Post Listing Update: This Benly did not meet reserve with 1 bid up to $15,000 on eBay in Chicago, Illinois. Featured in the November/December 2017 issue of Motorcycle Classics, this Honda Benly has undergone a restoration and is one of few running examples in the US as the model was never officially sold here.
Ending Soon with No Reserve – 1972 Kawasaki S2 Mach II 350
Post Listing Update: Tough to categorize this one – it sold for $10,320.11 after 9 bids in Tallmadge, Ohio…though it looks like the buyer fell through as the bike was then relisted and then pulled off of eBay. In 1972, Kawasaki offered up the 750cc H2, the 500cc H1, and the 350cc S2. There’s an example of the smallest option, …
1982 Suzuki Katana GS1000SZ
Post Listing Update: The BIN of this Katana was lowered to $10,500, but that wasn’t enough to get a buyer on eBay. One of the most defining motorcycle of the 80s, the Katana was inspiring enough that it just got a reboot this year. This is one of the first 1,000 built, and it’s got a couple of 1st place …
1970 Suzuki TS250 Savage
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this Savage sold for $3,053 after 10 bids on eBay in Littleon, Colorado. The TS250 was known by a few names across the globe – it was called the Hustler in Japan, though we called it the Savage.
250 Miles – 2016 Suzuki GSX-R600
The 600cc sportbike class hasn’t seen much advancement in the last several years – Kawasaki’s 2019 update of the ZX-6R (for just $9,999) is one of the few recent highlights. What that means, of course, is that you aren’t giving up much if you save a few bucks by going used for your next track toy or canyon carver. A …
Michigan Titled – 1985 Yamaha RZ500
Post Sale Update: This RZ500 sold for $18,099 after 20 bids on eBay in Muskegon, Michigan. Yamaha’s RZ500 (also known as the RD500LC) was a two-stroke rocket that was kept out of America thanks to EPA regulations. Only built between ’84 and ’86, it’s now a desirable collector’s bike – and this one’s already been titled in the US.
1990 Yamaha YSR50
Post Sale Update: This YSR50 sold for $3,650 after 22 bids on eBay in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. ] Some states will allow you to run this on the street – otherwise you can just race in your backyard and never worry about breaking quarantine!
No Reserve – 1993 Suzuki GSX-R600
Post Sale Update: This Gixxer sold for $4,850 after 66 bids on eBay in Joppa, Maryland. After impressing motorcycle buyers with the 750 and 1100 GSX-Rs, Suzuki introduced a 600 in 1992. It had the same frame and plastics as the 750cc but the engine was watercooled. The bike was carried over unchanged for 1993, except for the graphics.
1996 Honda RVF400
The RVF400 is not well known in the US as it was never officially sold outside of the Japan. But for people in the know that are lucky enough to get their hands on one, this Honda (also known as the NC35) is one of the best 400cc sportbikes ever made.
1997 Honda VFR750F
“For many, bike journalists included, the Honda VFR750 is the best road bike ever built.” MCN didn’t mince words when it came to their praise of the VFR – it’s one thing for a journo to be excited about a bike for a few hours for a first ride, but this is the kind of machine that people love to …
300cc Swap – 2014 Honda Grom
Like the Grom but think it needs some more oomph? Thanks to the engine out of a 2016 Honda CB300F, this one will now top 100 miles per hour.
Restored – 1967 Suzuki Bearcat B105P
Post Sale Update: This Bearcat sold for $2,185 after 4 bids on eBay in La Quinta, California. Suzuki’s Bearcat was a small dual sport that was marketed as a “thrifty swifty” – go anywhere and carry anything for cheap. At 25 miles per hour with the touring sprocket, the Bearcat returned 153 miles per gallon.
2004 Honda RC51 Nicky Hayden
Honda built the RC51 to compete in World Superbike, and the bike earned titles in 2000 and 2002. The latter year, the RC51 also won the AMA Superbike championship with Nicky Hayden, and Honda responded in 2004 by producing a “Nicky Hayden Edition.” The changes were cosmetic only – a sticker kit, white number plates on the upper fairing and …
1982 Honda Motra CT50
4-24-20 Update: It’s back! I love this thing, and reader Christian E has just let me know that this Motra is back up for sale after 18 months since we last saw it on eBay. Back then, the seller passed on bidding up to $7,100, but now he’s willing to take $5,700 according to this sale listing here on Craigslist …
1975 Kawasaki H2
Post Sale Update: This H2 sold for $16,100 after 30 bids on eBay in Glendale, Arizona. The biggest and baddest of Kawasaki’s two-stroke triple terrors, the H2 name is so powerful that Kawi brought it back for their new supercharged sportbike.