MV Agusta was formed in 1945 by the heirs of Giovanni Agusta in an attempt to save jobs for employees of Agusta Aviation. The company won the first of its more than 30 GP titles in 1953 with a 125cc. Race it on Sunday, Sell it on Monday was the company motto and it worked really well for 25 years. …
1 of 2400 – 1977 Triumph Bonneville Silver Jubilee
Post Listing Update: This Silver Jubilee did not meet reserve despite 30 bids up to $6,500. One of the rarest forms of the Triumph Bonneville, this bike was one of 2,400 produced to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s time at the top. 1,000 went to the US, 1,000 stayed home in the UK, and 400 were built for …
1993 Ducati 888 SPO
Post Sale Update: This 888 SPO sold for $9,600 after 25 bids on eBay. The 888SPO gets less attention than the average limited edition Ducati, but values are starting to go up as riders are appreciating the wonder of a bike that won both the World Superbike and AMA Superbike championships in 1993. Just 390 were built between 1993 and …
Heinrich Tank – 1968 BMW R69S
Post Sale Update: This R69S sold for $15,100 after 13 bids on eBay. If you wanted to avoid gas stations on your classic BMW, then Karl Heinrich was one of very few people you wanted to talk to. He designed a few different sizes ranging from about 8-10 gallons – here’s a 8.2 gallon tank that’s turned a R69S into …
Pantah Project – 1980 Ducati Pantah 500SL
My least favorite phrase when perusing motorcycle listings has to be “ran when parked.” It’s often a dealbreaker but occasionally a bike is still interesting enough that I’ll just look past it and move on…like the case with this Pantah 500SL.
A Legend in Waiting – 1964 Triumph T120 Bonneville
By now, everybody is aware that Motorcyclist Magazine has named the Triumph Street Twin the 2016 Motorcycle of the Year (MOTY). Everybody knows that the boys from Hinckley have built the Street Twin to be a lineal copy of the T120. Back in the day when motorcycles had light switches Triumph powered motorcycles held the World Land Speed record from …
2001 Honda XR650R Supermoto
The seller of this bike has a little trouble taking good photos, but that shouldn’t stop you from taking a closer look at what will be a hell of a fun bike.
1989 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy
Trade-offs suck – especially in the world of motorcycles. If a bike design is too focused on looking good, then it may falter when it comes to performance or reliability. On the flipside, making reliability and performance the only priorities will often leave you with the bike-equivalent of a nice thermos. But what if you could find a thermos that …
1979 Moto Morini 500
Moto Morini is a brand steeped in bike-building history. Features before their time, plenty of racing success, and one of the best names for an Italian brand (Moto Morini sounds good in almost any language, trust me, I tried), they had it all. But like a lot of great marques, they shuttered for reasons outside of their control, were revived …
1973 Triumph Bonneville T140V
Post Listing Update: This T140V was relisted several times but bidding never got higher than $5,655. The second generation of the Bonneville is a cheaper alternative to the T120 generation – people love the classics! Despite the cheaper price nowadays, you’ll get a fifth gear in the transmission, bigger engine, and disc brake up front. Over the years the 140V …
Restored – 1968 BSA Spitfire MKIV Special
Post Listing Update: This Spitfire got no action at the opening bid of $8,500. 1968 was the last year of the “Mark” Spitfires, and just 1,291 of them were built. Improvements over the MkIII included Amal Concentric carbs and a twin leading shoe front brake. Here’s a beautifully restored example that features the Euro market (read: much better looking and …
804 Miles – 2005 Honda RC51
Post Sale Update: This RC51 sold for $10,000 after 49 bids on eBay. Honda’s iconic RC51 was built in two versions – the SP1 and the SP2 (the latter was introduced in 2002). The SP2 was an accumulation of what Honda learned in World Superbike racing – it gained two horsepower and lost some weight in the process, as well. …
Restored SD900 – 1977 Ducati Darmah 900
After the 860GT flopped, Ducati released the sport touring Darmah SD900 – and it was much more successful from a commercial standpoint. Plus it just looks much better, even if that’s a subjective observation. Here’s an example that’s been restored to the impressive standards of Austin Vintage Cycle.
Sitting Since 1983 – 1975 Kawasaki Z1 900
Post Sale Update: This Z1 sold for $12,001.69 after a whopping 114 bids on eBay. Prices for Z1s have been steadily increasing, which is why I’m no longer surprised when I see bidding approaching $10k for a one-owner example that hasn’t been registered in over 30 years.
1984 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts
Here is a 1984 Yamaha RZ350. One of the last two-strokes available in the US (other than pure dirt bikes). Yamaha put out a special Kenny Roberts Edition, with the bumblebee paint scheme and Kenny’s signature on the bikini fairing. Cycle World rated this a “Perfect 10” on the fun scale in their review of 1984. The stock RZ350 made …