Post Sale Update: This DB6 sold for $14,000 after 15 bids on eBay in Upland, California. The DB6 Delirio was a naked standard with styling unlike any other Bimota. It was powered by Ducati’s dual-spark air-cooled V-Twin, and it was the “cheapest” Bimota in the lineup, though it’s hard to call any bike cheap when the MSRP was over $30,000. …
1994 Suzuki RGV250 Custom
Post Listing Update: This RGV did not meet reserve despite 9 bids up to $11,600 on eBay in Ormond Beach, Florida. 30 years ago, Suzuki built a 250 two-stroke race-replica of its Gamma V-2 racer – good for over 50 horsepower in the narrow power-band. The Suzuki RGV250 was born, and it was impressive. As MCN puts it, “back in …
1976 Laverda SF3
Post Listing Update: This SF3 did not meet reserve despite 24 bids up to $7,753 in Los Alamitos, California on eBay. The final version of Laverda’s SF (Super Freni = Super Brakes) lineup, the SF3 was released in 1976 and very few made it to the US. Changes from the SF2 included a disc rear brake, cast alloy wheels, and …
1982 Honda CBX Custom
Built by Norm Wilding, this restomodded CBX was featured at the 2019 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show. Highlights of the work include a custom frame paired with several components from a 2018 Honda CBR1000RR SP: Ohlins forks and shock, Brembo brakes, and the wheels. It’s also got 6 Keihin FCR33 carbs, Woodcraft clipons, MotoGadget M-unit electrics, and a GPS speedo. Nathan and …
1998 Yamaha R1
Post Sale Update: This R1 sold for $10,914 in Houston, Texas on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. In my mind, there are three defining sportbikes of the 1990s – the Honda CBR900RR, the Ducati 916, and the Yamaha R1. Over on the auction site we’ve got a beautiful first-year example of the last option.
JDM Import – 1990 Honda GB500
Post Sale Update: This GB sold for $3,050 after 10 bids on eBay in Torrance, California. The GB500 is a frequent feature here on Bike-urious, but this one stands out as it’s a Japanese import in the purple color that wasn’t available in the US.
198x NMR Honda Super Monkey
Post Sale Update: This NMR Super Monkey sold for $4,387 in Santa Monica, California on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. Over on the auction site, we’re handling an estate sale for someone who was clearly into small-displacement Japanese machines. There’s a lot of two-stroke repli-racers, but my favorite of the group is something I had never heard of before. Meet the Super …
Comes With a History Lesson – 1991 Husqvarna WMX600
Post Listing Update: This WMX did not meet reserve despite 10 bids up to $3,001.99 on eBay in San Jose, California. The bodywork says WXE610, but the seller notes that this is actually a WMX600. Either way, it’s an interesting machine from the end of Husky’s run in Sweden, and the seller’s includes a great recap of 80s Husqvarna in …
#249/500 – 2017 Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario
Post Listing Update: This Panigale did not get any interest at the BIN of $28,000 on eBay. Built to celebrate Ducati’s 90th anniversary, the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario was more than the gorgeous tri-colore paint scheme and gold metal pieces – it also introduced the EVO versions of Ducati’s Traction and Wheelie Control systems.
Trailhopper – 1971 Suzuki MT-50
Also known as the Trailhopper, the Suzuki MT-50 was a mini bike designed to fit in the trunk of your car with swing-in handlebars and a removable front wheel.
5 Classic Ducatis
Someone in Augusta, Kansas is letting go of 5 classic Ducatis, 3 of which have been restored.
1971 Suzuki TS50
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this TS50 sold for a BIN of $2,500 on eBay in Reno, Nevada. Though the model name was TS50, many riders preferred Suzuki’s other name – the Gaucho. Suzuki advertised it by saying it that it was the “only one 50 made that’s a real motorcycle.” Here’s a first-year example that’s said to be …
Still New – 2013 Gas Gas TXT PRO Racing 250
Post Sale Update: This Gas Gas did not meet reserve despite 7 bids up to $3,850, however it was relisted four times and eventually sold for a BIN of $4,850 on eBay in Vernon-Rockville, Connecticut. The 2013 iteration of Gas Gas’ TXT PRO trials bike was available in four displacements: 125, 250, 280, and 300. Here’s a 250 that’s never …
2009 Ducati 1098R Troy Bayliss Replica – 76/500
Post Listing Update: This 1098R Bayliss was pulled off of eBay as the “item is no longer available.” In 2002, Ducati released a Bayliss rep based on the 998S. 7 years later, they did the same (honoring his third and last World Superbike Championship) but with the 1098R, this time limiting production to 150 examples in the US (500 worldwide) …
Trackmaster Frame – 1977 Harley-Davidson XR750
Post Listing Update: This XR750 did not meet reserve despite 19 bids up to $22,200. Tom Berry Sr., was a professional AMA flat track racer who competed between 1970 – 1980. He spent some of that time on this Trackmaster-framed XR750, then the bike was campaigned by Matt George and Rodney Noel before being “placed on display some years ago.”