Post Listing Update: This Suzuki was relisted and then pulled off of eBay because the bike is “no longer available.” The seller of this bike claims it is the only known no-mileage (though there’s 9 kilometers on the odometer) pre-production RG500 in the world, complete with a letter of authenticity from Suzuki that says this bike “is a pre-production motorcycle …
Showroom Condition – 1977 Honda XL175 With 481 Miles
Post-Sale Update: After 51 bids on eBay, this XL 175 sold for $3,500. Honda’s XL series of “enduro” or dual sport bikes began in the early ’70s and continues to this day. The early models steadily grew in displacement over the years and were all distinguished by their single-cylinder, four-stroke engines. These were not true off-road designs, but street riders …
Guess That Bike – Rustbucket Edition
Reader Jeff Z just let me know that he picked up this interesting project, and he further suggested that the amount of decay could make it an interesting “Guess That Bike” feature. I agree, so…guess this bike!
1988 BMW R100RS Cafe Racer
Built by Joe DeMoss of Euro Cycles of Tampa Bay, this RS was built into a cafe racer over a nine month build. How do you think it turned out?
New In Crate Moto3 Racer – 2016 Honda NSF250R
Post-Listing Update: After getting no action at $12,850, this was weirdly relisted at US $13,400…where it again got no interest. 2011 marked the end of two-stroke world championships – the next year, Moto3 moved to four-strokes, and Honda’s first factory effort was the NSF250R. Rules capped bore size at 81mm, revs at 14,000 rpm, and valves at four. Claimed power? …
1967 Montesa Impala 250 Sport
Post-Sale Update: After 40 bids on eBay, this Impala Sport sold for $7,200. The Impala 175 was introduced in 1962 and produced just 10.5 horsepower because Montesa wanted to ensure the bike was reliable – the factory decided to prove that by sending three bikes through Africa, covering 12,500 miles in the process. A Sport version was released, which pushed …
Video Intermission – How An Alpinestars Suit Is Made
Ever wonder how a suit is made? Learn about how Alpinestars puts together their full race suits, thanks to the aptly named show, How It’s Made!
1978 BMW R100S
I have an R90/6 that I’ve been putting a lot of miles on lately. The other night I was walking out to my bike from a pizza place in a shopping center and a drunk 25-year-old came running out of a TGI Fridays yelling at me. I have a soft spot in my heart for immature drunk guys in their …
1971 Suzuki T250 Hustler Cafe Racer
Built by Tired Cycles, this little cafe racer is based on Suzuki’s Hustler – a 247cc two-stroker from the 70s. The stock ’71 Hustler weighed 319 pounds dry and was motivated by 33 horsepower and 22 pound-feet of torque from the air-cooled twin engine. Obviously, this example is a bit different from stock, thanks to some parts I like: DG …
1976 Yamaha RD400
This is a first year example of the big RD – an excellent example of a hooligan bike. The 399cc engine was an evolution of the powerplant from the RD350, and it was good for 44 horsepower and a top speed of about 105 miles per hour. Thanks to a repaint and some storage, this is one of the cleaner …
Not a Jota – 1977 Laverda Jarama 1000 3CL
In America, Laverda offered the 3CL (and the up-spec Jota), but they renamed the former the Jarama in 1978 after the racetrack in Spain. It didn’t sell particularly well in the United States, so some dealers converted the base Jaramas to Jotas (and some people call these “Jarotas!) With all that said, here’s a decent example of this hard to …
1990 BMW R100GS
A long time Bike-urious reader has sourced a lovely Bimota SB8R, which means one of his bikes has got to go. Looks like he’s cutting off this well-modded R100GS.
Video Intermission – Stealth E3
Here’s an interesting homebrew motorcycle built by John Head – an electric, leaning, three wheeler. Meet the Stealth E3!
January 2016 Result Highlights
One of the requests I got from the Reader Survey was to update y’all with the results of featured bike listings. I thought that was a good idea – hopefully you’ve seen in the past that I sometimes update a post with the final sale price, if I’m able to find it. But that requires you to go back in …
Ex-Moto GP Racer – 2006 Honda/Kenny Roberts KR211V
I try to avoid featuring motorcycles for sale that don’t have an asking price, but some times, you just have to make an exception. This is one of those times. In 2006, Kenny Roberts Jr. rode this KR211V (a home-brew build from Kenny Roberts Racing powered by the engine from Honda’s incredible 250-horsepower RC211V) to two podium finishes. It is …