Post Listing Update: This MH900E did not meet reserve despite 28 bids up to $20,100 on eBay. The MH900E started as a sketch from the legendary Pierre Terblanche. Ducati decided to post a survey on their website to see if its passionate fans would actually buy a production version. 300 people said yes, so Ducati decided to build…2,000 of them. …
1996 Honda CBR900RR Erion Racing
Post Listing Update: This CBR was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Erion Racing has had a long line of success flying around racetracks in AMA competition as Honda’s premier support team, so Honda paid tribute to them with a special paint job that emulated the Erion AMA racer. Honda would also do the same thing with the …
110 of 300 – 2003 Aprilia RSV1000R Haga Replica
3-27-2018 Update: A year later, this bike is still up for sale. Now it’s got a discount down to $3,999 – is that enough to get you to overlook the cosmetic issues? Normally, a company releases a limited edition to celebrate a specific achievement like a certain amount of victories or an anniversary. For some reason, Aprilia decided to release …
1959 Motobi Catria Sport
Post Listing Update: This Motobi did not meet reserve with 10 bids up to $3,450. After some disagreements with his family, Giuseppe Benelli created Moto ‘B’ Pesaro in 1949. He soon changed the name to Motobi, and the company quickly became known for small bikes with competition pedigree. The Catria was introduced in 1955 in 125cc and 175cc four stroke …
Ending Soon – 1967 Yamaha YM-1
Post Sale Update: This YM-1 sold for $3,250 after 9 bids on eBay. Described in Yamaha’s marketing materials as a “Cross Country Sport”, the YM-1 was an evolution of the YDS-3 and it was the top of the line Yamaha sportbike of the time. This example was part of a 13 bike collection that “sat dormant in a Texas barn …
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
Post Listing Update: This ZRX did not meet reserve despite 20 bids up to $4,550 on eBay. An odd hybrid of ’70s UJM and ’80s Superbike, the ZRX1100 was one of the most distinctive and beloved motorcycles that Kawasaki ever built. It somehow combined comfortable riding ergonomics, liter-bike performance, Eddie Lawson-inspired styling, and a relatively cheap MSRP. This example stands …
14 of 19 – 2005 Mert Lawwill Concepts Street Tracker
View PostIn France – 1976 Malaguti Olympique
Post Listing Update: This Malaguti did not get any interest at the opening ask of $2,000. Europe’s tiered licensing system has created demand for smaller bikes that youngsters are limited to, and back in the 70s one of the most popular categories was the 50cc ‘sport moped’ – the dream of many a teenager. The best seller was the Yamaha …
Rapido Sport America in Italy – 1971 MV Agusta 150 RSA
Post Listing Update: This MV did not get any interest at the opening bid of $4,500. In 1959, Italy introduced a rule that made it illegal to ride on the highway with a bike that displaced less than 150cc. MV Agusta responded by taking their 125 and creating a family of models around a 150 motor including the Gran Turismo, …
Sitting Since 2005 – 2005 CCM 644DS
Post Sale Update: after being relisted, this CCM sold for the BIN of $5,000. Clews Competition Motorcycles is a niche British manufacturer that actually goes back to 1971, when BSA’s racing division went out of business. At the time, a gentleman named Alan Clews was in a quest to build the ultimate MX bike, and he figured he could get …
1995 MZ Skorpion Sport
Post Listing Update: This MZ did not get any interest at the opening bid of $1,799. The Skorpion was an example of what an international economy can achieve – a East German manufacturer brought together Japanese motors (from Yamaha) and a British design firm to create something that worked well on paper and on the road. But MZ’s dealership network …
Super Blackbird Tourer – 2000 Honda CBR1100XX
Post Sale Update: After being relisted a couple of times, this Blackbird sold for a slightly lowered BIN of $5,149. [x-line] From 1990 to 1996, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 was the world’s fastest production motorcycle, and Team Green benefitted from all sorts of press and rider excitement about that fact. Honda decided to steal the crown, and their weapon of …
1986 Yamaha SRX600
The Yamaha SRX600 is a cult classic, but it started as a commercial flop. In the US, it sold for just one year, and it was during a time when American riders valued power above everything else. A relatively light weight bike with a 41 horsepower just didn’t cut it – but for riders who can appreciate the styling, handling, …
Ending Soon with No Reserve – 1998 Yamaha R1
Post Sale Update: This R1 sold for $6,550 after 11 bids on eBay. The Yamaha R1 took the sportbike world by storm in 1998, finally taking the Fireblade down as reigning king of supersport motorcycles. Yamaha’s creation ended up becoming a class-defining motorcycle that still is produced to this day.
Homologation Racer – 1990 Yamaha FZR750R OW01
Released during the tail end of the 1980’s, Yamaha’s FZR750R OW01 was the company’s answer to Bimota’s YB4 and Honda’s RC30 — which at that time was dominating in WSBK competition. The machine was an elite-spec version of the FZ750, with a number of key differences separating it from the standard three-quarter-liter sport bike.