Post Sale Update: This K1200R Sport sold for $4,150 after 3 bids on eBay. There is a never-ending battle going on between people who prefer fairings and people who prefer naked bikes. Given my racing interests, I am specifically the target market for phrases like “MotoGP Inspired” and “Superbike Champion”. However, I understand that not everyone likes the look (or …
1983 Suzuki GS750ES
Post Listing Update: This GS did not get any interest at the asking price of $3,450. The 80’s was a decisive time in the sport bike market with the prevalence of mechanical novelties like fuel injection or liquid cooling. Bikes became narrower than before and started dressing themselves with aerodynamic fairings. Suzuki adapted its offerings later than the other big …
2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
Post Sale Update: This ZX-12R sold for $5,655 after 25 bids on eBay. Can you imagine what bikes we’ll be looking forward to riding in the year 3000? In the year 2000, this was it. The Kawasaki ZX12R, meant to take the horsepower wars to the Hayabusa while spanking it around a track. Cycle World details the story of top …
1993 Ducati Supermono
Post Listing Update: This Supermono did not get any action at the opening bid of $125,000. 9-6-2018 Update: Three years later, Tim Huber has noticed that this bike is back up for sale. It’s a much better listing – it’s got more information, there are better photos, and there’s a video. But the asking price is now significantly higher. Find …
1984 Honda V65 Sabre
In 1982, Honda released a brand new V4 engine to be implemented in the cruising-type Magna and sport-type Sabre. One year later, a protein version of the V4 750cc engine was created, developing 1,100cc. It was called the V65. The engine started its life on the Magna, and then in 1984, the Sabre.
1951 Vincent Rapide Series C
Post Listing Update: This Rapide did not meet reserve despite 20 bids up to $49,100 on eBay. The baby brother to the legendary Black Shadow, the Vincent Rapide was sold from 1936-55 in 3 distinct ‘Series’. The final run was the Series C, which commenced in 1949. It offered the Rapide as a base model and the Black Shadow as …
Ending Soon – 1998 Ducati 900SS Final Edition
Post Listing Update: This Final Edition did not meet reserve despite 31 bids up to $6,450. The Ducati Supersport is back, but nearly two decades ago the iconic air-cooled SS line came to a halt with a one-year run of 800 bikes. Ducati called it the FE, for Final Edition. All of the bikes got silver paint as well as …
750/900 vs 1100 – 1980s Honda CB-Fs
A seller in Farmington, New York has a 1980 Honda CB1100F and a 1983 Honda CB750F. Which would you take home?
392cc – 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Custom
Post Listing Update: This RZ did not get any interest at the opening bid ask of $10,000. There have been a few Yamaha RZ350s featured on Bike-urious before. They were well cared for time machines, maintaining the legacy of Kenny Roberts and two-strokes alike. At the time, twin carbs and two strokes made for many smiles per gallon, and you …
Restored – 1969 Kawasaki H1 Mach III
Post Listing Update: This H1 did not meet reserve despite 7 bids up to $13,990. The H1 Mach III was easily the fastest 500cc bike around when it debuted, and it quickly garnered a reputation for being unbeatable in a straight line and unmanageable otherwise. For a brief moment in time, it was the most powerful production bike available, and …
1989 Honda GB500 TT
Post Sale Update: This GB sold for $5,500 after 13 bids on eBay. Every once in a while, for a variety of reasons, a good bike goes unsold. The Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy was a replica of a 60s racers that competed in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. It had a 500cc single, gorgeous lines, weighed less than 400lbs, …
Restomod – 1978 Bimota SB2
Post Listing Update: This SB2 did not meet reserve with 1 bid up to $29,000. Bimota made its motorcycle debut in ’73 with the HB1, but it was its second model, the SB2 that really put it on the radar of the motorcycling world. First unveiled in ’76 at the Bologna Motorshow, the SB2 was built around a hopped up …
Ending Soon – 2005 BMW K1200S
Post Sale Update: This K12S sold for the opening bid of $7,000 on eBay. 2005 was the inaugural year for the BMW K1200S. When compared directly to the Hayabusa, the BMW starts fighting on the back tire. However, what it gives up on paper is more than made up for on the road. The suspension is comfortable, it has heated …
Ending Soon – 2009 Harley-Davidson XR1200
Post Listing Update: This XR1200 did not get any interest at the BIN of $5,850. “If you can find an XR1200 for sale at a reasonable price, snap it up. Don’t delay, don’t hesitate, just get in there quickly as if you don’t someone else will!” – Bennetts.
Factory Custom Perfection – 2018 MV Agusta RVS #1
In 2017 MV Agusta launched its RVS, or Reparto Veicoli Speciali (translated from Italian, means “Special Vehicles Department). The Italian marque partnered with their in-house CRC (Castiglioni Research Centre) to deliver a limited production run of extremely exclusive factory customs based on the already gorgeous Brutale Dragster 800 RR. Known as the 2017 RVS #1, the first machine born out …