6-26-2024 Update: 11 years later (!), it looks like this bike is up for sale again. It actually sold on Bring a Trailer in April for $10,000 and now it’s up at a dealer for roughly 50% more. It currently has 1,280 kilometers (795 miles) and ti’s sold on an off-road title. I have to admit that there’s part of …
Race Report – The Honda Grom Prix, Part 1
View PostIn Australia – 1985 Ducati TT1
Ducati’s TT1 was a 748cc race bike based on the iconic TT2 (600cc), a bike that won multiple world championships. The TT1 ultimately wouldn’t be as successful as its predecessor, but the 750 was nonetheless a solid racer that would lead to a street-legal variant we know as the F1 750. This example is not one of the original (50-60 …
No Reserve For Solly Mervis – 2023 Honda NSF100R
As I noted when sharing a recent press release from Kramer, over at Iconic Motorbikes we currently support two young American motorcycle road racers: Kensei Matsudaira and Solomon Mervis. This week we are donating one of our Honda NSF100Rs to Solly – we’re auctioning it off with no reserve and we’ll be giving him the amount of the winning bid!
2008 KTM 690 Rally Factory Replica
For KTM fans, the letters RFR are something special. They stand for Rally Factory Replica, and they designate bikes that compete in legendary races all around the world.
1999 Aprilia RS250 with SXV450 Engine
Reminisicent of Super Single racers from back in the day, this Aprilia RS250 is actually powered by the 450cc parallel-twin V-Twin engine from Aprilia’s SXV450.
1994 Yamaha TZ125 with Yamaha WR250 Engine
Yamaha’s TZ125 production road racer was offered between 1980 and 2010 – Yoshiaki Kato won the All Japan 125cc Championship on one in 1993. It utilized a 2-stroke 124cc single cylinder engine paired with a 6-speed transmission, but that doesn’t matter in this case as today’s example utilizes the 4-stroke 250 out of a Yamaha WR250X supermoto!
Kawasaki 175 Racebike by Highwayman
I’ve been spamming you guys with updates on my CB160 race bike, so here’s something related – a lovely 175 2-stroke road racer built and campaigned by Highwayman Bikes which is well set up for AHRMA GP200 and GP250!
Well-Modified – 2015 Honda NSF250R
2011 marked the end of two-stroke world championships – the next year, Moto3 moved to four-strokes, and Honda’s first factory effort was the NSF250R. Over on Iconic we’ve got one of the nicest-modified examples I’ve seen in a very long time.
1977 Benelli 900 Sei Race Bike
I have a policy here that I only share bikes with public asking prices, but the photos of this bike with the bodywork off are worth breaking my rule for.
2024 Aprilia Trofeo 660
Aprilia’s slogan is “Be A Racer”, and they’ve shown over the years that it’s more than just words. Their RS660 currently competes in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup, and for riders who really want to go crazy at that displacement the Italian firm offers a track-only version of the RS660 called the Trofeo. Aprilia is bringing just 28 examples to the …
2024 KTM RC 8C
When KTM introduced the RC 8C as a 2022 model, the initial run of 100 sold out in 4 minutes and 32 seconds even though people really didn’t know what to expect. The following year KTM offered up 200 examples. People were more familiar with the bike this time around all 200 sold out in 2 minutes and 38 seconds. …
AHRMA Race Bike – 1961 BSA Gold Star 500
Built to compete in AHRMA’s Premier 500 class, this Gold Star is comprised “entirely from new replica parts except for the front forks and rear brake.“
Harley/Aermacchi Sprint Land Speed Racer
Per the seller, this “is the current record holder at El Mirage” though I’m unable to determine exactly which class he’s referring to.
2017 Yamaha SCR950 Super Hooligan
Built by Jeff Palhegyi in 40 hours, this Yamaha SCR950 has been converted to a street tracker after (according to the seller) it was built as a Super Hooligan bike for Ryan Villopoto.