One of the true giant-killers in motorcycling history, the Yamaha RD400C was given plenty of praise by reviewers when it first came out. It had plenty of power, it didn’t weigh much, you could handle it with relative confidence, and even the brakes were decent. All that, and the price wasn’t bad either. Nearly 40 years later, expectations have changed …
Pork Torque – Hormel Black Label Bacon Motorcycle
Last week I featured a diesel-powered Royal Enfield Bullet, and I have to admit, I’ve bit on a little bit of a diesel kick ever since. Giant torque and mpg figures can’t be wrong, can they? No, they can’t – especially when they’re powered by bacon!
Unassuming – 2007 Kawasaki Ninja with Yamaha RZ350 Engine
File this under ‘things I never thought I’d see’, but reader Zack B. has found someone selling their Kawasaki Ninja 250 that’s had the two-stroke engine from a RZ350 swapped in! The work looks great – with the exception of the modified DG pipes, I don’t think anyone would notice (at least at first glance) that this isn’t a stock …
Baby RC45 – 1996 Honda NC35
Post Sale Update: This NC35 sold for the BIN of $9,500. The RC45 is a bike of legend, but it’s also out of the financial reach of most motorcycle enthusiasts. That’s why I’m excited to feature the RC45’s baby brother, the Honda NC35. Only officially sold in Japan, grey market imports occasionally made it out the UK and rarely made …
Brand New – 2006 Bimota SB8K Santa Monica
8-17 Update: This Bimota SB8K Santa Monica has been relisted with a discount of just under $10k. Find it for sale now for “just” $26,500 or best offer here on eBay. I’ve had a weird run of “Brand New” bikes – motorcycles that haven’t been titled or ridden yet. After the Harley-Davidson MX250 and the Ducati 900S2, today we’ve got …
Great Deal – 2013 Suzuki V-Strom 650 with Sidecar
I sometimes wonder if I’m best serving you by showing you incredible bikes with giant pricetags, or more mundane bikes that are great buys. I still don’t know what the correct answer is, so for now you’re stuck getting a little bit of both. Here’s one of the latter – a Suzuki V-Strom 650 with matching DMC M72D Sidecar. The …
1998 Moto Guzzi Centauro
Designed for the 75th anniversary of the MG factory, the Moto Guzzi Centauro was a limited production model (just 1918 ever built) that was a sporty variant of the classic Italian cruiser with very distinctive bodywork, made out of bodywork that the factory advertised for some reason as 100% recyclable.
“Bike” Review – Morgan 3 Wheeler
First things first: If you’ve been reading Bike-urious for a while, you’ll know that this is my first vehicle review (and also the most I’ve used the word “first” in a sentence). I apologize in advance – this probably won’t be what you expect from a review, as I don’t have a big budget or fancy equipment. I just have …
1979 Moto Guzzi 1000SP Spada
One of the better touring bikes in its day, the Moto Guzzi 1000SP Spada typically falls under the radar of some of the more classic Guzzi names. Then again, every once in a while a guy like George Dockray gets his hands on one and then turns it into an absolute beauty.
1975 Rickman Honda CR750
The Rickman brothers made a name for themselves by building incredible frames to put (usually) Triumph motors in, but in the 70s they also expanded to building frames for Japanese bikes like the Kawasaki Z1 and the Honda CB750. This is one of the latter, which can be summarized from a quote from the Rickman brothers themselves:
1975 BMW R90S Turbo
Quick – what looks like a BMW R100RS but is actually powered by a turbocharged R90S engine that’s been bored out to 1050cc? This bike! This bike has 160,000 miles – unclear how many were with the turbo on, but it’s at least 40,000. The bike has sat for a while, so it starts but runs rough. It’ll need some …
1992 Yamaha YSR50
The Yamaha YSR50 was the most common of the rare 50cc sportbikes that came from Japan in the late 80s and early 90s. An instant classic, the YSR50 was always street legal, but is now primarily used in spec racing.
1975 Norton Commando 920
Despite saying just yesterday that I try to avoid featuring projects, I’m going to do it again with this interesting Norton Commando “920”. Oops.
1968 Benelli Mojave 360
The Benelli Mojave 360 was a scrambler/enduro that was inspired by the dirtbikes of Rickman…yet were available from the department store Montgomery Ward’s.
1998 Honda CBR600 F3 Smokin’ Joe’s Replica
One of my favorite liveries of all time is the Marlboro McLaren F1s of the early 90s – probably in part due to my obsession with Ayrton Senna. Nowadays, a livery featuring a tobacco company is pretty much out of the question. I don’t even smoke, but I have a soft spot for the cigarette liveries that we will never …