In their five-year production run (1968-73), the Honda 350 series managed to produce some 626,000 examples, selling to eager young enthusiasts everywhere. The CL variant was a “street scrambler,” a look as popular then as it is now. Sold alongside the CB street version the CL featured high-mounted exhaust and a 19-inch front wheel. There was also an SL model …
1965 Ducati Mach 1 250
When it was introduced, the Mach 1 was the fastest 250cc road bike available – it was capable of topping 100 miles per hour.
Video Intermission – 1970s Kawasaki Commercials
If you’re on this site, you like older bikes – and you’re going to like the kick of nostalgia you get from this compilation of 70s Kawasaki ads put together by Koup’s Cycle Shop. Kawasaki – let the good times roll!
Ending Soon – New 1997 KTM 200LE Jackpiner
Post Listing Update: This Jackpiner was relisted several times, though it never met reserve and the highest bidding ever got was 22 bids up to $3,900. You’re either going to look at this bike and drool, or wonder what the big deal is. If you fall in the latter camp, here’s a refresher of how KTM came to be in …
1966 Heinkel Tourist
Heinkel started as a German aircraft manufacturer that found themselves without a product after the Allies banned them from making planes after World War II. They moved on to bicycles, a microcar, and scooters like the Tourist to help Germans who couldn’t afford a car but needed personal transportation.
Ending Soon – 2014 Walt Siegl Leggero Toronto
Post-Listing Update: After getting no action at the opening bid of $34,000, this bike was relisted and again got no interest at $30,000. This is obviously an incredible bike, but it looks like no one’s interested at these kind of prices. A couple of years ago, Walt Siegl started building a limited run of custom motorcycles based on Ducati 900cc …
Restored – 1976 Kawasaki KZ900
Post Sale Update: After 8 bids on eBay, this KZ sold for $10,700. The successor to the Z1, Kawasaki’s KZ900 was sold as a reliable big bike that could tour or go fast maybe even doing both at the same time! This example has been ‘beautifully restored and it’s ready for the next 40 years of life.’
Picture Intermission – Daytona Bike Week
Well, the 75th Anniversary of Daytona Bike Week is happening right now and if you’re unfortunately like me, you’re stuck somewhere else, wishing you could check out the festivities. If that’s the case, take a couple of minutes out of your morning to enjoy some photos from Steve King, who’s been kind enough to share his photos from the first …
Hershey’s Promo – 2008 MV Agusta F4
In the recent Batman trilogy with Christian Bale, my favorite movie was the second – The Dark Knight. MV Agusta had a promotional deal that included some screen time for their F4 superbike in that movie, and for some reason Hershey’s Chocolate ran a promotion with a special grand prize: a Dark Knight-themed F4 valued at $35,000.
1944 Safticycle Scooter
Based out of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Safticycle offered a small variety of bicycle/scooter hybrids like the Sportster, Mountaineer, and the Cruiser between 1942 and 1952.
In Italy – Slater Egli-Vincent
View Post1 of 207 – 1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore
Ducati released the 851 to the world in 1987, and it was the introduction of four valve Desmo heads. It made Ducati a competitive race team again (they’d end up winning the 1990 World SBK Championship with this model). For homologation purposes, they released 207 “kit” versions of the Tricolore, some of which were converted to be street legal – …
1991 BMW R100 Classic
Post-Sale Update: Wow, the seller did himself a favor by removing the $4,990 BIN – this bike sold for $6,600 after 28 bids on eBay. Though BMW sold a similar bike called the R100R for a few years afterwards, the BMW R100 Classic is a rare oddity. Information is very scarce on this bike, as it seems just 180 were …
1984 BMW R100CS Last Edition
Editor’s Note: JR is selling one of his personal bikes and I figured he should share it here because it’s the kind of motorcycle I would definitely feature on Bike-urious anyway. I’ll leave the tale to him…
Rare in the US – 1964 Honda CZ100
Post-Listing Update: Despite bidding up to $12,600.01, this CZ100 did not meet reserve. Honda’s first monkey bike was the Z100 – this CZ100 was its’ replacement. This is one of the later models, as it’s equipped with a red tank. It’s got such a distinctive look, but the CZ100 was never imported to the US for Americans to enjoy. Here’s …