Post Listing Update: This WMX did not get any interest at the asking price of $2,350. 10-27-2018 Update: Almost 3 years later, this WMX is back up for sale. Find it with slightly better photos and a slightly higher BIN of $2,350 or best offer here on eBay. Built between 1988 and 1991 (and succeeding the MXR), the WMX 250 …
Restored With No Reserve – 1981 Suzuki RM465
Post Sale Update: This RM465 sold for $4,550 after 33 bids on eBay. The RM465 was Suzuki’s first open class MX bike with a single shock – it was the debut of a system that was marketed as the “Full Floater”. A Suzuki ad described it the 465 as “built from the ground up to lead the open class. Winning …
Ending Soon – 1974 Suzuki Exacta
Post Listing Update: This Exacta did not meet reserve despite 27 bids up to $2,800. Suzuki introduced the Exacta (aka the RL250) in 1974, and nowadays it’s considered a solid vintage trials bike (though there were some issues with frames breaking above the swingarm pivot). They were only imported in the US for 1974-1975, and the main difference was an …
Unexpected “Dirt” Bike – 2002 Honda RC51 Custom
The Canadian owner of this creation only wants trades, but that won’t stop me from featuring one of the most terrifying two-wheelers I’ve ever seen.
Winter Is Coming – Yeti 129SS-Kitted 2017 Yamaha YZ450F
This kitted winter weapon started out as a 2017 Yamaha YZ450F. The engine was stripped and built back up by Millennium Technologies using a ported head, cams, and 14:1 compression piston from GYTR, as well as a new crank, rod, bearings, etc. According to the seller, more than $4,500 has gone into the engine alone.
Japanese/Swedish – 1979 Yamaha HL500
Post Listing Update: This HL500 did not get any interest at the opening bid of $6,500 or the BIN. The HL500 finds its origins in the brand new XT500 that Yamaha released in 1975. Despite being overweight for enduro, the bike caught the attention of two Swedish motocross legends, Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin. Both of them worked for Yamaha …
For Charity – MXoN Team Puerto Rico’s 2019 Honda CRF450R
Post Sale Update: This Honda sold for $30,100 after 60 bids on eBay. Since 1947, the Motocross of Nations (MXoN) has brought together MX riders from all over the world to compete as country-based teams. There have been 70 contests, and the US has won 22 of them. France won last year, and they’ll try to defend their title on …
1983 Honda ATC70
After the success of the Z50 and the CT70, Honda wanted a bike that they could sell in the winters in the US market. They launched a small trike called the US90 in 1969. The success was immediate, and US beaches became Honda’s trike highways. In 1971, Honda acquired the trademark ATC, “all-terrain cycle”, and gave it to their three-wheelers. …
Restored – 1970 Bultaco El Bandido Mk2
Post Sale Update: This Bultaco sold for $9,000 after 13 bids on eBay…to Bike-urious reader David N! In 1967, Bultaco introduced their first open class bike and gave it one of the best names and logos in the business. It was called the El Bandido (obviously, The Bandit), and it was available in scrambles and MX variants. The Mark 2 …
“Christmas Special” – 1986 Honda Z50RD
Post Sale Update: This Christmas Special sold for $5,400 after 45 bids on eBay. Considered by some as the ultimate Honda Z50, the “Christmas Special” was a limited edition that officially had the model name of “Z50RD” – the D was for “Dealer”. Honda gave two examples to each of their top dealers, though some called it the “Chrome Edition” …
1973 Penton Mudlark
John Penton had a hell of a career, but no one’s perfect. One of his rare flops from his self-titled manufacturing firm was the Mudlark. Originally designed as a trials bike, it was called the “Penton Trials” when it was released. Almost immediately, it was met with poor reviews.
1973 Honda CR250 Elsinore
Post Sale Update: This Elsinore sold for $5,000 after 46 bids on eBay. This Honda CR250 Elsinore is a first-year model of Honda’s first serious dirt bike. It’s historically significant as it was the first serious dirt bike to come straight from an OEM – other bikes required serious modifications from the factory floor.
3 Beautiful Bultacos
A seller outside of Denver has a trio of Bultacos that he’s looking to sell as a set – plus he’s throwing in a dealership sign, too!
1977 Yamaha TT500
Yamaha’s introduction of the DT-1 in 1968 was a huge success, but the manufacturer anticipated that upcoming environmental regulations were going to make two-stroke engines difficult to continue production with. They looked into four-stroke motors, and a project of theirs that started in 1971 led to the development of a 500cc thumper that became the TT500, which was released in …
On Any Sunday – 1974 Honda CR250M Elsinore
Post Listing Update: This Elsinore did not meet reserve despite 15 bids up to $6,088.91. In the beginning of the ’70s, road bikes were starting to commonly adopt 4 stroke engines, but off-roaders were sticking to 2 strokes. Though the Japanese manufacturers had a lot of success in America with small off-road bikes, Honda struggled to a competitive off road …