Post Sale Update: This 500Z sold for $6,000 after 20 bids on eBay in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. We’ve got two Yankees in two months! As I’ve mentioned several times before, the Yankee 500Z was the brainchild of John Taylor, the American importer for OSSA and Bultaco. He thought American dirt bikes should be able to compete with Europe’s best …
New Auction Bike – 1997 Bimota YB11
Today on Iconic Motorbike Auctions we’ve got a Japanese-Italian fusion.
Award Winning Sandcast – 1969 Honda CB750
Post Sale Update: This sandcast CB sold for $25,000 after 1 bid on eBay in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As you probably know, the first 7,414 CB750s were built from sandcast molds before Soichiro Honda switched to a more expensive metal mold because there was clearly enough demand to justify the investment. As you also probably know, these “sandcast” bikes …
1 of 30 – BMW R100S Exklusiv Sport
Post Sale Update: This R100S Exklusiv Sport sold for $4,906 after 24 bids on eBay in Mahomet, Illinois. The BMW R100S Exklusiv Sport was one of the many examples of BMW throwing a special paint job on the last models in a given run to help with sales. In this case, though, BMW used vinyl stickers for the cosmetic facelift. …
1980 Ducati 900SS
I really love Ducati’s both new and old, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m currently equipped to own one. So, I resign myself to searching them out for sale, and then writing about them. Admittedly, it could be a lot worse. It seems that every time I look at a Ducati that I’m thinking on writing about, I muse, …
New Auction Bike – 1984 Yamaha RZ500
Post Sale Update: This RZ sold for $14,500 plus buyers fees. Thanks to all of you for your comments and questions about the bikes up for sale at Iconic Motorbike Auctions! This one’s a fun one as it’s our first submission from outside of the state – and it’s a hell of a bike!
895 Miles – 1977 Honda CB400F
Post Sale Update: This CB sold for $7,000 after 22 bids on eBay in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The original owner of this CB400F acquired it for his wife, who enjoyed it for one season. At the start of the next riding season, the carbs needed to be cleaned, so the couple decided to park the Honda and ride their other bikes. …
1976 Honda CB500T
The best part about scouring the World Wide Web for interesting motorcycles is always walking away with more knowledge than I sat down with. Often times I’m taken in by a bike I’ve never taken any time to look at and get to experience its entire history.
Auction Preview – J. Wood & Company – Kurt Rappold Estate
In Chester, Pennsylvania on August 24th, J. Wood & Company is offering over 100 motorcycles (and some bicycles, vintage tractors, memorabilia, and other goodies) from the estate of Kurt Rappold – all at no reserve.
Revival Cycles “Desert Runner” – 2019 Royal Enfield Interceptor Custom
As shown on BikeEXIF this week, Revival Cycles created a scrambler out of Royal Enfield’s new Interceptor, and then they did LA-Barstow-Vegas with it. Unlike most bikes featured on BikeEXIF, this one is more than just a one-off and it will be available as part of a limited production run where you can specify some components.
1979 Ducati 900 GTS Custom
Post Sale Update: This custom Ducati sold for $6,986 after 18 bids on eBay in Berkeley, California. The seller of this custom Ducati knows what you’re probably thinking, which is why he quickly mentions the following in his listing: “I should say I did not destroy a GTS 900 to build this bike — when I acquired it, the previous …
Auction Preview – Mecum Monterey 2019
Next month, Mecum is offering up over 50 motorcycles (and a whole bunch of fascinating cars) at the tail end of Monterey Car Week.
Bike-urious Meetup in San Diego – July 26th
View PostNew Auction Bike – 1998 Yamaha R1
Another day, another listing on Iconic Motorbike Auctions! Today we’ve got one of the all-time classic sportbikes – the original Yamaha R1.
What Do You Want To Know? 2019 Honda CB500X
Update: Here’s my review! Back in 2017, Charles Fleming of the LA Times asked me to join him on a ride up California’s highest motorable road – my experience on that ride fueled my review of the Kawasaki Versys-X 300 and introduced me to the Reward Mine, which became the central component of my review of the Royal Enfield Himalayan. …