5-25-18 Update: This Steed was relisted due to a non-paying bidder. Find it with a BIN of $2,875 or best offer here on eBay. Post Sale Update: After 28 bids on eBay, this Honda sold for $1,875. Japan has a large contingent of Harley fans, and Honda reached out to them with the VLX and VLS – or what they …
1968 Suzuki MoKick M31
Another day, another Honda Cub clone from a Japanese competitor! This is the M31, which was also known as the MoKick (because you started it by kicking, like a motorcycle, as opposed to pedaling, like a moped) or the Suzy 55.
2.4 Miles – 2013 Honda VFR1200F
It’s always fun to play with hypothetical money and guess what current models will be future classics. The seller of this bike actually backed up his guess with a not-hypothetical investment. He bought two examples of Honda’s VRF1200F, one to ride and one to collect. In his words, “I recognize the technology investment made by Honda, I fell in love …
1972 Yamaha U7E
This rare step through is a Yamaha U7E, and in the US it was only available for one year. I’ve never seen one before, and I even struggled to find reliable sources of information for basic specs. Do any of you have experience with this little scoot? And do you think it’s cuter than a Honda Cub?
5,000 Miles – 1990 Honda Hawk NT650
Post Sale Update: This Hawk sold for $3,200 after 14 bids on eBay. Apparently it’s a Honda day on Bike-urious. The firm was ahead of its time when it debuted the Hawk GT, which is why it was a commercial failure even though it was one of the world’s first modern naked bikes. As is the often the case with …
1993 Honda CBR900RR
Post Sale Update: This Fireblade sold for $8,800 after 23 bids on eBay. The first generation of the Honda CBR900RR, affectionately known as the Fireblade, was a revolution in the large displacement sport bike market. Despite a 50% larger engine, this bike weighed just 4 pounds more than the CBR600F2. Just as important, this bike was a whopping 76 pounds …
Lucky Strike Livery – 1992 Suzuki RG150 Gamma
I’m not sure how, but this small displacement Suzuki sport bike has been imported to the US, and it’s plated in California! I’m hoping someone knows more about these bikes than I do, though, because I was under the impression that in ’92 Suzuki only offered a RG125 and RG200. Is the seller correct in saying this is a RG150?
60s & 70s Japanese Collection
Someone’s got quite a collection of classic Japanese motorcycles and he’s letting it go. Honda fans will be especially excited, ut there’s plenty of Yamahas and Kawasakis as well.
Period Fairing – 1983 Honda CB1100F
Post Sale Update: this CB1100F sold for $2,607 after 39 bids on eBay. The Honda CB1100F is cool enough by itself thanks to the fact that Cycle World called it the fastest stock bike they had ever tested (over 140 miles per hour) in January of 1983, but I think this one is even more interesting due to the period …
1989 Honda VTR250 Interceptor
Sold in the US for three years, the Honda VTR250 has become a cult classic for riders that love small bikes. The liquid cooled 250cc engine was paired with a six-speed transmission, and interestingly, an inboard front disc – though by 1990 the front brake would change to the industry standard.
1962 Yamaha YDS2
Post Sale Update: this YDS2 sold for $4,060 after 38 bids on eBay. 1962 was the first year that Yamaha sold bikes in the US, and it was also the debut year for the YDS2, a 2-stroke that Yamaha said featured “water resistant designs”. How times have changed.
$10 Raffle – 1979 Honda CB750 Custom by Kott Motorcycles
Dustin Kott of Kott Motorcycles specializes in 70s Honda CBs, and he revealed his most recent creation at the OG Moto Show a few weeks ago. Now he’s raffling it off, and a lucky winner could snag it for just $10.
Factory Luggage – 1988 Honda Hurricane CBR600F
Kawasaki may have created the modern 600 sportbike as we know it today with the Ninja, but Honda upped the stakes when they released the CBR600F in 1987 – it made 12 extra horsepower and weighed 28 pounds less. The mid-sized Honda was dominant in racing: AMA created the 600 Supersport Championship in ’87 and Honda won each of the …
1993 Kawasaki ZR1100
Post Sale Update: This ZR1100 sold for $2,710 after 7 bids on eBay. In the early 90s, Kawasaki introduced the Zephyr, a retro-styled bike which emulated the legendary Z1. It was available in a wide variety of displacements but the big boy was the 1100, which utilized an evolution of the 8V DOHC air-cooled unit from the GPz1100. The hope …
Nighthawk Tourer – 1996 Honda CB750
Post Sale Update: Per the seller, this Nighthawk sold for $2,700. A Bike-urious reader is letting go of beloved Nighthawk and it presents an interesting opportunity for those of you that want to tour on a budget – assuming you like yellow!