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 …
Adventurer – 1974 Suzuki GT185
Also known as the Adventurer, the Suzuki GT185 was the street-oriented brother of the Sierra and Ranger. The 185 was the smallest of Suzuki’s GT bikes that was imported to the US, though they did sell a 125 in other markets. For more on the GT185, check out this retrospective from Rider Magazine.
1989 Honda NT650 Hawk
Post Sale Update: This Hawk sold for $3,050 after 4 bids on eBay. In the late 80s, Honda introduced one of the first modern production naked motorcycles. Though the Honda NT650 (also known as the Hawk) was not a commercial success, it went on to inspire more prevalent motorcycles like the Suzuki SV650N, and has become an absolute cult favorite.
1989 Yamaha YSR50
Here’s a YSR50 in incredible collection in a not-very-common blue and yellow paint scheme. It comes with a Team Calamari exhaust but the stock pipe is also included. Find this YSR for sale here on Craigslist in Kimberly, Wisconsin for $2,100. This bike-uriousity brought to you by Zack B!
1988 Honda NX125
One of the best beginner dual sports ever, the Honda NX125 was only imported to the US for a few years. This was the baby of the NX line, and while I’ve recently featured one of these, I couldn’t pass up on how cherry this one looks.
1 Owner – 1997 Suzuki RF900R
With an engine derived from the GSXR 1100, the Suzuki RF900R was designed as a entry-level bike in the sport-touring market, undercutting the competition by about $1,500. Despite the pricing, you still got a solid sport-tourer with some of the weirdest fairing designs I’ve ever seen. I’m not alone in that regard – many people didn’t like the looks that …
1990 Honda CBR600F
Also known as the Hurricane, the Honda CBR600F was one of Honda’s first fully-faired inline four sport bikes. I love how delightfully 80s the paint scheme looks, and here’s an example with just 12,005 miles on it. It looks like it’s got a Cobra F1R exhaust as well.
1976 Honda CB550
Post-Sale Update: After 16 bids on eBay, this CB550 sold for $3,200. Here’s a well-preserved example of the CB550 in a color (Candy Brown) that’s just too 70s for me. Still, it has 18,889 miles and the condition of this unrestored bike looks great.
CVT Equipped – 2009 Honda DN-01
The Honda DN-01 was, depending on who you ask, a cruiser motorcycle, a scooter, the greatest revolution to the motorcycling industry since the Honda Cub, or a waste of time. Very unique, and very controversial, it only sold in the United States for two years, as it was a commercial failure. The issue, in my eyes, is that this wasn’t …
1,432 Miles – 1972 Honda SL125
The Honda SL125 was a lightweight (209 pounds) enduro with a 122cc OHC 4-stroke engine that put out 12 horsepower at 9,000 rpm. This specific example is in fantastic condition for a 43 year old bike. It’s claimed to be fully street functional and even comes with the original tool kit. As you’d expect, it has original paint and nice …
1966 Suzuki T20 Production Racer Replica
Built as a replica of the gorgeous Suzuki Isle of Man TT racers ridden by pilots like Danny Shimmin, this Suzuki T20 (also known as the Super Six) is a rare find.