In the early 70’s, Ducati’s management felt that the future of their mid-sized bikes was going to be with parallel twin engines. Despite the fact that Ducati had previous unsuccessful experience with said engine type, the Italians decided to go for it, their first new engine design in over a decade. The result was the Ducati 500 GTL, a that …
Generational Gap – 2 Kawasaki KDXs
Here are two generations of the Kawasaki KDX – one displacing 175 and the other displacing 250ccs. Both are available at a similar price and with low mileage. Which would you pick?
Interview – Tim Graber
Tim Graber is the proprietor of Classic Motorcycle Consignments, one of the world’s first online consignment shops for motorcycles. I could go on and on about the quality of the bikes he features, but it’s probably best for me to just show you the list of motorcycles that he’s sold. I suspect he’s got a similar taste in motorcycles as …
2000 Cagiva Raptor 1000
Introduced in 2000, the Cagiva Raptor was designed as alternative to the Ducati Monster – they were even styled by the same man. Though there are plenty of similarities, the Raptor comes with the V-Twin heart from a Suzuki TL.
1982 Ducati Pantah 600SL Desmo
Post Sale Update: After being relisted, this 600SL sold for $8,600 after 13 bids on eBay. Take the distinctive 500SL Pantah, then bore it out to get the 600SL, yielding an 11% boost in power.
Babyblade – 1990 Honda CBR400RR NC29
The Honda CBR400RR was a baby sportbike produced only for Japan for about 15 years. While Americans associate the Fireblade name with large displacement sportbikes like the CBR900RR, in other countries you could get varying displacements of Honda goodness.
Impressively Preserved – 2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
3-25-16 Update: Initially, this listing did not get any action at the opening bid of $7,500. 4 months later, this Ninja is back up for sale with a realistic opening bid, which is why bidding is now up to $4,550 and the reserve not yet met here on eBay. If you’ve been looking for a Ninja ZX-12R, I’m not sure …
Guess That Bike – Diagram Edition
This one’s going to be tough for American readers, but we’ll see who steps up to the plate. You know the drill – what bike is this?
2007 J&M Rotax 600 Flat Tracker
Post-Sale Update: After 21 bids on eBay, this Rotax flat tracker sold for $5,600. Enjoyed yesterday’s flat tracker but you’re looking for a Rotax powerplant instead? Well, come on down.
Full Floater – 1984 Suzuki RM500
The RM500 was Suzuki’s big open class 2 stroker, and while it wasn’t much faster than the 465, the revised Full Floater suspension was a bit of a revelation. In the US it only sold for two years – 1984 was the last year and the engine got a new cylinder and new exhaust. Other countries got it for another …
Ending Soon – 1971 Triumph Bonneville Custom
Post Listing Update: Though it was relisted, this custom Triumph did not meet reserve with 18 bids up to $9,300. Here’s a custom Bonnie that’s been rebuilt with an interesting sense of style.
Bike-urious does the Baja 1000 – Part 10
View Post“The Executive” – 2012 BMW K75 Custom
Post-Sale Update: This K75 Custom did not meet reserve with bidding up to $8,701. Larry and Carol Romestant of Romestant Engineering have been building flying brick customs for a few years now – Jay Leno featured some of his builds in a previous JLG segment, and one of them is now up for sale. Based on a BMW K75C, this …
2007 Honda CRF450 Flat Tracker
Post Sale Update: After 46 bids on eBay, this CRF450 Flat Tracker sold for $7,301. I just discovered MotoViejo, an online consignment shop that has offered some great motorcycles in the past (like this Honda SL350 AHRMA racer I featured previously). Of note, it’s run by none other than David Edwards, former editor-in-chief (for 21 years!) of Cycle World. It’d …
1 of 200 – 2013 Ducati Monster 1100 EVO 20th Anniversary
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Monster, Ducati released limited special editions of the 696, 796, and 1100 EVO. Each bike got a special cosmetic package including the original red livery, 90s style mirrors, and the Ducati font from 1986 on the tank.