A reference to the Kawasaki W1, itself a copy of the BSA A7, the Kawasaki W650 is also inspired by the Triumph Bonneville. The W650 actually preceded the rebirth of the Bonnie and for a brief moment in time in the early 2000s, it was the best option for someone looking for classic British looks with dependable reliability.
1970 Yamaha DS6
Here’s a highly original, numbers-matching example of a rare Yamaha – the DS6. An evolution of the YDS line, this was a 250cc class single that had a 5-valve cylinder. It produced about 29 horsepower, and was available in a scrambler variant as well.
1983 Suzuki XN85 Turbo
Post Sale Update: This XN sold for the opening bid of $8,500. On the market for less than a year, Suzuki XN85 was the first factory bike to feature a 16-inch front wheel – previously reserved for race bikes. That wheel, combined with low clip-ons and a Suzuki Full Floater rear suspension made it a nearly peerless handler for the …
1989 Honda GB500
Post Listing Update: This GB500 was relisted multiple times with slightly lower BIN figures. Eventually it got down to $5,000 but that still wasn’t enough to attract a buyer, and it seems like the seller gave up on eBay. Honda’s GB500 has become quite a cult classic (with the selling prices to prove it) thanks to its classic (British) good …
Kenny Roberts Inspired – 2002 Yamaha FZ1
The Yamaha FZ1 is an under-appreciated bike. Introduced in 2001, it gave you the power of a modified R1 engine (145 hp) with all-day ergonomics. Low-end power suffered compared to the competition, but it was silly amounts of fun over 8,000 rpm.
1978 Yamaha DT125
Here’s a solid example of the Yamaha DT125 in the quintessential yellow/black paint scheme. It was a 2 stroke enduro that had a six speed transmission – this example has just 3,100 miles and has a new batter, tires, fork seals, and dust seals. Everything is claimed to work and it’s ready to go. Find this Yamaha DT125 for sale …
Possible Steal – 1978 Yamaha XT500
The Yamaha XT500 has become a cult classic and I never see them for sale for cheap anymore. Here’s an example with 5,781 miles for less than $2K. It’s not cosmetically perfect but this bike might be worth a lot more with some new bodywork…
“Hot KLR” – 1995 Kawasaki KLR650 Supermoto
Post-Sale Update: This KLR sold for $4,200 after 12 bids on eBay. If you take the seller’s story at face value, it seems that some employees at White Brothers Exhaust decided to get a little crazy and build a tricked-out supermoto based on the KLR. After Vance & Hines bought White Brothers, this project stalled, so the seller picked it …
Movie Heros – 5 Honda CBs
Here are five different Honda CBs that were all used in the upcoming comedy, Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser. I have no idea if they’re all used in an important race, or just props for a chase, or…who knows. It’s a little odd that they’re trying to sell the bikes before the movie has even come out, but here’s your …
1975 Kawasaki Z1
Before Honda released the instant classic CB750, Kawasaki was also working on a a four-cylinder, 750cc sportbike – except Kawi thought it was going to be first to market. They were thus shocked when Honda released the CB750, forcing them to go back to the drawing board until they could bump up displacement to 903cc. When Kawi was developing the …
In the UK – Rickman Honda CR750
The Rickman brothers made a name for themselves by building incredible frames to put (usually) Triumph motors in, but in the 70s they also expanded to building frames for Japanese bikes like the Kawasaki Z1 and the Honda CB750. This is one of the latter, which can be summarized from a quote from the Rickman brothers themselves:
Ex-Yoshimura Suzuki AMA Race Bike – 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 1000
This bike began life as an AMA racer for Team Makita/Yoshimura, and was then sold off to multiple privateer racers. Most recently it competed in AFM Novice over three race weekends. Now it can be yours, and it has a tremendous amount of upgrades for the money. Highlights of the modifications include Ohlins fork cartridges, TTX shock, steering damper, and …
1990 Yamaha TZR250SP
Post-Sale Update: This Yamaha TZR250SP sold for the BIN of $8,800. Some would say the 3MA version of Yamaha TZR250SP was a full-on racer that came with lights. A limited number were built for homologation purposes, and it even took features from the factory TZ250W racer to make a sportbike that can still take on the newcomers.
3rd Place in the Daytona 200 – 1973 Yamaha TZ350
The Yamaha TZ350 was Yammie’s production roadracer that was built between 1973 and 1981. Here’s a privateer bike that finished on the podium in the 1973 Daytona 200, behind Jarno Saarinen and Kel Carruthers (whom were both on factory Yamaha TR3s and were World Champions).
Rare in Red- 1967 Honda S90
This Honda S90 was originally a JDM model that was brought over to the US by a service member. Stored for years, it was recently restored and is obviously in the harder-to-find red paint scheme. Note that American S90s came with chrome fenders, but JDM bikes had silver-painted fenders. Find this Honda S90 for sale in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with bidding …