just acquired a Husky 701 Supermoto and he needs room in his garage. He’s made some upgrades for better street legality (turn signals/lights) and it’s now for sale in Bloomington, California for $2,900 here on Craigslist. With a bike that’s as popular as the SV650, it might …
Super Single – 2006 Kawasaki KLX450 Road Racer
About a decade ago, AMA debuted a Super Single class (it evolved to become Formula 450). It was developed as a cheap way to get people into road racing – start with a 450cc motocross bike, make a few modifications, and then go racing! Here’s an example that started as a Kawasaki KLX. It was first raced in 2008 and …
1968 Kawasaki A7 Avenger
Kawasaki got into the motorcycle business relatively late, buying a share in Meguro Motorcycles in 1960 and assuming full control in 1963. Their first model was the W1 which had been copied from the BSA A7 under license by Meguro. Kawasaki’s first ‘own model’ was a two stroke twin called the Samurai in 1966. In 1967 they introduced the A7 …
Texas Police – 2009 Honda ST1300PA
Post Listing Update: No one wanted this police Honda at the opening bid of $8,500. Nearly all of the big motorcycle manufacturers have offerings for police departments. Honda uses the ST1300 for their model, which they call the PA (Police ABS). In addition to the usual lights/sires that you’d expect, the ST1300PA gets a 7.7 gallon fuel tank, adjustable 3 …
Vintage Motocross Collection in Colorado
Someone in Denver has a interesting set of four vintage MX bikes from all over the world. Annoyingly, the listing is sparse on details but these bikes are cool enough to take a closer look at.
1982 Honda CBX
Post Listing Update: This CBX did not meet reserve with 29 bids up to $7,500. When I recently featured a custom CBX, the general consensus was that the stock bike was much more appealing. Well, here’s a lovely stock example from a little bit later – by this point Honda had turned the CBX from a naked sportbike into a …
1979 Honda CBX Custom
Post Sale Update: This CBX originally got no interest at a BIN of $25,000. The seller lowered the BIN to $19,950 and the bike then sold. Built by Jason Len of XKS Motorsport, this CBX has been featured in The CBX Book by Ian Foster and the CBX World calendar.
Unexpected Trike – 2007 Kawasaki Ninja 500R
Thanks to a “Instatrike” kit from Tow-Pac, this Ninja 500 is now a 3-wheeler.
1975 Honda CR125 Elsinore
A Honda 2 stroke? Back in 1973, Honda released their best ever dirt bike – the CR125 Elsinore. Prior to this, Honda dirt bikes were … well … not appreciated. That was about to change very quickly. At 20 HP, 188 LBS wet and sporting a 6 speed transmission, the Elsinores not only handled rather well, they went like the …
Sisufab Build – 1969 Honda CL350 Custom
Post Sale Update: After 9 bids on eBay, this Honda sold for $3,650. This Honda was built by Sisufab for the 2015 Roughrider Ink and Iron Expo in Fargo, North Dakota. The build took just 35 days and the bike ended up winning both the People’s Choice and Builder’s Choice awards.
Two Cheap Honda XL600Rs
A seller has two Honda XL600Rs that are said to run well considering the mileage. Considering they’re both less than $1,000 each, it could be a cheap way to start playing around in the dirt.
New Bodywork – 2003 Honda 919
Honda’s 919 was an excellent all-arounder that was offered at a reasonable price. It was comfortable enough to ride all day but could still keep up with your canyon carving sport bike friends when necessary.
1972 Honda CL350 Scrambler
As Honda’s scramblers got bigger, they became more street focused. Cycle magazine called the CL350 not “really a scrambler at all, but a street-scrambler…doubt arises regarding the bike’s suitability for bashing around rocks and pines.” Sounds awfully similar to today’s current crop of scramblers, if you ask me.
No Reserve – 1991 Honda Africa Twin RD04
Post Sale Update: A no reserve auction feels like the most honest way to know the value of a bike. In this case, 50 bids got this Africa Twin up to $3,501. The RD04 generation of Honda’s legendary Africa Twin was produced between 1990 and 1992 – it was the second generation. The styling was quite similar to the first …