Considering that you can buy a brand new SR400 from Yamaha for $5,999, how do you feel about a classic SR500 for $4,500?
1956 MV Agusta CSTL 175
Though MV’s first bike was built in 1945, it wasn’t until 1953 when they debuted their first production four-stroke motor. The CST and CSTL (Turismo Lusso) were ahead of their time thanks to features like an overhead cam in the stressed-member motor, a motor that was used as a stressed member of the frame, and a full suspension front and …
1979 Honda CX500 Deluxe
While the motorcycle market in the 1960s was essentially dominated by Europe and America, the 70’s allowed Japan to show off their skills. Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki were very competitive with European manufacturers when it came to mid-market bikes in the US. Honda had released bikes at a wide variety of displacements based on the same design as its …
1984 Honda Nighthawk 700SC
Post Listing Update: This Nighthawk did not get any interest at the BIN of $2,700. The 80’s were a fascinating decade for motorcycles, and I appreciate the products of that era nowadays as they are basically classic bikes with newer designs. Or recent bikes with older design, depending on how you see it! In the US, lots of these 80’s …
Bevel Drive Single – 1965 Ducati 160 Monza Junior
Brothers Joseph and Michael Berliner played a highly influential role in the motorcycle industry for several decades starting in the 1950s. Their company, the Berliner Motor Corporation, was the US distributor for a number of European marques such as Norton, Moto Guzzi, Zundapp, and Ducati. With the American moto market being one of the world’s biggest purchasers of bikes, the …
1975 Yamaha XS650
Interested in a XS650 but don’t feel obligated to overpay for celebrity ownership? Here’s a survivor that’s said to still run like new.
1980 Moto Guzzi Le Mans CX100
As a motorcycle collector and lover, you’re probably the kind of motorcyclist who spends at least an hour per day looking for something. Not something, but THE thing. The motorcycle you will want to ride just seeing at the first picture. The motorcycle you will think about before sleeping. The motorcycle with a name that you will never forget. Well, …
L. Ron Hubbard Owned – 1975 Yamaha XS650B
Post Listing Update: Shocking nobody, this bike got no interest at the $50,000 asking bid. It’s been relisted at a 50% discount but I won’t bother sharing it again unless I see a significant further price cut. 7-1-18 Update: Over two years later, Calvin R notes that this Hubbard-owned Yamaha is back up for sale. The price keeps plummeting, but …
The Original – 1971 Ducati Scrambler 450
In 2015, Ducati launched its modern Scrambler range, a hip, modular standard available in a variety of flavors. The Italian marque’s Scrambler lineup now accounts for just over a quarter of the company’s total sales, and this is largely thanks to trendy vintage aesthetics which were directly borrowed from the original Ducati Scrambler going back over 25 years ago.
No Title – 1986 Honda GB400TT Cafe
Never sold in the US, the GB400 was imported by the seller from Japan with the intention of “doing a cafe build”. Thankfully, his priorities have changed and this bike is still stock.
Restored – 1973 Honda CB750 K3
Post Sale Update: This CB sold for $9,000 after 35 bids on eBay. As prices for the sandcast and other early CB’s start to get out of control, it’s starting to make more financial sense to look into later (but still pre-’75) models. Honda made approximately 38,000 examples of the K3, and this lovely Flake Sunrise Orange example is claimed …
Restored – 1969 BSA Rocket 3
Post Sale Update: This Rocket 3 sold for $10,109.09 after 21 bids on eBay. From the seller of Monday’s Gold Star comes another classic BSA – the Rocket 3. The motor was a 750cc triple that was designed to extend the model line beyond 650 twins and it was specifically built for the US market (which wanted larger displacements and …
No Reserve – 1966 Honda CB160
Post Sale Update: This CB160 sold for $2,275.99 after 13 bids on eBay. Also known as the Mini Hawk, the Honda CB160 featured an over-bored CB125 that produced 16.5 horsepower at 10,500 rpm. Light, nimble, and beautiful, they’ve become a favorite in small displacement vintage racing – AHRMA’s even got a CB160-specific class where the racing commences with a Le …
558 Miles in Canada – 2005 Ducati Multistrada 1000S DS
Introduced in 2003, the Ducati Multistrada 1000 was quickly complemented by a smaller (620) model. Multistrada translates to “many roads’, and the idea was that you’d get ADV comfort for all day riding without the pretensions of going off-road with a heavy beast. The initial run had some teething problems – not in terms of reliability but in terms of …
596 Miles – 1971 Harley-Davidson Sprint SX350
By the time Harley-Davidson introduced the Aermacchi-built SX, it was already outdated from a performance standpoint. They took the SS street bike, gussied it up with a few parts to make it a street scrambler, and the SX was born. Like most of the street scramblers of the day, it had off-road pretensions without real off-road performance. Despite all that, …