Post Sale Update: This rare-in-the-US Honda sold for $1,274 after 44 bids on eBay. It was called the “Bros” in Japan, but you probably recognize this as a Honda Hawk GT. The US only officially saw this bike as a 650, but Japan also got a 400 version which was good for 33 horsepower. The 650 is a more logical …
Gary Nixon Tribute – 2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Custom
Post Listing Update: This custom Ninja did not get any interest at the BIN of $6,500. Built by Bexton Moto (I’ve featured their work in the past), this Ninja 300 has been created as an homage to Gary Nixon’s H2 that he campaigned in the FIM Formula 750 Series. Do you think it works?
Bought by Dan Gurney – 1975 Honda XL175
Post Sale Update: This XL175 sold for $10,000 after 31 bids on Bring a Trailer. Honda’s XL175 wasn’t particularly special – but this example is slightly more interesting than usual as it was purchased by Dan Gurney (RIP) and his company, All American Racers. To be frank, that’s pretty much where the celebrity relationship ends – Gurney gave it to …
$100 Raffle – 1970 Lossa Engineering Honda CL450
After a second bout with cancer, Jay LaRossa of Lossa Engineering built himself a custom Honda CL450 as a form of personal therapy. He’s attempted to sell it a couple of times since but for reasons I’m not privy to the sales didn’t go through. So now he’s trying something different – he’s going to raffle it away! $100 buys …
1973 Hodaka Ace 100B
The Ace was Hodaka’s first motorcycle, the result of a partnership between Hodaka in Japan and the Pacific Basin Trading Company (Pabatco) of Athena, Oregon. It started off as a 90cc trail bike when introduced in 1964, but by ’68 the Ace was up to 100cc – and for many of you it may have been a first taste of …
276 Miles – 1980 Yamaha XT500
Every time I feature a XT500, you guys and gals seem to love it. So I’m hoping you’re really going to enjoy this example, which has less than 300 miles on the odometer.
Bubba Shobert Tribute – 1986 Honda VFR750 Interceptor
Post Listing Update: This VFR did not get any interest at the asking price of $3,800. Bubba Shobert was skilled in all sorts of AMA racing, and he has the titles to prove it – he was the AMA Grand National Champion in 1985, 1986, and 1987, as well as the AMA Pro Athlete of the Year in 1986 and …
1980 Honda CB750F Super Sport
Post Sale Update: This CB750F sold for a lower BIN of $5,300 after it was relisted on eBay. The Honda CB750F, also known as the Super Sport, was an evolution of the storied (and much more collectible) CB750 line. It gained some 80s styling to complement the 748cc dual overhead cam engine, a unit that produced 78 horsepower. The bike …
Manta – 1976 Yamaha XS650 by BareSteel Design
View PostFirst Year – 1985 Yamaha V-Max
Post Sale Update: This V-Max sold for $7,210 after 38 bids on eBay. The seller told me it went to someone who found it through Bike-urious, so I’m hoping that person drops me a note to say hi… The name told you all you need to know: when the V-Max debuted in 1985, it was a cruiser dedicated to speed. …
No Reserve – 2004 Honda RC51 Nicky Hayden Edition
Post Listing Update: This RC51 was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. 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 …
Restored – 1970 Kawasaki Avenger A7
The A7 Avenger was one of Kawasaki’s earliest models, though upon its release was a pretty advanced and noteworthy machine. The 350 – technically 338cc – was a bored-out version of the marque’s earlier, quarter-liter A1 Samurai. The A1 itself was derived from Kawa’s 650cc W1 model. The A7 would lay the foundation for what would become the S2 Mach …
“Fenrir” by JTEC MOTO – 1982 Yamaha XV920 Custom
I first came across JTEC MOTO after the Los Angeles-based shop produced a particularly cool one-off Ducati 900SS cafe build. Though the small outfit has worked with a wide range of donors, it seems to have of proclivity for V-Twin-powered projects in addition to a serious knack for creating some pretty stellar one-off subframes. Recently an XV920-based cafe build the …
1988 Honda Gyro UP
Post Sale Update: The seller lowered the BIN to $1,700, and that’s the number it sold at! I’ve featured several examples of Honda’s quirky 3-wheeler called the GYRO (which is apparently an acronym for “Great Your Recreation Original.”) The US only got one of the versions, a “S” model that was focused on just carrying a rider around. But Japan …
“The Grey Mare” by Dromos Motorworks – 1975 Honda CB550 Custom
Dromos Motorworks originally built this one-off cafe racer – entitled “The Grey Mare” – with the intentions of utilizing the CB project to attract future clients and generally garner some hype within the industry. According to the shop, the build’s aim was to create a cafe-racer that, in its own words, “didn’t look like all the other cookie-cutter racers”, and …