Last month we saw some great bikes – but did they sell? And if so, for how much?
1979 Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special
The last in the long line of Yamaha’s RD series, the RD400F (also known as the Daytona Special) is considered by many to be the best of the model line. The press went nuts for it – Cycle magazine called it “Dennis the Menace on Yokohama tires, and…the most fun street motorcycle currently available for sale.” Compared to the RD350, …
1994 Yamaha FZR1000
Here’s a slice of the 90s in one paint job, found on the Yamaha FZR1000 – predecessor to the now-ubiquitous Yamaha R1. The Fizzer was an instant classic when it was introduced in 1987. Just two years later, Cycle World named it the “Bike of the Decade”, thanks in part to a 0-60 time of 2.9 seconds and a top …
Coast to Coast in 50 Hours – Day 11 (IBA 50CC Part 2)
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View PostAudio Intermission – Indian Motorcycle Community Playlist Vol. 1
Earlier this week, Indian asked its fans on social media about music – specifically, what they listened to while riding or wrenching. Here’s the first set of 25 songs, consolidated in a Spotify playlist for 1 hour and 36 minutes of audio bliss.
April Fools 2020 in Motorcycling
This year was relatively tame in terms of the gags that motorcycling companies put out for April Fools, but here’s everything I encountered – which one’s your favorite?
Retro Custom in Belgium – 2002 Ducati 900SS
We’re seeing a lot of OEMs build modern bikes designed to look like old ones – here’s a custom effort that tries the same thing, taking a 900SS ie and trying to make it look like the black/gold Darmah stunner from 1978. This generation of Ducati’s air-cooled SuperSports wasn’t particularly loved by the public from a styling standpoint. Does this …
3 Miles – 1987 Yamaha FZR750RT
Post Sale Update: This FZR750RT did not meet reserve in the auction, but it quickly sold after for $13,800 on classifieds. To homologate the FZR for AMA Superbike racing, Yamaha was obligated to produced 200 examples of their 750cc sportbike in 1987 – so that’s all they built. At the time, the FZR750 sold for $4,599. But the homologation RT …
Ex-Racer in Italy – 1994 Ducati 916 SP
The Ducati 916 was an instant classic when it was released in 1994 – as Mick Walker put it, “the 916 changed the face of sports bikes in a way that only the original Suzuki GSX-R750 had managed a decade earlier.” Even the “base” Strada model, if you could call it such as thing, was spectacular, but Ducati also released …
Restored with 890ccs – 1982 Honda CB750F
Post Listing Update: This custom CB750F did not get any interest at the opening bid of $6,000 on eBay. Did Honda’s CB-F prototype get you hankering for the original? Here’s a CB750F that’s been slightly restomodded to give you a bit of old and new.
1992 Yamaha TDM850
The Yamaha TDM 850 is definitely an oddball…a well-rounded bike in a US market that seems to prefer hyper-specialization. Sold in the US for only two years (1992-1993), there aren’t very many of these bikes still around, but the TDM definitely has a cult following. Well suited for tall riders, Yamaha designed this bike to enjoy mountain roads and also …
Video Intermission – Repairing Fonzie’s 1952 Triumph TR5
One of the three bikes used by Arthur Fonzarelli in Happy Days has been on display at Hagerty’s headquarters in Traverse City, Michigan for a year now, but it wasn’t in running condition…until now.
What 80s-Inspired Retro Would You Like To See Next?
I was having dinner with Jeff Pamer a few months ago while I had a Suzuki Katana on loan – did you see my review? Jeff mentioned that in this wave of retro-inspired bikes, the new Katana is the first one to take its inspiration from the 80s. I briefly countered with the BMW RnineT Urban GS, but eventually I …
Vintage Bicycle Pacer in Holland – 1935 Meier-BAC
Louis Bac was an aircraft engineer at Peugeot who had an interesting side project in 1925 – he built approximately 50 examples of a pacing machine to be used at bicycle tracks. The second generation was released in 1932 – it was called the Meier and just 30 of those were built.