Post Listing Update: This DR800 was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. A shop in Texas is turning into one of my favorites as they seem to have a steady flow of interesting JDM imports. Today they’ve got a DR BIG (introduced in 1988 as the DR750), a production version of the DR-Z (a Paris-Dakar racer piloted by …
New Auction Bike – 1971 Yamaha R5B Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom R5B sold for $6,420 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Santee, California. Today on the auction site we’ve got a lovely custom Yamaha R5 with an upgraded RD350 motor and Kenny Roberts paint scheme.
1972 Yankee Boss
Based out of Schenectady, New York, the Yankee motorcycle company was the brainchild of John Taylor. Yankee was best known for the impressive Z500, but John also wanted a minibike in the lineup so he partnered with Bonvicini Marino out of Bologna, Italy to distribute the 50cc “Boss”.
Never Titled – 1973 BSA B50MX
BSA made 3 different versions of the B50 – you can probably guess what the B50MX was for. It was offered starting in 1971 for off-road competition, but within a couple of years BSA was dead and some remaining stock was sold off as the Triumph TR5MX. Expect 34 horsepower out of the out of the 499cc single, to motivate …
Filipino Sidecar – 1974 Honda CB125
Post Listing Update: this CB sidecar did not meet reserve despite 33 bids up to $2,050 on eBay in Michigan City, Indiana. Per the seller, the story with this sidecar is that “an enlisted man commissioned two of these to be built to bring back to the U.S., hence the painting on the front. So, if the story is true, …
What Do You Want To Know? 2020 Moto Guzzi V85 TT
I wasn’t able to snag an invite to the V85 TT launch, but I’ve received several emails from you asking when I’ll get one to review. The answer is…now!
Falloon Report – 1977 Ducati 900 SD Darmah
Post Listing Update: this Darmah did not meet reserve despite 39 bids up to $11,050 on eBay in Wainscott, New York. Stuart Parr has a hell of a motorcycle collection – several years ago he even had an exhibit for the public to enjoy some of his machines. Coming out of that collection today is a 900 SD Darmah that …
New Auction Bike with No Reserve – 1970 Honda Z50 Mini Trail Project
Post Sale Update: This Z50 sold for $2,750 on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. No Reserve auctions are always fun because we’re guaranteed to have a winner. Will it be you this time?
Contest Intermission – RevZilla/MotoQuest Adventure
Two years ago, Spurgeon from RevZilla and I took a couple of BMW boxer adventure bikes from Los Angeles to Cabo for MotoQuest. If you read that story (Part 1, Part 2) and wanted to do it yourself, you may just be in luck! RevZilla and MotoQuest are partnering up to give you and a friend a week long trip …
Pikes Peak Racer – 2008 Yamaha YZ450 Super Single
Built by Tom Kendall of Speed Lab Garage, this YZ450 competed in the Lightweight category at Pikes Peak this year and has raced multiple seasons of AFM.
Nice Price – 2002 Aprilia Futura
MCN called the Futura “desperately underestimated, sadly short lived and now a potential bargain“. Here’s one you can snag for less than $2,000 – anyone fancy an end-of-season fly and ride?
New In Crate In Canada – 2007 Honda CR250R
10-28-2019 Update: When this bike was last offered for sale 13 months ago, the seller said he’d keep it for five years before selling it again. Looks like that isn’t the case…so you can find this CR for sale with a BIN of approximately $15,308 here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This Honda did not meet reserve despite 20 bids …
No Reserve – 1973 Triumph Hurricane X-75 Project
Post Sale Update: This Hurricane project sold for $16,600 after 69 bids on eBay in Tampa, Florida. Considered by some to be the world’s first “factory custom”, the Triumph Hurricane was the brainchild of Craig Vetter (well known as a motorcycle designer and manufacturer of custom motorcycle fairings) and Don Brown (General Manager of BSA). Brown wanted a better looking …
New Auction Bike – 2001 Honda RC51 Jurassic Park For Charity
Post Sale Update: This RC51 sold for $7,169 on IMA in Marina del Rey, California. This one’s a big one for us – Honda has chosen to partner with Iconic Motorbike Auctions Powered by Bike-urious to auction off two motorcycles in support of Ride for Kids and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Did you see my photos from Ride for …
Out of Office – Passporting Around
It’s been a while since Nathan and I have taken a weekend off to goof around with a bike and try to get some fun photos and video. That changes today!