Post Sale Update: Initially, this CT110 did not meet reserve with 44 bids up to $3,050. The seller then relisted it and it sold for a BIN of $4,500! Honda’s Trail 90 (or CT90, depending on the market) was a popular entry point for youngsters to learn how to ride in the dirt. One of the reasons it was so …
Ex-Lightweight TT Racer – 2006+ Kawasaki Ninja 650R
Kawasaki knew it had something special with its mid-sized parallel twin motor – this engine has been used to power a handful of different bikes from different classes and has even been utilized as an increasingly popular flat-track weapon. The 650cc eight-valve four-stroke DOHC twin boasts digital fuel-injection with dual 38mm Keihin throttle-bodies, producing fun yet practical power for the …
1959 Moto Morini Settebello 175 Aste Corte Racer
Despite a few pesky World Wars creating massive roadblocks for him, the Italian Count Alfonso Morini and the company he founded in 1937 would go on to produce a few of the finest small-cylinder racers ever built. Born in 1898, Morini developed an interest in motorcycles early on and was operating his own repair shop by the time he was …
Restored and Enjoyed – 1971 Suzuki T500 Titan
Post Sale Update: After 33 bids on eBay, this Titan sold for $6,200. Though it was always in the shadow of Honda’s CB450, the Suzuki T500 (also known as the Titan) was one of the best bikes the firm had made to date. Thanks to the intellectual theft of 2-stroke technology from MZ as detailed in Stealing Speed, Suzuki was …
1961 BMW R50/2 with Steib TR500 Sidecar
Post Listing Update: This German combo did not meet reserve despite 55 bids up to $18,700. Here’s a combination of two German-made black beauties – a BMW R50/2 paired with a Steib TR500 sidecar.
Ultimate Super Single – 1997 Nico Bakker Supermono Racer
Nico Bakker stepped into the professional motorcycle world as a road racer, and a pretty talented one at that. At the start of the 1970’s, Bakker had become fed up with the current state of race bikes and the direction manufacturers were going in with their development, seeking more and more powerful engines above all else. Bakker felt that engines …
Restored – 1974 Rokon Trailbreaker 2WD
Post Listing Update: After being relisted, this Trailbreaker still could not meet reserve despite 34 bids up to $3,050. Founded about 50 years ago, Rokon has become synonymous with two-wheel-drive motorcycles that are able to go anywhere. Initially designed as a motorcycle/tractor, the Trailbreaker lives up to its name with incredibly low gearing that enables riders to climb up steep …
Basically New From 1987 – CZ 250 and CZ 400 MXers
Last year Abhi featured a new pair of CZ MXers in Australia – more specifically a CZ250 and CZ400 – that the seller claimed were the very last new CZ bikes in the world. Turns out the Aussie was wrong, as here we have two additional brand new CZ MXers, also a CZ250 and CZ400. The two 1987 CZ examples …
1959 Hercules K100
10-18-17 Update: And just like that, this bike has sold! 10-18-17 Update: 20 months later, reader Bob K notes that this bike is back up for sale with a $100 discount. It looks like since the last feature, the bearings (I’m assuming wheel?) have been repacked. Everything works and it comes with the original air pump. Current mileage is 5,406. …
Resto-Mini – 1970 Rupp Scrambler
The story of Rupp Manufacturing (or Industries) is a fascinating one with a history spanning almost two decades. They produced a vast range of motorized on and off-road toys and even managed to hold its own for a while against Japan’s stranglehold on the industry once the Z50 Mini Trail debuted. The company was founded in Mansfield, Ohio in 1959 …
#405 – 1969 Honda CB750
Post Listing Update: This CB750 got no interest at the asking price of $49,000. Vic World has earned himself the nickname of “Mr. CB750” thanks to decades of expertise and restorations of sandcast motors. In his words, “we take those parts and assemble a dream. The restored bike will look, run, and feel virtually identical to the legendary machines that …
AMS Ducati Restoration – 1973 Ducati 750 Sport
Post Listing Update: Despite 35 bids up to $36,300, this 750 Sport did not meet reserve. Restored by Jeff Nash of AMS Ducati, this beautiful example of one of Ducati’s most famous models has been on display for the last four years – will the next owner keep it in a similar state or put some fluids in it and …
For a Good Cause – 1975 Yamaha RD350
For those of us of a certain age, this was THE bike to have. It wasn’t the biggest or the baddest bike of the mid-70’s but in the right hands, it could run with anything in the twisties.
#69 – 1999 Excelsior-Henderson Super X
If you like Excelsior-Henderson but you don’t have the coin to buy the entire brand, maybe I can interest you in this early production example of the Super X, an attempt to bring the company back in the late 90s.
1992 Bimota YB8
Post Listing Update: This YB8 was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. YB8 = the 8th Bimota with a Yamaha engine, in this case a 1000cc EXUP, 20-valve engine which yielded 149 horsepower. I find it very weird to see the “EXUP” logo on an Italian bike, but there is something to be said for Japanese reliability with …