Post Listing Update: This custom Kawi did not meet reserve despite 44 bids up to $7,100. For some reason the seller responded to this by relisting the bike with a BIN of $17,500 – as you’d expect, it did not sell. Based on a Kawasaki KZ440-A LTD, this bike was converted to a bobber that’s inspired by motocrosser Ryan Villopoto …
No Reserve – 1971 Hodaka Super Rat
This Hodaka Super Rat is one of the many dirt-oriented trailies Hodaka created in the 60s and 70s, featuring some of the best names in the business, like Dirt Squirt, Road Toad, and my absolute favorite – the Combat Wombat. I was going to say that the last option would be a great band name, but it seems an “Australian …
1960 Honda CB92 Benly Super Sport
Post Sale Update: This Benly sold for $15,000. The Honda CB92 Benly Super Sport was built between 1959 and 1962, and was considered by many to be the best small-displacement sport bike of the time. American Honda says that just 599 examples made it into the US, this feature was 1 of the 288 of which were imported in 1960.
1978 Yamaha XT500 Custom
Post-Listing Update: This beautiful XT did not meet reserve with bidding up to $7,450. A brand new build by Rob Phillips of Husky Restorations, this is a lowered and stretched custom based on the XT500. It has plenty of new parts, highlights of which include the custom exhaust, Excel rims, shortened forks from a Yamaha YZ, and Hammer Head shocks. …
One Owner – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Turbo
The Yamaha XJ650 Turbo was one of the quintessential examples of the 1980s Japanese movement to bring turbochargers to motorcycles. Right after Honda brought out the CX Turbo (an example of which is found here on Bike-urious), Yamaha brought out a turbocharged variant of their 650 Seca. In my opinion, this was the best looking of the 80s turbo bikes, …
2001 Kawasaki W650 Scrambler
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 …