Post Sale Update: This monument to deception sold for $910 after 11 bids on eBay in East Syracuse, New York. In the November 12th, 1986 issue of Cycle News (you’ll need a subscription to their archive to view it), a Southern California company called Continental Marketing announced that they were undertaking some market research of a 250cc street bike that …
What Do You Want To Know? 2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700
I’m spending today with a bike I’ve wanted to try for years – the new Yamaha Ténéré 700. If you’re considering one I’m sure you’ve read a whole bunch of reviews by now – but let me know if there’s anything specific you want to know and I’ll do my best to find out!
Stoner Replica Paint – 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR
Post Listing Update: This Desmosedici did not meet reserve despite 17 bids up to $37,100 on eBay in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. In their attempt to create the ultimate sportbike, Ducati created 1,500 examples of the Desmosedici D16RR. The RR stands for Racing Replica, and it was a limited production version of the Desmo racebike piloted by Casey Stoner in MotoGP. …
1975 Hercules 250 Enduro
Packing 7 speeds in the transmission, the Hercules 250 was an interesting German competitor to the upmarket enduros of the day coming from KTM and Husqvarna.
Hot Wheels Livery – 2000 Suzuki TL1000R
Post Listing Update: This TL-R did not meet reserve with 1 bid up to $3,500 on eBay in Vancouver, Washington. Customized in the early 2000s, this TL-R was well-known in the TL community thanks to several unique mods and the distinctive Hot Wheels paintjob. It’s been with the current owner since 2004, and now is back on the market for …
No Reserve – 1995 Bimota SB6
Post Sale Update: This SB6 sold for $7,000 after 45 bids on eBay in Independence, Oregon…though it looks like the high bidder flaked as it’s been relisted. In the early years, Bimota’s formula was to take a powerful and reliable Japanese engine and then replace the adequate frame and suspension with a bespoke Italian chassis and quality components. Some reviewers …
New in Box – 1974 Indian MT5A
Post Sale Update: This MT5A sold for the BIN of $12,500 on eBay in Webster, New York. I featured one of these a couple of months ago that had been with the seller for decades, and was impressed when it sold for $6,500. They rarely come up for sale, and I figured it was the nicest example I’d see for …
1986 Suzuki GSX-R750
Post Listing Update: This GSX-R was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Though the model debuted in 1985, Suzuki’s legendary Gixxer line did not make its way to the US until 1986. The changes were minor – better headlights, a revised belly pan, and 25mm longer swingarm, but Americans were probably too busy drooling over the first true …
2019 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
By all accounts, the new Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 twin is a fine offering for the impressively low price of $5,799. That inherently attracts people looking for bargains, which is why you rarely see one with this kind of investment in it – the seller says that he’s put in over $10,000 in this machine, resulting in the nicest INT650 …
1983 Yamaha XV920 Tour Deluxe
The Virago was introduced in 1981 with a 750cc motor as Yamaha’s first V-Twin cruiser. A year later, Yamaha introduced a 920cc option for $500 more ($3,700 total), though it also got you double disc brakes and a stiffer spring in the rear shock. Both displacements had a “Tour Deluxe” option, which provided a full-sized fairing, saddlebag, trunk, and “an …
What Do You Want To Know? Yamaha CrossConnect Electric Bicycle
I’ve got something different in my loan pool this week – an electric bicycle from Yamaha. As a motorcyclist, is there anything you want to know about this pedal-assist bicycle?
1998 Ducati 900SS Final Edition
Post Sale Update: This 900SS FE sold for $5,800 after 11 bids on eBay in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 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 …
1981 BMW R80GS Paris-Dakar With R100 Motor
Post Listing Update: This GS did not meet reserve despite 12 bids up to $9,900 on eBay in Seattle, Washington. Hindsight has shown that the introduction of the GS model line was one of the best things BMW did for their Motorrad business. But at the press launch in 1980, journalists (and the public) shared a general sentiment of “what’s …
No Reserve – 1969 Honda CL350 Scrambler
Post Sale Update: This CL350 sold for $4,250 after 46 bids on eBay in Mentor, Ohio. As Honda’s scramblers got bigger, they became more street focused. Cycle magazine called the CL350 not “really a scrambler at all, but a street-scrambler…doubt arises regarding the bike’s suitability for bashing around rocks and pines.” Sounds awfully similar to today’s current crop of scramblers, …
#4 of 50 – 2007 Ducati SportClassic “NCR New Blue”
Post Sale Update: This “New Blue” sold for $50,200 after 77 bids on eBay in Suffield, Connecticut. Almost a decade ago, legendary Ducati tuners NCR created a race bike based on the Paul Smart and called it New Blue – it shaved off 20% of the weight while gaining approximately 40% more power, and was full of trick components. I’ve …