Around the turn of the century, Pierre Terblanche started designing for Ducati. One of his first designs was the divisive 1999 Supersport 900. It may have been hard to believe at that time that he would go on to help design one of the arguably best looking and iconic Ducati bikes of the last 20 years.
Guest Ride Report – Our Great TT Bucket List Quest
View PostBought on Bike-urious – Project with Race History – 1972 Harley-Davidson XR750
It’s time for another round of my favorite posts to share: Bought on Bike-urious. This time we’ve got a XR750 project that was extensively raced in the 70s and 80s. Now it’s in the garage of reader John B! Here’s John’s side of the story – based on this shot, it looks like this XR750 has found a good home… …
New Auction Bike – 1998 Bimota V-Due With 0 Miles
Those of you that joined us for our recent open house at Iconic Motorbikes got to see us pop this bike out of the crate, and it’s a special one – a Bimota V-Due with 0 miles!
2017 Motus MST
Motus Motorcycles were forced to shut their doors in September of 2018. Not an uncommon end to many smaller motorcycle companies, but when you take a closer look at what Lee Conn and Brian Case created, to me it’s one of the more disappointing. Their drive was to create an American made, sport touring motorcycle that would rival any on …
1988 Yamaha TDR50
Post Listing Update: This TD50 did not get any interest at the opening bid of $2,495. Never sold in the US, the TDR50 is a mini version of the awesome TDR250…that we sadly didn’t get here, either.
Never Started – 1989 Honda Africa Twin XRV650
Post Sale Update: This Africa Twin sold for $20,000 after 49 bids on eBay in Seattle, Washington. I know I’m on a bit of a JDM kick this week, but with bikes like this can you blame me? Here we’ve got a first-generation Honda Africa Twin (RD03) that’s never been started or even had fuel in the tank. There’s all …
Video Intermission – Ichiban Moto – How to Rebuild Shocks
It’s been a few months since Ichiban Moto has released a how-to-video, so I’m excited to share his newest one. These are always good for several laughs – I don’t understand how he thinks of these things!
New Auction Bike – 2001 Honda CBR929RR Erion Racing
Today on the auction site we’ve got a 929RR with the Erion Racing livery, and it’s a bid away from meeting reserve!
Endurance Racer Replica – 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750
Post Sale Update: This GSX-R sold for $12,450 after 36 bids on eBay in Seattle, Washington. Gixxers are cool. First-generation GSX-750s are even cooler. What’s even better? An early Gixxer done up as an endurance racer replica!
1991 Honda Monkey Baja
Post Sale Update: This Monkey Baja sold for $4,245 after 5 bids on eBay in Luling, Texas. In 1991, Honda released a new variant of the Monkey/Z50R. Called the Baja, it featured rally-style dual headlights in addition to the taillight and turn signals. They were not officially sold in the US, but this example has made its way across the …
New Auction Bike – 2009 Yamaha VMAX Custom
Today on the auction site we’ve got one of the wildest customs I’ve ever seen, a Yamaha VMAX that comes with an invoice for over $84,000 in parts and labor!
Video Intermission – Petrolicious – 1969 Ducati: The Duchess of Speed
Petrolicious’ new video is about Marja Elisat, a student who races a classic Ducati 350 on the weekends. It’s an awesome father-daughter story that’s worth watching as “it’s uncommon for young people to participate in motorsport at all, less so for girls, and very much less so for girls who can drop a knee on a bike twice their age.”
CR-F’in Crazy – CRF250L-Powered 2015 Honda Grom
We’ve featured all manner of modified Honda Groms since the pint-sized model’s release in 2014, but this particular example stands out from the rest as it’s powered by the motor from a 2018 CRF250L. Before being shoehorned into a 2015 Grom chassis, the brand-new quarter-liter DOHC single was reportedly given the cam off a CBR250R and a blued GP-style end-can …