Produced for just one year, the Honda CB1000C Custom was notable for the TRAC anti-dive system and dual-range transmission (a sub-transmission that let you choose high or low for any given gear, even if people only really used it to act as a sixth gear/overdrive).
1991 BMW K75S Custom
I’m a big fan of the K75, especially as a platform for custom bikes. My current favorite would have to be the Renard Speed Shop build, which made me instantly regret selling my K75C as soon as I first saw it. Here’s another custom that I’m on the fence about…what do you think?
1967 Gilera 106 Super Sport
This lovely little Italian is a fantastic rider that’s not cosmetically perfect – meaning you won’t mind riding it and possibly getting it dirty!
Needs Some Work – 1959 Yamaguchi Auto-Pet
Post Sale Update: This Yamaguchi sold for $1,250 after 2 bids on eBay. Yamaguchi used to crank out a whole bunch of 2-wheelers based around a 49cc engine, though eventually they went out of business and Hodaka took over. Here’s one of their tiny bikes – an Auto-Pet.
Dron Mk. I Concept Bike – Buell S1 White Lightning
View Post1975 Ducati 860GT Custom
This 860GT custom is being offered on consignment by Moto Borgotaro, who performed a cosmetic restoration in 2011. Since that work was done, the bike has had just 1,000 miles put on it (for a total of 3,259 miles).
La Poderosa – 2004 Triumph Bonneville Custom
View PostParis Dakar or Bumble Bee? BMW R100GSes
Black and yellow or red and white? Here are two nice examples of the legendary enduro bike for similar prices and with similar equipment. What would you pick?
5,234 Miles – 1986 Suzuki GSX-R 1100
Here’s a first year example of Suzuki’s legendary superbike with just under 5,300 miles that’s being offered with no reserve.
1 Owner – 1974 Ducati 750SS Green Frame
View Post1975 Kawasaki S3
Post-Sale Update: After 20 bids on eBay, this S3 sold for $4,350. After Kawi had firmly established the ‘widowmaker’ reputation of the H1 and H2, one might have expected that the smaller displacement variants (S1-S3) would also be similarly hairy. But the S3 was designed to be a better street bike, with slightly lower peak power (42 vs the 45 …
Benelli Made – 1968 Wards Riverside 250
Post-Sale Update: After 22 bids on eBay, this bike sold for $2,828.28. Between ’59 and ’69, Montgomery Ward sold Benelli motorcycles under the ‘Wards Riverside’ name. If you bought one, you’d get the bike delivered in a crate, and then have to assemble it yourself. Here’s an pretty example of the 250cc model.
1997 Ducati 916
The 916 probably needs no introduction, but I’ll leave it to Visor Down to summarize how amazing this bike was: EVERY once in a while a true classic comes along: James Joyce’s Ulysses, The Beatles’ Revolver, Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. Greats one-and-all, to be seen, owned or understood by the discerning and devoted. To the list of timeless classics, we can …
1957 Zundapp Super Sabre
Post-Sale Update: After being relisted, this Super Sabre sold for $2,155. I’m surprisingly pleased with the refreshing honesty of this seller, who notes that he “purchased this motorcycle with the intent of resale for profit, and no other plans.” It’s now up for sale with no reserve, so he’s putting his money where his mouth is!
1978 Yamaha SR500
Every time I see one of the “new” Yamaha SR400s, it makes me long for seat time on the original. If you’re the same way, here’s your chance to snap up the 550th SR500 ever built.