Post Sale Update: sold for $8,500 after 50 bids on eBay in Roanoke, Virginia. The RM500 was Suzuki’s big open class 2 stroker, and while it wasn’t much faster than the 465, the revised Full Floater suspension was a bit of a revelation.
1966 Cheney Triumph 500
Over on the auction site we’ve got a beautiful Cheney-framed Triumph that the seller describes as a “real race machine that could also win a beauty contest.”
Restored – 1984 KTM 495 MX
9-7-20 Update: 5 months later, this MX is back up for sale with an unmet starting bid of $5,750 here on eBay. Available as the MX or MXC (motocross or cross-country off-roader), the KTM 495 was an absurdly fast Open class dirt bike – Rod Bush apparently took a re-geared example up to 123.75 miles per hour on El Mirage …
750cc – 1974 Rickman Metisse
Earlier this month, the National Hare and Hound Championship added a class called the Hooligan Open presented by Scrambler Ducati – it’s for “750cc and above off-road-forward street motorcycles” and “embraces the classic “On Any Sunday” pure joy of riding and racing a motorcycle.” For context, Ducati’s obviously competing with a Scrambler Desert Sled, while KTM has brought out a …
Power-Dyne Vehicles – 1975 PDV Gringo 250
8-22-2020 Update: A year later, this Gringo is up for sale somewhere between the previous BIN and the untouched opening bid – find it for sale with an asking price of $7,500 here on VFT. Post Listing Update: This custom RT did not get any interest at the opening bid of $3,500 on eBay. 4-9-2019 Update: 7 months later, the …
New In Crate – 2x 1999 Honda Z50RX
8-18-20 Update: This pair of Z50s has been traveling! They originally sold at Mecum Las Vegas for $13,200 at the beginning of 2020, then traded hands on eBay for $16,700 just a few weeks later in February. Now they’re up on eBay again in Indiana with an asking price of approximately $18,900! The story continues…you can find the new listing …
1967 Rokon Trailbreaker
Post Sale Update: This Rokon sold for $3,700 after 11 bids on eBay Rokon was founded in the early 60s with the intent of developing a “moto-tractor” that featured two wheel drive. This task was achieved with a combination of shaft, chain, and belt drives, and it enabled riders to go nearly anywhere – as long as they weren’t in …
1999 Maico 500 Cross
Post Sale Update: This Maico sold for $6,100 after 14 bids on eBay…but it was then relisted. Bidding got up to $4,855 and the reserve was not met, so it was relisted one more time where it sold for a BIN of $6,500. After Maico’s disastrous results with the Corte & Cosso monoshock designs of their 1982 bikes, they quickly …
5 Classic Ducatis
Someone in Augusta, Kansas is letting go of 5 classic Ducatis, 3 of which have been restored.
Still New – 2013 Gas Gas TXT PRO Racing 250
Post Sale Update: This Gas Gas did not meet reserve despite 7 bids up to $3,850, however it was relisted four times and eventually sold for a BIN of $4,850 on eBay in Vernon-Rockville, Connecticut. The 2013 iteration of Gas Gas’ TXT PRO trials bike was available in four displacements: 125, 250, 280, and 300. Here’s a 250 that’s never …
1975 Yamaha MX125B
Post Sale Update: This MX125 sold for $2,855 after 15 bids on eBay in Scottsdale, Arizona. While Honda was breaking sales records with the 1974 CR125M, Yamaha was competing with their two-stroke MX125.
New in Box – 1974 Indian MT5A
Post Sale Update: This MT5A sold for the BIN of $12,500 on eBay in Webster, New York. I featured one of these a couple of months ago that had been with the seller for decades, and was impressed when it sold for $6,500. They rarely come up for sale, and I figured it was the nicest example I’d see for …
No Reserve – 1972 Husqvarna 450 Desert Master
Post Sale Update: This Desert Master sold for $5,500 after 25 bids on eBay in Granada Hills, California. Introduced along side the 450 CR and WR, the Desert Master was a rare sales flop from Husqvarna in the early 70s – that makes them hard to find today.
Zero Miles – 2003 Cannondale X440
Post Listing Update: This Cannondale did not get any action at the BIN of $4,800 on eBay. The Cannondale X440 was the swansong of Cannondale motorcycles, a subsidiary of the well-known American bicycling company. In the late 90s, Cannondale tried to move into motorsports, with an off-road bike and an ATV. Long story short, it was a disaster. $80 million …
Never Ridden – 1978 Yamaha YZ80
Post Sale Update: This YZ80 sold for $9,551 after 49 bids on eBay in Chicago, Illinois. Last week I featured a FZR1000 from a seller I trust in Chicago, and he let me know that he was about to list a couple of never ridden 70s Yamahas. Looks like they’re live now, and we start with a YZ80.