Featuring 137 horsepower and weighing just 434 pounds, the 1100 GSX-R was the fastest bike on the block at the time. Introduced right after the United States lowered the import tax on bikes above 700ccs to 24.4 percent (from over 39 percent), the bike even seemed like a relative bargain.
1990 Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000
Moto Guzzi learned from their mistake of putting a 16″ front wheel on the Mk V Le Mans, so the Mk5 went back to the usual 18 incher. Many other small but helpful improvements came together to form the last generation of Le Mans’, in a wall of red.
1988 Honda NC30
Considered by some to be a baby RC30, the Honda NC30 (also known as the VFR400R) has become a cult classic in Japan – it was never officially imported to the US. Turn it into a fantastic trackday weapon or enjoy it on the street…it’s already been plated in Louisiana.
1973 Triumph Trident 750 T150V
The last significant development from the Meriden plant, the Triumph Trident was built to meet US preferences (it even set speed records in Daytona before the Kawasaki Z1 came around). Here’s a 1973 example, the first year of a front disk brake. ’73 also brought about a 5 speed gearbox, which yielded the “V” in T150V. For more on the …
Great Price – 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo
You guys seemed to be pleased with the last CX500 Turbo I featured, which was being offered at around $4,500. This one doesn’t look as nice (the original paint has faded a bit), but the asking price is less than half…better hurry! The seller says this bike is all original and that he’s had it since 2006. He doesn’t actually …
Needs Some Work – 1947 Velocette KSS
It’s not road ready just yet, but this KSS is ready to be brought back to life after the original owner passed away and this bike changed hands in an estate sale. It was apparently turned into a bit of a bobber in the 50s, hence the shortened fenders. Note that you’ll get a box of extra parts that includes …
1977 Moto Guzzi LeMans Mk 1
Post Sale Update: This LeMans sold for $13,750 after 8 bids on eBay. Arguably the successor to the V7 Sport, the Moto Guzzi 850 LeMans was named after the famous race in France. Guzzi took a modified version of the 850T engine and wrapped it in interesting styling that has led to it becoming a cult classic.
1982 Honda CX500 Turbo
This is #2,633 of the 2,833 CX500 Turbos ever made, and it impressively comes with all of the original goodies – the owners manual, air pressure gauge, tool kit, and even the original bike cover. Oh yeah, and it has just 15,925 miles.
1973 Kenny Dreer Norton VR880
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View Post5,941 Miles – 1979 Honda CBX
Here’s a beautiful, low-mileage example of Honda’s first 6-cylinder production bike, this CBX looks basically new in Candy Glory Red. The glorious exhaust shows no rust, and it comes with the cover, shop manual, and parts catalog. The only flaw seems to be slight chrome pitting/a small ding on the left muffler and a touched-up scratch on the front fender.
1970 Royal Enfield Interceptor
In addition to having the classiest name in motorcycling history, the Royal Enfield Interceptor featured a tuned version of RE’s biggest engine at the time.
OCC V-Twin Turbo Sportbike
Here’s something I never thought I’d see – Orange County Choppers building a superbike…sort of. Covered as part of the show American Choppers, a team that normally builds custom choppers came together to build a frankenbike of sorts. It looked like a stretched Yamaha R1, but was powered by a turbocharged V-Twin and was complemented by Brembo brakes, BST wheels, …
5,285 Miles – 1994 Yamaha FZR600
Post-Listing Update: This FZR600 did not get any love at $2,995. Sold between ’89 and ’99, the FZR600 was an inline-four powered sportbike with a Deltabox frame. In many markets, this bike evolved into the “Foxeye” FZR/YZF, in 1994, though Yamaha kept selling this model for another 5 years. Here’s (VIN: JYA3HHE07RA070904) a low mileage example in a rare color …
1982 Ducati Pantah 600SL
Take the distinctive 500SL Pantah, then bore it out to get the 600SL, yielding an 11% boost in power.