When it comes to 70s Japanese trials bikes, the Yamaha TY250 was much more popular than Suzuki’s competitor, which makes this collection of Exactas a pleasantly surprising find.
Cleans Up Nice – 1975 Honda TL125
Post Sale Update: This TL sold for $3,500 after 23 bids on eBay. Impressively, this Honda has not been restored, it’s just had a ‘major detailing’. The seller says you’d be hard pressed to find a TL125 in this condition, and he/she is probably right.
Rare Trials Project – 1983 Can-Am CMT 310
View Post1981 Can-Am MX-6B
The Can-Am MX line was once an impressive series of motorcycles – in 1974 they swept the podium at the 250cc AMA National Championship. But over time they struggled to keep up with the Japanese, famously leading to the MX-3 “Black Widow” and eventually on to the MX-6 before things fell apart and Bombardier moved production to England. So it’s …
1 of 250 – 2014 Gas Gas ECR Factory 30 Aniversario
View PostRare Swedish MX – 1974 Monark 125 GS
Monark was a Swedish motorcycle company that was established in 1908 and then merged into another company in 1961. They no longer make motorcycles, but they had some off-road competition success, including the 500cc World Championship in 1959. In 1970, the company released their first 125 motocross bike, which was available in a few variants – MX, T, and ISDT. …
Speedbrain Kit – 2010 BMW G450X
Post Sale Update: This well-documented and well-modified G450X sold for $3,850 after 29 bids on eBay. Based out of Germany, Speedbrain has made a name for themselves with worldwide privateer racing efforts since 2006 (including multiple stage wins in the Dakar Rally). A lot of their work has been with the BMW G450X, and as such they’ve released a kit …
1975 OSSA Phantom GP1
In response to Honda’s instant-classic Elsinore, OSSA released the 250cc Phantom, which weighed just 198 pounds.
2010 KTM Six Days 450 XC-W
This slick KTM has been converted with a removable rally setup and a whole bunch of choice modifications. The seller calls it the ‘ultimate do-it-all bike’, and it’s not hard to see why.
1971 BSA B50MX
The BSA B50 was produced in 3 different variants – the SS (Street Scrambler), T (Victor Trail), and the MX (Motocross) that you see in front of you today. Designed to compete off-road, the MX was built between ’71 and ’73, though some were also rebadged and offered as the Triumph TR5MX after BSA went out of business.
1989 Kawasaki KD80X
A rare minibike, the Kawi KD80X that is normally hard to find in good shape nowadays because most were beat up as play bikes. The seller of this example has had two bikes – one went to the Moto Armory museum, and the other can now be yours.
Sammy Miller Replica – 1978 Bultaco Sherpa T 350
In 1964, Bultaco introduced their iconic trials bike, the Sherpa. For the first 8 years, only a 250 was offered, though in ’72 they introduced a 326cc engine and called that the 350.
Fox Replica – 1977 Suzuki RM125
View PostRestored – 1986 Can-Am ASE 250
Introduced in 1984, the ASE (Aircooled Single Shock Enduro) was the imaginatively-named results of an agreement between Can-Am and Armstrong/CCM for the latter to build Can-Am’s in England. It did not sell well.
Highly Original – 1977 SWM RS 250 GS
Post Listing Update: This SWM did not sell at the BIN of $5,100. Possibly the best name in motorcycling history is Speedy Working Motors – and they’re back (though who knows if they’ll ever make it to the US). Until then, you can get a taste of their old enduros with this SWM RS 250 GS.