The Kawasaki ZRX1100 was a great example of a power cruiser – Cycle World called it the best Standard bike of ’99. 11 years later they called it one of their best used bikes thanks to 96 horsepower (good for a 0-60mph sprint in 2.9 seconds), comfortable ergonomics, and 80s Superbike looks. This one keeps the ergos and good looks, …
Suzuki RL250 Exacta Collection
When it comes to 70s Japanese trials bikes, the Yamaha TY250 was much more popular than Suzuki’s competitor, which makes this collection of Exactas a pleasantly surprising find.
Honda 125 Custom – Bandit9 Ava
Now based out of Vietnam, Bandit9 has made a name for themselves by building some distinctive customs, typically based on small Hondas. As hinted at by the name, each production run of Bandit9 bikes is for just 9 bikes.
Stayed in the Family – 1977 Yamaha XS650
The Yamaha XS650 is a well-known classic medium displacement standard. Produced between 1968-1985 (though the US stopped getting them in 1983), they weren’t a game changer but they were reliable and common enough that maybe YOU were riding one back in the day…are you feeling nostalgic?
Sandcast Beauty – 1969 Honda CB750 K0
In hindsight, the Honda CB750 was a tremendous sales success, but when Soichiro Honda introduced the bike, he utilized cheap/rough sandcast molds for the engine before it was clear that there would be enough demand to justify buying expensive metal molds. The first 7,414 bikes are known as sandcast CB750s for that reason, and they’re worth quite a bit more.
1970 Yamaha G6S
Very similar to the FS1 “Fizzy” that was popular in Europe, Yamaha’s G6S was a tiny tiddler with a 80cc engine. This impressive example sat for 30 years but now “runs and rides” as it should.
Leaning Hack – Yamaha FJ1200 with Flexit Sidecar
As you might be able to guess from the name, Flexit sidecars were designed to lean with the motorcycle, yielding much better handling characteristics than a traditional sidecar rig. Approximately 167 were built between 1981 and 2005, making this a rare and interesting take on 3-wheeling.
Cleans Up Nice – 1975 Honda TL125
Post Sale Update: This TL sold for $3,500 after 23 bids on eBay. Impressively, this Honda has not been restored, it’s just had a ‘major detailing’. The seller says you’d be hard pressed to find a TL125 in this condition, and he/she is probably right.
3,960 Miles – 1983 Honda XL600R
Here’s a “very clean, all original” XL with less than 4,000 miles.
1995 Bimota SB6
Reviewers like to say that this is the last ‘old-school’ Bimota, where they took a fantastic Japanese engine and put it in an exquisite Italian chassis. Not that Bimota still isn’t doing the whole engine transplant thing now, but some would argue that you’re no longer getting a bike that truly outhandles the competition anymore. But when this bike was …
CA Street Legal – 1985 Yamaha RZ500
Yamaha’s RZ500 (also known as the RD500LC) was a two-stroke rocket that was kept out of the US thanks to EPA regulations. Only built between ’84 and ’86, it’s now a desirable collector’s bike. Somehow, this example is legal in California – so you’ll be fine in any state, plus you’ve got the bonus “RZ500” license plate.
Clockwork Orange – 1991 Kawasaki ZX600 Enduro
Post Sale Update: This oddball enduro sold for $3,000 after 15 bids on eBay. Here’s something you might not expect out of a Kawasaki ZX600 – a ‘monster dirt bike’ called Clockwork Orange. The seller built it for himself at the beginning of the year and it can apparently take down fire roads at high rates of speed thanks to …
Needs Work – 1974 Kawasaki KZ650 built by Moriwaki
Post-Sale Update: This Moriwaki sold for an unknown best offer less than $9,700. A Japanese firm that builds all kinds of goodies for motorcycles, Moriwaki was established in 1973 and has plenty of racing success over the years, especially in endurance competitions. This Kawi is claimed to have been built by Moriwaki to be raced in the US. The story …
Still New – 2004 Honda Dream 50
Though the Dream was offered for a few years in Japan, Honda only exported the bike to the US in 2004. Here’s one of those few bikes that has zero miles.
$20k Resto – 1993 Suzuki GSX-R 750
In the US, 1993 was the first year of the water-cooled GSX-R 750 (though other markets got water cooling the year before). Despite that, I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly collectible year for the brand – but that didn’t stop the seller of this bike from throwing down some serious money on a restoration. Now it’s up to you to …