Many MX riders consider the big bore two stroke days when you could get a CR500, KX500 or this KTM 500 MX to be the peak of off-road dirt bikes – when manufacturers were getting so out of hand that their flagship bikes were only mastered by a select few. If those were the days that you now look back …
2012 Honda CBR1000RR 20th Anniversary
6-30-16 Update: Nearly two years later, contributor Joe N notes that this CBR is back up for sale here on Craigslist for $11,900 in Beverly Hills, Michigan. Post Listing Update: 6 bids got the action up to $10,100 on eBay, but that was not enough to meet reserve. As you might guess from the title, the big brother CBR was …
Be Like Wes – 1980 Suzuki GS1000S
Post Listing Update; This Wes Cooley Rep did not meet reserve despite 32 bids up to $10,500. Built for just two years, the GS1000S was a tribute to Yoshimura and Wes Cooley’s success in AMA Superbike with the GS1000 (after some struggles with the KZ1000). The ’79 bikes were done up just with paint and a fairing, but the ’80 …
1976 Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport
Post Sale Update: This Moto Morini sold for $5,101 after 7 bids on eBay. In one of their reviews of the Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport, Cycle World sid, “For the lucky few, the Morini is worth what it costs.” Considering the fact that this bike (with a 39 horsepower, 344cc engine) cost as much as a Honda CB750, it …
Cannonball Participant – 1929 Henderson KJ
Post Sale Update: After 20 bids, this Henderson sold for $45,100. In 1928, Henderson stole Arthur Constantine away from Harley-Davidson and put him in charge of redesigning their DeLuxe. The next year, Henderson released the KJ, also known as the Streamline. This example has been with the same family for years and ran in the Cannonball Rally in 2012.
3 Classic Triumph Collection
A seller has three classic Triumphs that he’s trying to get rid of as a package – a 1965 T120 Bonneville, 1946 5T Speed Twin, and a 1957 TRW military motorcycle.
1995 Bimota SB6
Post Sale Update: After 10 bids on eBay, this SB6 sold for $6,799. Some riders believe the SB6 is the last “old school” Bimota – a powerhouse of a Japanese engine wrapped in a Bimota frame that was miles ahead of the OEM option. Obviously, Bimota is still alive and kicking, but the general consensus is that Japanese frames have …
In Holland – MV Agusta Six Replica
View Post926cc – 1992 Ducati 851
The seller of this bike is a little light on details but he does have some nice photos. This 851 is claimed to be in “great survivor condition”, but it’s also hiding a bonus – a 926cc motor built by the well-regarded BCM Motorsports before they went out of business.
Been Sitting – 1986 Suzuki GSX-R 1100
Here’s a beautiful first year example of the iconic Gixxer 1100 – a motorcycle that wowed the press with tremendous power and a relative lack of weight (434 pounds). It’s been sitting for a little while but it does start and run, so with a little TLC you can have a lovely example of a bike that’s very important in …
Bevel Drive – 1982 Ducati 900SS
Post Sale Update: After 24 bids on eBay, this 900SS sold for $20,400. A sportier evolution of the 860GT, the 900SS was designed to remind riders of the iconic 750SS. Though they’re now appreciating in value, the model was originally in the shadow of the Mike Hailwood Replica so it wasn’t as commercially successful as you may have thought. Like …
1993 Honda CBR900RR
Post Sale Update: Good lord – after 67 bids on eBay, this CBR sold for US $15,000! The 90s had two sportbikes that were truly ahead of the competition when they were released – the Yamaha R1 and the Honda CBR900RR. The latter was a revolution because of its weight – despite a 50% advantage in displacement over the CBR600F2, …
Wolfgang Haerter Build – 1972 Laverda SFC Replica
Post Sale Update: This SFC Replica sold for $15,202 after 23 bids. I’ve featured a few SFC750s in the last couple of weeks, though they’re unfortunately out of the price range of the average rider. That’s what makes this SF2-based SFC replica so appealing – the bidding is “only” in the teens and not over $30k.
Fighter Jet – 1997 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100i
You may not like the paint job of the Guzzi Sport, but you’re definitely going to like the other work that’s been done to it.
39 Miles – 2011 Husaberg FS570
Post Listing Update: This ‘berg was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. The Husaberg 570 shared a few components (like the swingarm and the WP suspension with the KTM 560 SMR supermoto), but this bike took it one step further. The seller calls Husaberg “the Lexus to KTM’s Toyota”, which sort of works as a comparison. No matter …