Post Listing Update: This Flying Dragon did not meet reserve with 17 bids up to $7,400, however it was relisted with a BIN of $7,500 and then pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Bike-urious reader Bob Kelly has established himself as quite an expert on the Honda’s Flying Dragon bodywork – and he’s offering up a CB350 with …
1980 Kawasaki Z1-R
Post Sale Update: This Z1-R sold for $13,600 after 14 bids on eBay in Springfield, Oregon. The Z1-R is becoming one of the most collectible motorcycles to come out of Japan in the late 70s and early 80s. Most people associate the model with a lovely shade of light blue, so let’s go with one of the less common black …
Turbo Diesel Custom – 1985 Suzuki GS450
Post Listing Update: This custom Suzuki did not meet reserve despite 38 bids up to $10,200 on eBay in North Salt Lake, Utah. Sparks Motors is the shop behind the Discovery Channel show Diesel Brothers. When the builder/seller of this bike (Sam Turner of Head Turner Customs) was hired there, he decided to create a diesel-powered motorcycle on his personal …
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
Post Sale Update: This ZRX sold for $8,250 after 23 bids on eBay in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. I recently featured a ’99 ZRX with just 147 miles that got a lot of attention – especially after it sold for $12,100! So here’s one with less than 4k miles – low enough so that it’s still pristine, but high enough that …
No Reserve Chappy – 1974 Yamaha LB80
Post Sale Update: This little Yamaha sold for $1,610.58 after 26 bids on eBay. Also known as the “Chappy”, here’s a cute little step-through scooter that was releasedto compete with Honda’s tiny trail bikes – the most common options were the LB50 and this LB80, the latter of which features an oil-injected 82cc engine and a 2-speed, 2-stage transmission.
Restored – 1978 Kawasaki Z1-R
Post Sale Update: This Z1-R sold for $23,000 after 38 bids on eBay in San Jose, California. Wayne Moulton has had quite a career in the motorcycling industry, including roles as President for Triumph Motorcycles America and Vetter Fairings, as well as Vice President of Kawasaki. He was known for a philosophy that “a popular motorcycle can have four different …
Two Digit Sandcast in Australia – 1969 Honda CB750
As you probably know, the first 7,414 CB750s were built from sandcast molds before Soichiro Honda switched to a more expensive metal mold because there was clearly enough demand to justify the investment. As you also probably know, these “sandcast” bikes are now trading for crazy money. Here’s #28, and the seller states that it has all the unique features …
1 Owner Ending Soon – 1981 Honda XL185S
Post Sale Update: This XL sold for $1,475 after 10 bids on eBay in Seattle, Washington. I’m a sucker for 1-owner bikes, and this XL175-successor fits the bill.
1986 Honda NS400R
Post Sale Update: This NS400R sold for $10,600 after 24 bids on eBay in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1983, Freddie Spencer became the world’s youngest 500cc World Champion, and he did it on a Honda V3. Honda responded by releasing a 250cc production bike to commemorate the win, but it took them until 1985 to build something closer to the actual …
Red/White/Blue Honda x 2 – CB1100F and CBR900RR
Post Sale Update: The CB900R sold for $8,550 after 26 bids on eBay, though the high bidder flaked and it was relisted with a BIN of $9,500. The CB1100F sold for $4,727 after 23 bids on eBay. A seller in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has a couple of classic Hondas that are both rocking the HRC red/white/blue livery.
Back In Time Review – 1992 Honda NR750
View PostSee It At Handbuilt – 1979 Honda CX500 Custom
Post Listing Update: This custom CX sold for $6,313 after 18 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Phoenix, Arizona. 8/28/20 Update: Two years later, Obersten Regal is back up for sale…and I saw it at Handbuilt, like I said I would! Since then, the bike has covered approximately 300 miles – the seller bought it as “my first bike was …
1983 Honda CB1000 Custom
Post Sale Update: This CB1000 Custom sold for $3,001 after 25 bids on eBay in Hopkins, Minnesota. Produced for just one year, the Honda CB1000C Custom was notable for the TRAC anti-dive system and dual-range transmission (a sub-transmission that let you choose high or low for any given gear, even if people only really used it to act as a …
Rare in the US – 1993 Honda QR50
Post Listing Update: This QR50 did not get any action at the BIN of $2,100 on eBay. Built as a rival to Yamaha’s PW50, the Honda QR50 was never officially sold in the US. It was, however, sold in Canada in 1983 and 1984, so a few have made their way across our northern border. Much like the Yamaha, this …
Euro Bodywork – 2002 Honda RC51
Post Listing Update: This RC51 was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Honda RC51s are cool, but this one stands out as it’s got a livery that wasn’t offered in the US plus several choice upgrades.