The Honda VTR250 was only sold in the US for three years. Despite the simple nature – a liquid cooled 250cc engine with a six-speed transmission and an inboard front disc, it’s become quite the cult bike for fans of small-displacement motors.
2004 BMW R1150R Rockster Edition 80
The BMW Rockster was an interesting variant on their naked bike of the time, the R1150R. The Rockster was BMW’s take on a streetfighter of sorts, made by pulling together the headlight from a R1150GS, gauges from the R1100S, and throwing them onto the R1150R with a distinctive paint job.
1969 Suzuki AS50
In Suzuki’s marketing copy for this bike, they said ‘It looks [like] a GP racer because it was designed that way.’ You can be the judge of that, but it was capable of 60 miles per hour while returning 114 miles per gallon thanks to the 5 horsepower 49cc rotary valve two stroke engine.
1981 Moto Guzzi V50 Monza
View Post22 Wheels – Turnkey Honda Race Team
View PostIn Alaska – 1977 Yamaha RD400
Launched in 1976 as the big kahuna of the RD line, the RD400 was known as a hooligan’s bike. Here’s one in “very nice condition” up north in Alaska.
Ex Mr. Daytona – 2006 Yamaha R1 50th Anniversary LE
View Post1972 Hodaka Wombat
Found in the 60s, Hodaka was a joint Japanese/American company that produced about $150k bikes between ’64 and ’78. Some riders believe that Hodaka started the trail bike revolution. Others may disagree with that, but no one can dispute that with names like the Road Toad, Dirt Squirt, Super Rat, and Combat Wombat, Hodaka had some of the best names …
Guess That Bike – Revealed!
There were a few good guesses on yesterday’s “Guess That Bike” through this site and facebook, but the winner was Wynkin de Worde, who used to own a similar bike as his first motorcycle. That led him to the correct guess – a Suzuki M15!
Not Orange – 1984 Laverda RGS
Post Listing Update: This RGS did not meet reserve despite 15 bids up to $8,500. A true sport tourer, the Laverda RGS was one of the last manifestations of the big triple, though it was much tamer than the beloved Jota unit thanks to different crankshaft timing and rubber engine mounts. Some felt that the engine lost a bit of …
Needs Some Work – 1957 TWN Tessy
Here’s a Tessy scooter from ‘the other Triumph’ that the seller calls “well used.”
1970 Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone
Before Guzzi became famous for their venerable V-Twin, they were known for the flat single found in the Airone/Falcone. The Nuovo Falcone was the imaginatively-named successor to the Falcone, produced between ’69 and ’76.
In Italy – 1980 Bimota KB1
View Post1974 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Chopper
Named “The Dude”, this chopper started as a rebuilt shovelhead with about 3k miles on it (it now has an additional 1,000).
In Vietnam – 2000 Minsk Tracker
Reader Russ A has broadened my horizons thanks to this bike, my first feature from Vietnam.