As reader Beale D said when he submitted this find, “the price is insane but check out that rear suspension!”
1964 Pointer Comet
I’ve only had the pleasure of featuring one other Pointer in the past – the 90cc Super Lassie. Here’s the 155cc top of the line model, the Comet. Pointer was the American name of the Japanese company Shin Meiwa, a Japanese aircraft manufacturer that decided to get into the motorcycle game. They produced bikes between 1946 and 1964, meaning this …
June 2016 Result Highlights
View Post1991 Bimota YB10 Dieci
Bimota’s 10th model with a Yamaha engine, the appropriately-named Dieci was built between 1991 and 1994 with just 224 examples leaving the factory. An even smaller portion were equipped with a passenger seat and pegs. Bimota scooped up the engine from a FZR1000 and then tweaked it to yield nearly 150 horsepower.
1996 Triumph Daytona Super III
Post Sale Update: This Super III sold off of eBay…to a Bike-urious reader! Last time I featured one of these it went quickly and a few readers mentioned they wanted another crack at one. Well, here’s your chance – this one’s a bit more expensive as it’s being offered by a dealer but it’s got lower miles and seems to …
80cc Scrambler – 1972 Yamaha G7S
Post Sale Update – After being relisted, this G7S sold for $1,685 on eBay. I think this little scrambler is absolutely beautiful, though I’ve struggled to find good information on it. The simple story is that it’s an evolution of Yamaha’s popular FS1 with a 80cc engine and a scrambler pipe. This example (VIN: G5-335441) has 7,093 miles and no …
Auction Preview – Mike Harper Collection
View PostFactory Sponsored – 1981 Maico 490 Flat Tracker
Post Listing Update: Despite 26 bids on eBay, this Maico flat tracker did not meet reserve with bidding up to $5,049.99. In the early 80s, Jerry Greer wanted to find out if he could compete at the highest levels of American flat track racing with a 2 stroke engine. According to the seller of this bike, Jerry was impressed by …
The First Turbo – 1979 Kawasaki Z1R-TC
Post Listing Update: This Z1R got no interest at the opening bid of $20,000. The Kawasaki Z1R-TC was the first ‘production’ turbocharged motorcycle, and was an absolute game-changer.
124 Miles – 1967 Honda S65 Sport
Back in the 1960s, when the “nicest people” were buzzing about town on droves of Honda step-through 50s and the sporty S90, back in the corner of the showroom sat a fun little city bike known as the S65. Sharing styling cues from the super-successful S90, this little sibling featured a chrome-paneled fuel tank, shiny upswept exhaust, two-tone seat and …
RCB Replica – 1980 Honda CB750F
Post Listing Update: This CB750F custom did not get any action at the BIN of $6,500. In the European Coupe d’Endurance races of the late 70s, Honda dominated a field of mostly privateer competition with a factory effort based on their CB750. The works machine was called the RCB1000, and after upping displacement to 941.3cc, it produced 115 horsepower. By …
1991 Suzuki Bandit GSF400
Post Listing Update: This Bandit did not get any interest at the opening bid of $3,900. In the US, the Suzuki Bandit was most commonly sold in 1,200 or 600cc variants. But Suzuki also brought a 400cc model to America for a couple of years. Most were red, which makes this blue example with the rare factory fairing and seat …
Still in Crate – 1970 Rockford Tora 60
Post Sale Update: This Tora sold for $3,000 after 20 bids on eBay – but it keeps getting relisted… Rockford Motors of Rockford, Illinois was the final chapter of the Bridgestone Cycle Company, which eventually morphed into today’s Bridgestone Corporation, the well-known tire manufacturer. The history we’re concerned with began after WWII with the production of small motorbikes and exports …
$1,600 – 1966 Sears Allstate 175 Twingle
7-2-16 Update: A year later, this Twingle is back up for sale, but hopefully this time it will sel asit’s being offered with no reserve. Find it with an unmet opening bid of $600 here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This bike got one bid at $1,200 but that wasn’t enough to meet reserve. This well-worn twingle (the smaller of …
2001 Moto Guzzi California EV 1100 Touring
Here’s a touring version of Guzzi’s incredibly long-lasting California line. Adorned in a distinctive red and white paint scheme that is somewhat reminiscent of a candy cane, this bike is ready for a rider who wants to tour the country in something more unique than the typical American cruisers.