From early 2011 until late 2019, I crisscrossed the lower 48 in search of weird, wonderful and rare motorcycles that were destined to head overseas. If Abhi abides, maybe Bike-urious will feature a longer story on a grey-exporters experiences in the future. I learned a lot not only about buying bikes during those eight years and 400,000 miles, I also …
Original Owner – 1980 Suzuki PE175
I recently complained about the over use of “1 owner” in bike sale descriptions, which is why I’m glad to say that the seller of this example is the same person who purchased it new in 1980. Even better, his asking price is quite reasonable – just $1,100!
Surprise ADV – 2006 Suzuki SV1000
The SV1000 wasn’t as popular as the SV650, but it offered a lot of the same benefits with a bit more oomph right off the dealer floor. This one’s quite a bit different than how Suzuki chose to offer the machine, as it’s been converted to an unexpected ADV machine.
Not Broken In – 2021 Honda CBR1000RR-R SP
Every once in a while you come across that just out of the crate current year bike you were looking to buy new and you can get yourself a deal on the used market. This appears to be one of those times with the all new and very limited production CBR1000RR-R. With just under 100 miles and still covered by …
500cc Swap – 1985 Honda ATC250R
Silodrome called the Honda ATC250R the “fastest three-wheeled death machines in the West.” So I’m highly curious about what they’d call this example, which instead features a 500cc two-stroke engine!
2016 Honda Crosstourer
Here’s the first of hopefully many postings from a new contributor – August W! August has sold lots of interesting motorcycles that have been featured on Bike-urious, such as this Suzuki SW-1, Honda Spada, Yamaha SRV250, or Yamaha SDR200:
Rare in the US – 1993 Yamaha SRX400
While Yamaha offered the SRX in the US as a 600 and a 250 (one year only for each), they also sold an in-between version in their home market of Japan to compete in the highly-contested (due to license restrictions) 400cc market.
1990 Suzuki VX800
The Suzuki VX800 is an interesting cult bike that was discontinued in the US after 3 years after disappointing sales, though the European market saw production run from 1990-1997. A classic looking naked bike, it had comfortable steering geometry and a torquey engine that helped make this bike a fantastic all-arounder, despite its 500+ pound curb weight.
Race Replica – 1969 Yamaha RT1
Restored by Chuck Davis Restorations, this RT1 has been covnerted into a replica of Yamaha’s ’69 factory MX race bike, the 250cc DT1M. As Yamaha put it, “here is proof that high performance machines can also be beautiful.“
79 Miles – 1972 Honda CB100
Produced between 1970 and 1972, the CB100 featured styling from its bigger brothers and a claimed top speed of 60 miles per hour thanks to 11 horsepower. This example stands out as it has just 79 miles.
MV/SV – 2001 Suzuki SV650 Custom
7-29-21 Update: One final update, as this bike’s now going for no reserve and it’s guaranteed to find a new home – find it with bidding up to $3,900 in Santa Monica, California here on Iconic Motorbike Auctions.
Original Owner – 2007 Honda VFR800 Interceptor
In 2007, Honda celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their venerable sport tourer with a special red/white/blue paint job. I always thought this paint scheme looked amazing, though the stock black wheels were a mistake – they should have been white!
2018 Kawasaki H2 SX SE
Kawasaki shocked the motorcycling world when it unveiled supercharging to the modern age with the 2015 H2. The first models were desigend to go as fast as possible, but three years later Team Green introduced the SX, a sport-touring variant with relaxed ergonomics and touring features such as cruise control, heated grips, and saddlebags. It made for the perfect way …
1989 Yamaha FZR400
At a time when Japanese manufacturers were getting increasingly aggressive and race-oriented with their 400s to compete in their domestic Formula 3 championship, Yamaha introduced the FZR400 in 1986 as a bike to be enjoyed “on twisty public roads where the customers would actually be riding and enjoying them.” The US got it in 1988, and many riders preferred it …
Kevin Schwantz Signed Tank
Over on the auction site we’ve got an incredible piece of memorabilia for fans for Kevin Schwantz, the 1993 500cc World Champion – a tank that he used in competition, crashed, and then signed!