Post Sale Update: This little Benelli sold for $2,550 after 12 bids on eBay. Between 1968 and 1973, Benelli offered a series of bikes called the Sport Special. They were offered in 125cc and 250cc version – 70% of which were the smaller displacement. In 1974, the Sport Special was replaced by the 2C.
Motorsport Livery – 1980 BMW R100 Custom
Post Sale Update: After being relisted a couple of times, this BMW custom sold for a BIN of $12,000. Post Listing Update: This custom BMW did not meet reserve with 33 bids up to $9,100. It’s been relisted here on eBay. The original owner of this bike put 50,000 miles on it as a commuter, and then it got (depending …
Trophy Winner – 1962 Triumph Bonneville
Post Sale Update: This Bonneville sold for $22,000 after 43 bids on eBay. Over the last year, this ’62 Bonnie has been restored to “concours quality.” It just placed third in the masters class of the 34th annual Battle of the Brits show in Michigan.
1978 Kawasaki Z1-R
Post Sale Update: After 16 bids on eBay, this Z1-R sold for $11,099. Wayne Moulton has had quite a career in the motorcycling industry, including roles as President for Triumph Motorcycles America and Vetter Fairings, as well as Vice President of Kawasaki. He was known for a philosophy that “a popular motorcycle can have four different variations – a standard, …
Rare Pair – 2x 1999 Yamaha R7
Post Listing Updates: Both bikes were pulled off of eBay because they had an “error in the listing.” Yamaha released just 500 examples of the homologation special R7 (also known was the OWO2). Only 31 of them were sold through US dealers, while another three were imported directly by Yamaha’s US division. Someone in Southern California has two example – …
1987 Honda NSR250R MC16
Honda NSR250R is a legendary two-stroke race replica – and it all starts with the MC16 generation from 1987. Honda sold 18,798 examples of this instant success and production would continue on until 1996.
1954 MV Agusta TR 125
Long before MV Agusta began building the super bikes that make me think of writing bad checks or mortgaging my house they built high grade small motorcycles. Lots of them for the post war Italian market. In the late 1940s they decided to build a four stroke motor and to go racing. The result was a world championship in the …
2005 MZ 1000S
Post Sale Update: This MZ sold for the BIN of $4,499. Someone in Latrobe, Pennsylvania apparently loves the MZ 1000S, as just 30 were imported to the US and this is the second he/she has had for sale recently (here’s the first). The 1000S was MZ’s first superbike, built after a Malaysian group took over the company in 1996 and …
1977 MV Agusta 800SS
Also known as the Super America, the MV Agusta 800SS was a modified version of the America that was sold just in Germany by the importer Hansen. They added mag wheels, a rear disc brake, and optional Magni pipes to create this rare find. This example stands out as the original owner was Max Moritz, the famous name behind the …
1 of 300 – 2005 MV Agusta F4 1000 Tamburini
When MV Agusta released the F4 1000 in 2005, they released two limited edition models along side the regular “S” bike. One was the AGO – the first 300 models built. The other was the Tamburini, a $42,695 sculpture named for the iconic designer who called this “My dream. My bike.” 300 were produced, 59 of which were imported to …
1979 Honda CBX
In 1978, Honda came out with their first production 6-cylinder bike, the CBX 1000. They had previously built 6 cylinder RC-series racing bikes, competing very successfully in the 60’s in the hands of racers like Mike Hailwood in GP racing and at the Isle of Man.
Black Bomber – 1967 Honda CB450
Post-Sale Update: This Black Bomber sold for $6,600 after 19 bids on eBay. The CB450 was Honda’s first “large displacement” bike, and it ended up becoming one of the most important Japanese motorcycles of all time. It was also quite upsetting to the British motorcycle industry, and they were put on the defensive by the Black Bomber. According to Motorcycle …
1963 Moto Guzzi Stornello Sport
In 1960 Moto Guzzi set out to re establish itself in the most profitable Italian market segment by introducing the 125 CC Stornello. Using a brand new four stroke pushrod single, the Stornello made an instant impact in the eighth liter class of Italian bikes. In 1961 Guzzi added inclined valves and a hemispherical combustion chamber (yes, it’s a hemi) …
Street Legal MotoGP Replica – 2016 Honda RC213V-S
View Post1963 Velocette Venom
Between 1955 and 1970, Velocette built 5,721 examples of the Venom. A factory-prepped Venom set a world record for being the first bike ever to average over 100 miles per hour in a 24 hour period. Here’s a 53 year old example that spent 30 years on display in a previous owner’s living room.