Post Listing Update: This Zero did not meet reserve with 2 bids up to $18,000 on eBay in Los Angeles, California. Zero Engineering was founded in Japan in 1992 but they established a US subsidiary in Vegas and started selling some of their limited production choppers to Americans starting in 2008. They currently offer four models, and the Type 9 …
2001 Harley-Davidson FXDP Dyna Defender
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this Defender sold for a $11,000 Buy-It-Now on eBay in Sacramento, California. When people think of Harley police bikes, the Dyna platform doesn’t usually spring to mind. Yet between 2001-2004, Harley sold a police-issue Dyna (called the FXDP Dyna Defender) that did not get much love, making it a cool and rare find now.
1980 Honda CB650
Post Listing Update: The seller lowered his asking price to $4,200 but it didn’t get any action on eBay at that number. The CB650 was introduced in 1979, and the following year it got a fairly dramatic restyle with much rounder edges. The motor was Honda’s last SOHC air-cooled inline four design, a 627cc powerplant that produced 63 horsepower and …
Ex-MotoGP – 2003 Ducati GP3
View PostPedrosa Edition – 2015 Honda CBR1000SP
Post Listing Update: This CBR did not get any action at the BIN of $18,995 on eBay. In 2014, Honda introduced a SP version of their 1000cc superbike, upgraded with Brembo brakes, some minor engine modifications, and Ohlins suspension. That year, they also won the Rider, Constructor, and Team Championships in MotoGP. To celebrate, they offered up two “Champions Edition” …
1958 Bobcat Golf Scooter
Post Sale Update: sold for $12,200 after 38 bids on eBay in Chicago, Illinois. The overlap of people who are passionate about golf and motorcycles isn’t particularly large, but this beautiful scooter could unite the two fronts! Built by the Bobcat company of Wheeling, Illinois, this was designed to let people “play more golf, better golf, more relaxing golf.” Amusingly, …
1974 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport
Post Sale Update: sold for $10,625 after 27 bids on eBay in Seattle, Washington. My favorite Guzzi, the Moto Guzzi V7 Sport is still one of the most famous Guzzis ever made (and it’s a bike that I have trouble not featuring if I find one for sale). After years of bikes like as the Ambassador and the Eldorado, the …
No Reserve – 2000 Aprilia RS50
Post Sale Update: This RS50 sold for $2,950 including buyer’s fee after 4 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Santa Monica, California. In my review of the Aprilia RS660, I mentioned that we had a rare-in-the-US RS50 over at Iconic. Well, it’s now running and up for sale on our auction site!
“The Nickel Peeper” – 1950s Triumph Bonneville Custom
Over on the auction site we’ve got a fun custom built by Choppahead Kustom Cycles called “The Nickel Peeper”.
No Reserve – 1971 Honda SL175
Post Sale Update: This SL175 sold for $6,753 after 43 bids on eBay in Mentor, Ohio. Built between 1970 and 1972, the SL was a street scrambler available in displacements from 70 to 350cc – though the styling was popular and has inspired a few larger customs like this “SL450” and this “SL750“
175cc – 1973 Bultaco Pursang 125
Post Sale Update: After being relisted a couple of times, this Pursang sold for $5,145 after 26 bids on eBay. Post Listing Update: This Pursang did not meet reserve despite 10 bids up to $3,300 on eBay in Tucson, Arizona. Originally formed in 1959, Bultaco was formed primarily by former employees of the Montesa racing department. With time, Bultaco became …
Bike Review – 2020 KTM Duke 200
View PostTwo Owners – 1993 BMW R100GS
Adorned in the less common Mystic Red paint job, this R100GS has had just two owners. Will you be the third?
1975 Suzuki GT750
Post Sale Update: This GT750 sold for the opening bid of $8,500 on eBay in Birmingham, Alabama. Affectionately known as the Water Buffalo, the GT750 was introduced as competition to big bikes of the day like the Honda CB750 and Triumph Bonneville. For many American riders, this was the first Suzuki that captured their attention.
Granada Red – 1968 BMW R60/2 US
Post Listing Update: This BMW did not meet reserve despite 30 bids up to $13,600 on eBay in Chicago, Illinois. 1968 was one of the two years that BMW offered a telescopic fork variant of their /2 for the US market with the R50, R60, and R69. The models were referred to as the R50US, R60US, and R69US. Here’s one …