The Ducati 900FE, otherwise known as the Final Edition of the Supersports, marked the end of the carb’d big-twin Ducatis. A one year run of just 300 bikes in the US (800 worldwide), it’s a polarizing bike – it’s either one of the prettiest bikes Ducati ever made that’s full of character, or another one of countless special editions that …
Honda Powered – 2000 Harris Magnum 5
View PostText Intermission – Geoff Drake
Formerly an editor for VeloNews and Bicycling magazines, Geoff Drake has been published in plenty of national magazines. He’s clearly a talented writer and it’s worth a moment of your time to check out some of his pieces.
$1,500 – 1989 Honda VTR250
The Honda VTR250 was only sold in the US for three years. Despite the simple nature – a liquid cooled 250cc engine with a six-speed transmission and an inboard front disc, it’s become quite the cult bike for fans of small-displacement motors.
2004 BMW R1150R Rockster Edition 80
The BMW Rockster was an interesting variant on their naked bike of the time, the R1150R. The Rockster was BMW’s take on a streetfighter of sorts, made by pulling together the headlight from a R1150GS, gauges from the R1100S, and throwing them onto the R1150R with a distinctive paint job.
1969 Suzuki AS50
In Suzuki’s marketing copy for this bike, they said ‘It looks [like] a GP racer because it was designed that way.’ You can be the judge of that, but it was capable of 60 miles per hour while returning 114 miles per gallon thanks to the 5 horsepower 49cc rotary valve two stroke engine.
1981 Moto Guzzi V50 Monza
View Post22 Wheels – Turnkey Honda Race Team
View PostIn Alaska – 1977 Yamaha RD400
Launched in 1976 as the big kahuna of the RD line, the RD400 was known as a hooligan’s bike. Here’s one in “very nice condition” up north in Alaska.
Video Intermission – Motorcycles for the Handicapped
This is a brief video, but it’s worth a watch. Catur Bambang is a mechanic who lost his legs in a work accident. Cars aren’t cheap in Indonesia, so he designed a motorcycle that can be ridden by people who are disabled. He builds 7 bikes a month and prices start at $300: (sorry, can’t embed this video, you’ll have …
Ex Mr. Daytona – 2006 Yamaha R1 50th Anniversary LE
View Post1972 Hodaka Wombat
Found in the 60s, Hodaka was a joint Japanese/American company that produced about $150k bikes between ’64 and ’78. Some riders believe that Hodaka started the trail bike revolution. Others may disagree with that, but no one can dispute that with names like the Road Toad, Dirt Squirt, Super Rat, and Combat Wombat, Hodaka had some of the best names …
Guess That Bike – Revealed!
There were a few good guesses on yesterday’s “Guess That Bike” through this site and facebook, but the winner was Wynkin de Worde, who used to own a similar bike as his first motorcycle. That led him to the correct guess – a Suzuki M15!
Not Orange – 1984 Laverda RGS
Post Listing Update: This RGS did not meet reserve despite 15 bids up to $8,500. A true sport tourer, the Laverda RGS was one of the last manifestations of the big triple, though it was much tamer than the beloved Jota unit thanks to different crankshaft timing and rubber engine mounts. Some felt that the engine lost a bit of …
Video Intermission – RC Motorcycles
It’s taken a while, but I think I’ve finally found the perfect motorcycle for the Baja quest – the MX 400. Coil springs up front, oil dampers in the rear, sticky rubber on both wheels, hardened steel chain…oh yeah, and it’s radio controlled.