Post-Sale Update: This Suzuki GSXR-750 Limited Edition sold for just $7,700. The Suzuki GSXR-750 Limited Edition was an absolute legend in the world of 80’s sportsbikes – a bike that deserved the 50% increase in MSRP over the regular GSXR 750. The dry clutch upgrade was a $2,000 option in itself!
2008 KTM 690 Duke
If you think a motorcycle should look like it belong in Transformers, I’ve got the bike for you!
1975 Ducati 860GT
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this Ducati sold for $8,300 with 23 bids on eBay. [x_link] Sold for just two years, the Ducati 860GT was a relatively angular bike that didn’t end up being as popular as Ducati might have hoped. It ended up evolving into the much-more loved Darmah. The 864cc twin yielded 60 horsepower, and it was …
First Turbo – 1979 Kawasaki Z1R-TC
Post-Listing Update: This Kawasaki Z1R-TC got up to $17,200 but did not meet reserve. The Kawasaki Z1R-TC has the distinction of being the ‘first’ of many things. Most importantly, it was the first turbocharged bike released into the market, kicking off the 80’s turbo bike push which included bikes like the Yamaha Seca Turbo and the Honda CX650 Turbo.
1970 Bridgestone 175 Dual Twin
Post Sale Update: After 13 bids on eBay, this Dual Twin sold for $1,525. One of the many high quality (and somewhat pricey) small displacement bikes from a company we now only associate with tires, the Bridgestone 175 Dual Twin was basically a baby sport bike with two of their 90cc single engines merged together.
1999 Triumph Daytona 1200SE
In the early 90s, most major motorcycle manufacturers entered a gentlemen’s agreement to cap horsepower at 125. Triumph decided that when they were going to bring the bikes back from the new plant in Hinckley, that the best way for them to get attention was to ignore said agreement. Enter the 147 horsepower Triumph Daytona 1200. A year after the …
1980 Harris Magnum Laverda Mirage 1200
Originally a Laverda Mirage TS, this bike was converted in 1986 with a Harris Magnum II frame kit – this is one of the very rare (less than 10) examples with a full loop Laverda frame. At the time, the engine was rebuilt, and with time plenty of other trick parts were added, including Marzocchi M1R forks, Brembo brakes, PVM …
1978 Bimota SB2
Post-Listing Update: After 16 bids on eBay, this Bimota SB2 got up to $26,100, but that was not enough to meet reserve. With less than 140 (note that I’ve seen estimates as low as 70) units produced nearly 40 years ago, the Bimota SB2 is now a difficult bike to find for sale, but I’ve got one for you out …
2004 BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replika
Before BMW took the motorcycling world by storm with the S1000RR, their idea of a sportbike was to put aggressive bodywork around the trusted boxer engine to create the BMW R1100S. I don’t mean to sound demeaning with that, as I owned a R11S for a while and I absolutely adored it – it just wasn’t a real sportbike. On …
2014 EBR 1190SX
The streetfighter option in Erik Buell Racing’s new lineup, the EBR 1190SX is supposed to be a bit more than just a streetfighter – Buell’s calling it a “Superfighter”.
1959 Gilera 150 Sport
I’ve somehow stumbled upon 3 of these beauties in the last couple of weeks, which means…you’re subjected to your third one in the same time frame! I just can’t help myself, because these little Gileras are gorgeous (and I’m somewhat obsessed with pedestrian slicers at the moment).
Brand New – 2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R
I absolutely adore high-HP naked bikes – and for 2014 it might not get better than the KTM 1290 Super Duke R, at least if you trust Cycle World.
1953 Mondial 200 Sport
Post-Sale Update: This Mondial 200 Sport sold for $10,156 after 22 bids on eBay. The (FB) Mondial 200 Sport was one of the few street bikes developed by the niche Italian manufacturer. Specializing in high performance, small displacement bikes, FB Mondial hand built most of their motorcycles, resulting in production numbers between just 1-2 thousand a year.
2005 Benelli Tornado Tre
Benelli was one of the many companies that struggled to survive the onslaught of Japanese competition, starting all the way back in the 60s. As years passed, Benelli was bought and sold several times until production was shut down and the company was merged into Moto Guzzi in 1988. 2002 marked the return of Benelli, with their first new bike …
2002 Ducati Foggy Monster S4
If you’re looking at the number of championships and individual race wins, Carl “Foggy” Fogarty is the most successful racer to ever rule in World Superbike. In 2002, Italy’s most famous motorcycling firm released the Ducati Monster S4 Fogarty Edition, to honor Foggy himself. Today I’ve got a reasonably priced example of this 1 of 300 limited edition Monster.