One of my only complaints with the CRF250L is a lack of power (especially when you’re exploring in elevation), which makes this specific CRF-L particularly interesting – it has the 30 horsepower/20 lb-ft motor out of a Honda CBR300R!
270 Miles – 1991 Suzuki DR800
Post Listing Update: This DR800 was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. A shop in Texas is turning into one of my favorites as they seem to have a steady flow of interesting JDM imports. Today they’ve got a DR BIG (introduced in 1988 as the DR750), a production version of the DR-Z (a Paris-Dakar racer piloted by …
New Auction Bike – 1971 Yamaha R5B Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom R5B sold for $6,420 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Santee, California. Today on the auction site we’ve got a lovely custom Yamaha R5 with an upgraded RD350 motor and Kenny Roberts paint scheme.
Filipino Sidecar – 1974 Honda CB125
Post Listing Update: this CB sidecar did not meet reserve despite 33 bids up to $2,050 on eBay in Michigan City, Indiana. Per the seller, the story with this sidecar is that “an enlisted man commissioned two of these to be built to bring back to the U.S., hence the painting on the front. So, if the story is true, …
New Auction Bike with No Reserve – 1970 Honda Z50 Mini Trail Project
Post Sale Update: This Z50 sold for $2,750 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. No Reserve auctions are always fun because we’re guaranteed to have a winner. Will it be you this time?
Pikes Peak Racer – 2008 Yamaha YZ450 Super Single
Built by Tom Kendall of Speed Lab Garage, this YZ450 competed in the Lightweight category at Pikes Peak this year and has raced multiple seasons of AFM.
New In Crate In Canada – 2007 Honda CR250R
10-28-2019 Update: When this bike was last offered for sale 13 months ago, the seller said he’d keep it for five years before selling it again. Looks like that isn’t the case…so you can find this CR for sale with a BIN of approximately $15,308 here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This Honda did not meet reserve despite 20 bids …
New Auction Bike – 2001 Honda RC51 Jurassic Park For Charity
Post Sale Update: This RC51 sold for $7,169 on IMA in Marina del Rey, California. This one’s a big one for us – Honda has chosen to partner with Iconic Motorbike Auctions Powered by Bike-urious to auction off two motorcycles in support of Ride for Kids and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Did you see my photos from Ride for …
New Auction Bike – 1974 Yamaha RD200
Post Sale Update: This RD200 sold for $2,251 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. It’s simple, it’s cheap, and it’s about to meet reserve – today on the auction site we’ve got a Yamaha RD200!
New Auction Bike – 2002 Mondial Piega
Post Sale Update: This Piega sold for $20,437 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Marina del Rey, California. It’s been a little while since I’ve hit you with something from the new auction site, but there’s a few awesome ones that I want to alert you to this week. First we’ve got one of my favorite sportbikes of all time – …
1971 Honda CB750
Post Sale Update: This CB750 sold for $6,300 after 52 bids on eBay in Santa Cruz, California. I’ve featured several of Sam Ujeni’s bikes over the years as his work is very impressive – you may remember his restored CB750 that won Best in Show at this year’s Quail Motorcycle Gathering. Today’s bike isn’t pristine, but it would make an …
145 Miles – 1982 Suzuki GS550M Katana
Post Sale Update: This Katana sold for $2,746 after 24 bids on eBay in Matthews, North Carolina. Arguably a restyle of the GS550, the middleweight Katana had many of the styling cues of its bigger brothers, except the most important one! The headlight was a solitary circle sticking out into the wind, instead of a square in the distinctive angular …
NOS Tank – 1986 Honda Z50RD
Post Sale Update: This Christmas Special sold for $8,017 after 54 bids on eBay in Ararat, North Carolina. Considered by some as the ultimate Honda Z50, the “Christmas Special” was a limited edition that officially had the model name of “Z50RD” – the D was for “Dealer”. Honda gave two examples to each of their top dealers, though some called …
R6 Bodywork – 1984 Yamaha RZ500 Custom
View PostRare Project – The Mowercycle
Built around a Kawasaki KZ550, this oddball is the “Mowercycle”.