Post Listing Update: this CB sidecar did not meet reserve despite 33 bids up to $2,050 on eBay in Michigan City, Indiana. Per the seller, the story with this sidecar is that “an enlisted man commissioned two of these to be built to bring back to the U.S., hence the painting on the front. So, if the story is true, …
New Auction Bike with No Reserve – 1970 Honda Z50 Mini Trail Project
Post Sale Update: This Z50 sold for $2,750 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. No Reserve auctions are always fun because we’re guaranteed to have a winner. Will it be you this time?
NOS Tank – 1986 Honda Z50RD
Post Sale Update: This Christmas Special sold for $8,017 after 54 bids on eBay in Ararat, North Carolina. 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 …
463 Miles – 1983 Honda XL100S
Post Sale Update: This XL sold for $2,550 after 44 bids on eBay in Woodruff, South Carolina. The XL100 evolved into the XL100S in 1979, and it continued that way until the model was discontinued in 1985. This ’83 model looks to be in good shape and it has just 463 miles.
End of an Era – 1994 Honda CT70
Post Sale Update: This CT70 sold for $3,300 after 36 bids on eBay in Woodruff, South Carolina. Officially, 1994 was the last year of production for the venerable CT70. 4 years later, Honda’s patent would expire and the world was flooded with clones. This example has just 148 miles and the seller claims it’s like new. In his or her …
1967 Bridgestone Surfrider Sportster BS-7D
Post Sale Update: After being relisted several times, this Bridgestone sold for $1,525 after two bids on eBay in Chicago, Illinois. Imported through the Rockford Scooter company, Bridgestone sold a variety of motorcycles in the US, ranging in displacement from 50cc from 350cc. Here’s one of the babies, a 50cc BS7-D, sometimes called the Surfrider Sportster.
1988 Yamaha TDR50
Post Listing Update: This TD50 did not get any interest at the opening bid of $2,495. Never sold in the US, the TDR50 is a mini version of the awesome TDR250…that we sadly didn’t get here, either.
1991 Honda Monkey Baja
Post Sale Update: This Monkey Baja sold for $4,245 after 5 bids on eBay in Luling, Texas. In 1991, Honda released a new variant of the Monkey/Z50R. Called the Baja, it featured rally-style dual headlights in addition to the taillight and turn signals. They were not officially sold in the US, but this example has made its way across the …
1981 Honda Gorilla Z50J Tokyo LTD
Post Sale Update: This Gorilla sold for $2,550 after 21 bids on eBay in Austin, Texas. The nomenclature is pretty straightforward – what’s bigger than a Monkey? A Gorilla! Honda started offering a big brother to the Monkey in 1978, though they’re very difficult to find in the US. This one’s even harder to find, as it’s a limited edition …
1970 Zundapp 100GS ISDT Replica
Post Sale Update: This Zundapp sold for $7,900 after 30 bids on eBay in Quincy, California. In the late 60s, Zundapp was having tremendous success at the ISDT with little bikes that emulated David vs. Goliath as they beat Husky 360s and Triumph 650s. As companies often do, Zundapp released a Replica of their 100GS for the public to enjoy.
Street Legal With Rothman’s Livery – 1991 Honda EZ-9
View PostEnding Soon – 1955 Ducati 98S
Post Sale Update: sold for $6,050 after 24 bids on eBay in Tarzana, California. Ian Falloon called the 98S Ducati’s “first true sporting model”. It debuted at the 1952 Milan Show and it was one of the Italian firms better sellers at the time despite a relatively high price tag.
1965 Honda S90
In the mid/late sixties and early 70’s, Honda was busy. For one, they were developing and releasing arguably one of the most important motorcycles of all time, the CB750. Simultaneously, they were also putting a reliable, well-built engine into a series of purpose-built motorbikes. The single cylinder 90cc engine was the heart of their CL90, CT90, CD90, the iconic C90, …
New Auction Bike – 1983 Honda Motocompo
This is the second yellow Motocompo we’ve had in as many weeks on the auction site – but this one’s got a California plate!
1978 Cosmo Colt
Cosmopolitan Motors of Hatboro, Pennsylvania closed down earlier this decade, but for a while they had claim to the title of America’s oldest motorcycle distributor. Back in their heyday you could stop by and find bikes from a wide range of smaller Italian manufacturers – many Parillas, Benellis, Capriolos, Garellis, Betas, (and more) featured here on Bike-urious were originally sold …