Here’s a beautiful monoshock R80RT in Colorado Red Pearl with just 18,400 miles. Time for a fly and ride!
Volcano Red – 1982 BMW R100RS
The third owner of this RS has spent time ‘upgrading every system for worry free long distance riding for years to come.’ Are you going to be the person who gets to enjoy his work?
1988 BMW R100RS
Post Sale Update: This RS sold for $4,155 after 14 bids on eBay. In the seller’s words, here’s “a very usable classic bike – all of the charm of a classic, air-cooled Beemer with none of the headaches of vintage bikes.”
Silver Wing – 1983 Honda GL650 Interstate
When it was first released, the Honda GL500 basically sat in a class by itself – a full dress, middleweight tourer. Hell, I can’t think of something similar that’s available now – can you? In general, press and riders liked the bike but thought it was underpowered. So Honda responded by throwing in the engine from the CX650, making the …
1987 Honda Hurricane 1000
The Honda Hurricane, besides having one of the greatest names in motorcycling history, was an excellent sport-tourer that introduced some crucial technology into the Honda lineup. It eventually evolved into the well-known Blackbird.
$1,200 – BMW K100RT
I know some of the bikes I find are a bit unobtanium in terms of price, which is why it’s nice to be able to feature a dirt cheap classic tourer!
1956 MV Agusta CSTL
The MV Agusta CSTL was the Italian firm’s first production four-stroke. Here’s an example with rough paint (which I find endearing in this situation) but solid mechanicals – to me, this is classic bike heaven.
Ex Police – 1977 Honda GL1000
This 1st gen Goldwing used to be a cop bike, and it retains the original cop lights, radio, and siren (though they’ve been disconnected). It’s been recently serviced and has just 6,800 miles on it.
1993 BMW K75S
You seemed to enjoy the cheap BMW K100RS tourer I featured a few days ago, so let’s follow that up with another cheap flying brick.
2005 BMW R1200ST
The BMW R1200ST was the short-lived successor to the R1100RS/R1150RS. Considered by some to be one of the best sport-touring bikes ever made, this bike was an absolute commercial failure in the US. I’d pin that on two factors: first, this bike overlapped too much with the RT and the GS. Second (and more importantly)…it’s hideous. Just 554 were sold …
Cheap Tourer – 1985 BMW K100RS
I’m always trying to find attainable bikes to complement some of the more insanely expensive finds, and I think this sub $3k BMW is perfect for those of you looking for a sport-tourer with some 80s style.
Needs Some Work – 1939 Velocette KTS
The touring brother of the KSS, the Velocette KTS different in wheel size (19 inches) and the presence of mudguards. As a ’39, this is the Mark II version, which gained upgrades like a new alloy head with enclosed valve gear that took a bike that was already ahead of its time and made it even better.
Sport or Tour – 1979/82 Honda CBX
Readers familiar with the Honda CBX will know that in 1981, Honda took their incredible 6-cylinder sportbike and turned it into a sport tourer. Today I’ve got a seller who’s unloading an example of both from his collection – so I want to know which bike you’d prefer!
1983 Moto Guzzi 1000SP
If Starsky and Hutch had to switch to a motorcycle, this Guzzi 1000SP seems like it’d be right up their alley.
1997 Triumph Sprint 900
A half-faired, more comfortable brother of the Speed Triple, the Triumph Sprint 900 was a competent (if top-heavy) sports-tourer motivated by Triumph’s wonderful triple. The engine produced 98 horsepower and 61.2 pound feet of torque, good for a top speed of 140 miles per hour (though the speedo goes all the way to 200 for some insane reason). For more …