Post Sale Update: This sandcast CB sold for $25,000 after 1 bid on eBay in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 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 …
New Auction Bike – 1984 Yamaha RZ500
Post Sale Update: This RZ sold for $14,500 plus buyers fees. Thanks to all of you for your comments and questions about the bikes up for sale at Iconic Motorbike Auctions! This one’s a fun one as it’s our first submission from outside of the state – and it’s a hell of a bike!
895 Miles – 1977 Honda CB400F
Post Sale Update: This CB sold for $7,000 after 22 bids on eBay in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The original owner of this CB400F acquired it for his wife, who enjoyed it for one season. At the start of the next riding season, the carbs needed to be cleaned, so the couple decided to park the Honda and ride their other bikes. …
1976 Honda CB500T
The best part about scouring the World Wide Web for interesting motorcycles is always walking away with more knowledge than I sat down with. Often times I’m taken in by a bike I’ve never taken any time to look at and get to experience its entire history.
New Auction Bike – 1998 Yamaha R1
Another day, another listing on Iconic Motorbike Auctions! Today we’ve got one of the all-time classic sportbikes – the original Yamaha R1.
What Do You Want To Know? 2019 Honda CB500X
Update: Here’s my review! Back in 2017, Charles Fleming of the LA Times asked me to join him on a ride up California’s highest motorable road – my experience on that ride fueled my review of the Kawasaki Versys-X 300 and introduced me to the Reward Mine, which became the central component of my review of the Royal Enfield Himalayan. …
New Auction Bike – 1993 Suzuki GSX-R600
The next bike is up on my new passion project – Iconic Motorbike Auctions! Come say hi to a 1993 Suzuki GSX-R600 that we’re offering with no reserve.
No Reserve – 1976 Honda CB750
Post Sale Update: This CB750 sold for $3,552 after 37 bids on eBay in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here’s a rider-quality CB750 that’s being offered with no reserve.
New Auction Bike – 1996 Kawasaki ZX-7RR N1
The next bike is up on my new passion project – Iconic Motorbike Auctions! Come say hi to a 210-mile Canadian model (currently titled in Michigan) of the Kawasaki ZX-7RR!
80s Enduro Turned Board Tracker – Yamaha XT550 Custom
Created by Dutch builder Maarten Poodt, this bike was almost entirely handmade with the exception of the engine and wheels. This build was supposedly prompted by a comment Poodt received on BikeEXIF, questioning the merit of the Dutchman’s endurance racer-style XS850 that the site previously featured some four years ago. So in 2016, Poodt set out to build a new …
Ending Soon – 1973 Kawasaki H1 Mach III
Post Listing Update: This H1 did not meet reserve despite 40 bids up to $6,300 on eBay in Chicago, Illinois. The H1 Mach III was easily the fastest 500cc bike around when it debuted, and it quickly garnered a reputation for being unbeatable in a straight line and unmanageable otherwise. 50 years of stories may have led to some exaggeration …
High Pipe Hustler – 1970 Suzuki T250
In 1969, Suzuki unveiled the successor to their popular Super Six T20 – the T250 Hustler. It took all the good parts of the T20 and added sleek styling in addition to an upgraded motor. The original was more newsworthy, but the T250 was arguably a better bike. There was also a variant with a high exhaust pipe, and that’s …
No Reserve and CA Plated – 1995 Honda RVF400
Post Listing Update: This RVF400 sold for $8,600 after 46 bids on eBay in San Jacinto, California. MCN called the Honda RVF400 (also known as the NC35) “a pin-up race replica that had sports bike fans dribbling down their paddock jackets in the mid-nineties.” A 400cc little brother of the RC45, the NC35 is still an enjoyable ride today thanks …
No Reserve – Honda Spada VT250
Post Sale Update: This Spada sold for $2,108 after 28 bids on eBay in San Jacinto, California…to reader Rod M! The Honda Spada (also known as the VT250) was never officially sold in America, but it’s an excellent small displacement motorcycle that looks like a baby Hawk GT. Here’s a rare find that’s been imported to the US, though it’s …
Eddie Lawson Rep – 1983 Kawasaki KZ1000R ELR
Post Listing Update: This ELR did not meet reserve despite 8 bids up to $12,010. One of 750 ever built, the Kawasaki KZ1000R ELR (Eddie Lawson Replica) was a limited edition homage to the mount of Eddie Lawson, 4x winner of the World Championship (among many other titles). It was aggressively set up, and with the exception of subpar shocks, …