Post Listing Update: This R4 did not meet reserve despite $10,300 after 20 bids on eBay. As the 30s rolled around and Depression hit, BMW saw the need for a diminutive single-cylinder bike to offer alongside its twins. The sub 200cc R2 sold quite well, but the BMW R4 was an intermediate bike between the budget single and the bigger …
All 4 Years – Yamaha DT-1 Collection
Post Listing Update: This collection of DT-1 did not get any interest at the asking price of $35,000. The DT-1 is one of the most popular motorcycles that Yamaha ever created, and it lasted from 1968-1971. A seller in Idaho has restored examples from each year, and he or she is looking to sell all four of them as a …
1971 Aermacchi Harley-Davidson SX350
Post Sale Update: This SX sold for the BIN of $4,995 on eBay. In the 70’s, while Harley Davidson Sportsters and their other cruisers were playing in a small-size market, they had to confront other makers (especially the Japanese) on smaller displacement bikes. To that extent, HD also had to play by the same rules and use similar strategies. One …
2009 BMW HP2 Sport
Post Listing Update: This HP2 Sport did not get any interest at the BIN of $16,500. This is exactly the kind of bike I would add to my own collection. It is weird, it is exclusive, and it is incredibly capable. The BMW HP2 Sport is the ultimate expression of the boxer engine; the final design exercise before BMW graced …
1936 BMW R2
Post Sale Update: This R2 sold for $12,099 after 39 bids on eBay in Corona, California. Built between 1931 and 1936, the R2 was the smallest displacement motorcycle ever built by BMW. Powered by a 198cc OHV single, the R2 could hit 59 miles per hour thanks to 6 horsepower – later on (1934) an Amal carb helped bump power …
1983 Honda ATC70
After the success of the Z50 and the CT70, Honda wanted a bike that they could sell in the winters in the US market. They launched a small trike called the US90 in 1969. The success was immediate, and US beaches became Honda’s trike highways. In 1971, Honda acquired the trademark ATC, “all-terrain cycle”, and gave it to their three-wheelers. …
2000 Triumph Adventurer 900
Post Sale Update: This Adventurer sold for $2,150 after 9 bids on eBay. The Triumph Adventurer combines the smoothness of their 900cc triple with a laid back, standard frame. A larger front wheel and longer forks set it apart from the Thunderbird, giving it a relaxed sense and riding style. It can’t be described as sprightly, but is that really …
Six Cylinders – 1983 Benelli 900 Sei
Post Listing Update: This Benelli did not get any interest at the asking price of $20,000 on eBay. Alejandro De Tomaso is an Argentinian racer and businessman who may be best known for creating his own automobile brand, De Tomaso in 1959. When Ford tried (and failed) to buy Ferrari, De Tomaso (the Man) proposed a win-win opportunity to Ford, …
1965 Honda CB77 Super Hawk
Post Sale Update: This Super Hawk sold for $4,860 on eBay after being relisted. The Honda CB77 has a special place in motorcycling history. They marked the beginning of Soichiro Honda developing his own designs, and we can all thank him for that. It was the beginning of the end of British motorcycling supremacy, despite their engines being significantly larger. …
Ending Soon – 1959 Moto Morini Tresette Sprint
Post Listing Update: This Morini did not meet reserve despite 14 bids up to $5,500. 9-13-18 Update: Two months later, reader David S notes that this bike is back up for sale – but this time it’s got a BIN option. Find it with bidding up to $5,000 and the reserve not yet met or a BIN of $7,500 here …
No Reserve – 1974 BMW R90S
Post Sale Update: This R90S sold for $7,567 after 34 bids on eBay. When it was released in 1974, the R90S was a game-changer for BMW. With oversight from Hans Muth, this bike was built to show the world that the German firm could make more than just touring bikes for old guys. Reg Pridmore helped soldify that claim with …
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View PostBlack Shadow Spec – 1953 Vincent Rapide
Post Listing Update: This Rapide did not get any interest at the opening bid of $65,000. In 1917, while serving as a prisoner during WWI, the British Royal Flying Corp pilot Howard Raymond Davies imagined a motorcycle design that he wanted to create at the end of the war. In 1924, with his partner EJ Massey, he launched the brand …
Nice Price – 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille
Post Listing Update: This Mille somehow did not get any action at the BIN of $2,268 on eBay. The Aprilia RSV Mille was part of a wonderful time in history when 1000cc V-Twins were the pinnacle of performance. They behave like warhammers compared to today’s more svelte 4 cylinders, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t special. The twin circular taillights …
First Year, First Model Project – 1955 Yamaha YA-1
Post Listing Update: This YA-1 was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. The company we all know today as Yamaha began as Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd in 1887 (incorporated in 1897), producing musical instruments. Founded by Torakusu Yamaha, the company would remain in operation for nearly seven decades before it produced its first motorized two-wheeler. Following the Second …