As part of my current road trip, I had the pleasure of meeting a Bike-urious reader with an eclectic collection of beautiful motorcycles. For fun, I had him suggest the next Guess That Bike game from one of his bikes. So, what are we looking at? And no, you can’t say “Bultaco Metralla Mk2”!
3 Miles – 1981 Honda CBX
Post Sale Update: This CBX sold for $15,100 after 3 bids on eBay. This week’s other CBX feature got a discussion going in the comments about how much a CBX is worth. While that bike was an early example in fair condition, today we’ve got a later model that’s said to be of “collector quality” with just 3 miles on …
Ending Soon – 1974 Suzuki Exacta
Post Listing Update: This Exacta did not meet reserve despite 27 bids up to $2,800. Suzuki introduced the Exacta (aka the RL250) in 1974, and nowadays it’s considered a solid vintage trials bike (though there were some issues with frames breaking above the swingarm pivot). They were only imported in the US for 1974-1975, and the main difference was an …
Guest Picture Intermission – St. Francis Motorcycle Museum
After seeing Neal Michal’s post on the Lake Hill Motorcycle Museum, long-time Bike-urious reader and commenter Jihelle thought he could do something similar with a museum he encountered on a cross-country motorcycle trip of his own! Without further ado, here he is:
2007 Ducati SportClassic GT1000
Despite the retro styling, the Ducati GT1000 was nearly a decade ahead of its time as it had already been killed off well before all the other OEMs started the current rebirth of retro-styled motorcycles. They’ve turned into cult classics which occasionally have blue book values at or above the original MSRP!
No Reserve – 1995 Triumph Daytona Super III
Post Listing Update: This Super III was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. Considering that just 179 of the 805 Triumph Super IIIs ever built made it to the US, I see a surprising amount of them for sale. What’s also surprising for a bike this rare is how cheap they can be snapped up for. In fact, …
Upgraded Wee-Strom – 2009 Suzuki V-Strom 650
Affectionately known as the Wee-Strom as it is the smaller of two V-Strom models, this model was introduced by Suzuki in 2004. The bigger brother V-Strom 1000 had already been out for a couple of years, but Suzuki created a new bike by pulling out and slightly tweaking the V-Twin from the SV650, then surrounding it in the street-oriented adventure …
Guest First Ride – 2018 Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vitpilen 401
View PostNo Reserve – 1979 Honda CBX
Post Sale Update: This CBX sold for $8,500 after 35 bids on eBay. In an era where bigger was better, and where innovation and boldness were the master words, Honda knew how to stand at the front of the scene. After its domination on the sport bike market thanks to the CB750, 4-cylinder 4 stroke engines became the standard for …
1 of 150 – 2008 Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Edition
Post Sale Update: This Ducati 848 sold for $8,500 after 8 bids on eBay. The Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Edition is one of the very, very few Ducatis that was exclusive to the United States. Built to honor Nicky Hayden, one of Ducati’s MotoGP riders, this bike celebrates Nicky’s American heritage with the red-white-and-blue theme. This exact paint scheme was …
78 Miles – 2013 Yamaha TW200
Post Sale Update: This TW sold for $3,150 after 46 bids on eBay. Buried somewhere in the long list of questions I never thought I’d ask myself is “how much is a basically-new Yamaha TW200 worth?” Looks like we’re about to find out.
1971 Suzuki T125 Stinger
Post Listing Update: This Stinger did not get any interest at the opening bid of $7,500. It was relisted and then pulled off of eBay due to an error in the listing. As evidenced by the GT lineup, Suzuki had a strong affinity for 2-strokes in the late 60s and early 70s. So it wasn’t surprising that when they introduced …
Out of Office – Coast to Coast
View PostDucati-Inspired Super Single – 1997 NWS 350 Supermono
Post Listing Update: This custom Ducati did not get any interest at the opening bid of $12,000. Produced exclusively for the “Sound of Singles” series, the Ducati Supermono is one of the marque’s most iconic and sought after models. Built from ‘93-‘95, only 67 examples of this instant classic left the factory in Bologna, making them wildly rare finds. Because …
Nice Price – 1993 Yamaha GTS1000
Reader David N sent me a link to this bike saying that it was the cheapest example he’s ever seen. I have to say the same, and it doesn’t look to be in bad shape at all! The GTS1000 is a fascinating bike – I used it as an example of a motorcycle that was ahead of its time for …