Post-Listing Update: This Triumph was pulled off of eBay as the bike is no longer available – looks like it’s been consigned to Mecum for the upcoming auction in Chicago. Bud Ekins built 3 silver Triumph Trophy 500s for Arthur Fonzarelli’s character in the show Happy Days – when filming ended Bud kept the last remaining example for himself. There’s …
1983 Laverda RGS 1000
Post Sale Update: This Laverda RGS sold for $11,601 after 6 bids on eBay. A true sport tourer, the Laverda RGS one of the last manifestations of the big triple, though it was much tamer than the beloved Jota unit thanks to different crankshaft timing and rubber engine mounts. Some felt that the engine lost a bit of character in …
Turbo Tourer – 1985 BMW K100RT
Now you can tell people the “T” in RT stands for Turbo. Unfortunately, this bike needs a new clutch – but the asking price is less than what the turbo must have cost to put on, so I’m thinking this is an excellent winter project for someone in New England.
Signed By Penton – 1978 KTM 400
KTM started as a workshop in 1934, named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen. Kraftfahrzeuge roughly translates to Motor Vehicles, Trunkenpolz was the last name of the founder, and Mattighofen is the town where the manufacturing plant was located. In 1953, Ernst Kronreif bought into the firm – the K was renamed after his last name, and KTM introduced their first production bike …
1955 Moto Rumi Junior Corsa
Post-Listing Update: Unfortunately, this Moto Rumi was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. I’ve featured some Moto Rumi scooters before, but this Junior Corsa is a first on Bike-urious. As a reminder, Moto Rumi decided to build small motorbikes in Italy after World War II to provide transportation for the masses, and they built everything around a 125cc …
Guzzino – 1950 Moto Guzzi Motoleggera
2-8 Update: I featured this bike only a month ago, but it’s back up for sale and with bidding just $350 shy of the BIN price, I expect this Guzzino will be selling in the next day or two. Thanks to Rob B for bringing it back to my attention. Find this little Guzzi for sale with bidding up to …
Who Needs a Budget? 1998 Bimota SB6-R
The SB6 was Bimota’s best selling bike – the R was even cooler thanks to upgraded specifications. The seller says this bike has had $65,000 invested into it, $35,000 of which was presumably the crazy-expensive original MSRP of this motorcycle when it was sold.
46 Years of Hondas
A seller is offering Hondas built between 1959 and 2005 – including standards, cruisers, and dirt bikes. My pick of the litter? The 1988 Honda NX250 in rare factory red.
Factory Racer – 2001 Aprilia RSW 250
Post Listing Update: This RSW is incredibly cool, but apparently not $65,000 cool. It did not get any action at that BIN number. Plenty of riders are familiar with the Aprilia RS250, what some consider to be the best 250 street bike you can get. But Aprilia also offered the RSV/RSW250, the true factory race bike designed to compete in …
New In Crate – 2006 Triumph Bonneville Multi-Union
British designer Paul Smith is known for his style of ‘classics with a twist’, which is what made him a fitting choice for a partnership in 2005 when Triumph asked him to take their classic Bonneville…and add a twist. He responded with 9 different one-off designs which were for sale through Smith’s shops. While I don’t care for any of …
In England – 1982 Honda CB750 Custom
Billy Mackenzie is a professional MX racer in England that has completed his first custom build, starting with a Honda CB750. He says he was inspired by the CB custom built by Hookie Co, and he calls this build X-Axis because of the horizontal and parallel lines of the design. What’s your verdict?
Rotary Tourer In England – 1989 Norton Commander
There’s a lot of cool stuff going on with the Norton Commander – just 253 examples were built, it uses a Wankel rotary engine, it’s got some Yamaha parts in it…and it just looks so delightfully 80s!
1975 Reliant Robin
2-6 Update: About 16 months later, this Robin is back up for sale but it’s now on eBay with more information and pictures (plus you can watch the Top Gear bit again). This example (VIN:9519203V) has 74,600 miles and because it’s now on eBay instead of at Mecum, we know what the asking price is – find it in Anaheim, …
“Monster Killer” – 2004 Benelli TnT 1130
TnT stands for Tornado Nuda Tre, which should give you a few ideas about this bike. It’s naked, it’s fast, and it’s powered by an awesome triple engine. If you’re a patient rider, you’ll be rewarded by what MCN called “one of the best ever incarnations of the naked motorcycle.”
Preserved Survivor – 1984 Honda XL350R
In 1985, Cycle World called Honda’s XL350R the best dual-purpose bike of the year, noting that riding most dualies ‘is a lot like going shopping with your grandmother: It’s all right as long as no one see you…while the owner of an XL350R might not have the fastest, most expensive, or most prestigious bike on his block, there’s a good …