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A few interesting sale results from October 2019:⁠⠀
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1. 1976 Yamaha TZ250 with a 431cc motor - $19,500⁠⠀
2. 1975 Triumph Trident T160 - $8,000⁠⠀
3. 1984 Yamaha RZ500 Project - $11,700 (on @iconicmotorbikes auction!)⁠⠀
4. 1986 Honda Z50 Christmas Special - $8,017⁠⠀
5. 1942 Indian 4 Model 442 - $99,494 (!)⁠⠀
6. Ujeni Motors' 1971 Honda CB750 daily rider - $6,300⁠⠀
7. 2002 Mondial Piega on IMA - $20,437⁠⠀
8. 1973 Triumph Hurricane X-75 Project - $16,600⁠⠀
9. And of course, the Honda RC51 Jurassic Park III that IMA auctioned off to benefit Ride for Kids - $7,169⁠⠀
10. Check out the link in bio for more results in my usual monthly roundup!⁠⠀
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Excited to see the new auction site selling off some cool machines, thanks for all of your support!

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One of the many highlights from my recent ride out to Texas was a stop in New Braunfels to visit @texastwostrokes.⁠⠀
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Turns out he loves four strokes as well, and he's rehabbed a KZ1000 MkII that will make for an excellent rider. It's currently on eBay with no reserve!⁠⠀
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Link in bio for more information and to get in on the bidding for yourself.

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The photos are crap but the bike is so good that we'll soldier on. This is a 2004 @yamahamotorusa WR450F 2-Trac - the suffix comes from the fact that it utilizes an @ohlinsusa-developed two-wheel drive system!⁠⠀
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Unlike most 2WD motorcycle setups, Yamaha and Ohlins went hydraulic with a pump above the gearbox that pushes fluid to a hydraulic motor in the front wheel hub. The front gets a maximum of 15% of the power that the rear gets. Plus, Ohlins chipped in fully-adjustable suspension front and rear and a steering damper.⁠⠀
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In the 2004 Dakar Rally, David Frétigné placed seventh overall (as a rookie) and first in the 450cc class on a 2-Trac, beating out several riders on 660 and 950cc bikes.⁠⠀
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Production numbers vary – I’ve seen claims that Yamaha built 445 between 2004 and 2005, some people say that just 250 were built in 2004, and others say that Yamaha wanted to build 250 in 2004 but far less were actually created. I'm not sure what number is right, but I am sure that this is a rare find.⁠⠀
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Link in bio for more information and a link to get in on the bidding on eBay. The bike is in Blaine, Washington and the opening unmet bid is $6,500 with about a day to go!

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@alpinestars recently hosted a Friends and Family track day⁠ at Willow Springs, and it was tremendous. I got to meet a bunch of my personal heroes (including @robbiemaddison!) and try some new-to-me bikes (like a @honda_powersports_us NSR250SP from @iconicmotorbikes) on a new-to-me track.⁠⠀
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Link in bio for more of my thoughts and pictures of an amazing day on two wheels!⁠ Can't wait for the next one.⁠⠀
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#AlpinestarsProtects #Alpinestars #AstarsRideDay

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BSA made 3 different versions of the B50 - you can probably guess what the B50MX was for based on the name. It was offered starting in 1971 for off-road competition, but within a couple of years BSA was dead and some remaining stock was sold off as the Triumph TR5MX. Expect 34 horsepower out of the out of the 499cc single, to motivate 240 pounds of bike.⁠⠀
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In this case, you also expect a bike that has never been titled! It's said to be “100% Original including Tires, seat, grips, fenders, exhaust and spark plug” with just 10 hours of use, and it's still on the original MSO.⁠⠀
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Link in bio for more information and to buy it for yourself - the asking price is $6,995 in Wilsonville, Oregon.⁠

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Bravo to @speedlabgarage for creating this awesome Super Single (450 MX bike converted to a road racer) and then campaigning it in several seasons of AFM with full bodywork. It also just raced at Pikes Peak in the Lightweight category in this interesting street-tracker style.⁠⠀
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This YZ450 is impressively modified with a built motor, R6 front end, custom Ohlins TTX shock..the list goes on and it's well-thought out.⁠⠀
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Link in bio for more information if you're interested in a fun racer for yourself - the asking price is $6,000 in San Jose, California!

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This post is pretty special to me, as it means a lot that @honda_powersports_us went through the new auction site with @iconicmotorbikes and Bike-urious to help raise money for a good cause!⁠⠀
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If you were at Ride For Kids at Los Angeles, you probably saw an interesting RC51 on display that was adorned with a Jurassic Park III livery.⁠⠀
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Back in 2001, Honda announced a marketing partnership with Universal Studios, and it led to some interesting co-branding on some of Honda’s race bikes. Miguel Duhamel’s RC51 was wrapped up to spread the word about The Mummy Returns at Sears Point Raceway, while Sebastian Tortelli’s CR250R got a similar look for the finale of AMA Supercross. In addition, Honda slapped a JPIII scheme on Ezra Lusk’s CR250R at Red Bud and Nicky Hayden’s RC51 at Laguna Seca.⁠⠀
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Honda understandably wanted to show these off at marketing events around the country, but the race bikes were busy competing so Honda took a new stock RC51 and gave it an identical Jurassic Park III livery for promotional purposes – that’s the machine you’re currently looking at, and it has 1 mile.⁠⠀
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All proceeds (including the 7% buyers fee) will be donated to Ride for Kids and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.⁠⠀
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Link in bio to get in on the bidding for yourself!

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A few of my favorite photos from this weekend's Ride for Kids! ⁠⠀ Helping out these children is a great excuse to get together for a ride, and it’s extremely rewarding to hear them talking about their favorite parts of the ride on stage afterwards. Ride for Kids has been supporting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation since 1984, and one of the emcees mentioned that the priority had simply been raising money for treatment research for decades. It wasn’t until recently that they looked at other ways to spend money (such as academic scholarships) because afflicted children weren’t surviving long enough for things like college to matter. That’s enough to put everything in perspective.
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Honda announced that they're going to auction off two bikes on our new @iconicmotorbikes platform, and the proceeds will go towards the $100,000+ that's already been raised from this weekend!
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Some result highlights from September bikes I've featured!⁠⠀
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The Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 that @ducatiusa donated towards a foundation created in honor of @carlin_dunne raised $48,600.⁠⠀
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The 1989 @honda_powersports_us Africa Twin that's never been started sold for $20,000.⁠⠀
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The 1977 @motoguzzi_americas 850 LeMans that had never been titled (but had 1,xxx) miles on it sold for $17,635.⁠⠀
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The adorable Honda Monkey Baja sold for $4,245. @steadygarage - I'm waiting for you to remake this with a new Monkey!⁠⠀
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The 1967 @bmwmotorradusa with a VW 1.5L engine sold for $9,600.⁠⠀
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The new auction site I've started with @iconicmotorbikes sold a whole bunch of bikes as well, two personal favorites include the 1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma ($25,680) and the 1991 Honda EZ-9 with street legal kit and custom Rothman's livery ($5,201)⁠⠀
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On the other side of things, someone had a 1993 @kawasakiusa Zephyr ZR1100 with just 52 miles that was bid up to $8,900, but the seller didn't think that was enough as it didn't meet reserve.⁠ Would you have held out or let it go for that kind of dough?
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Link in bio for the rest of the September results!

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Today is the LA running of Ride for Kids, so I went to announce some news (more on that later) and support the cause! There were lots of great motorcycles, including a staggering amount of minibikes like Groms and Monkeys. But my favorite bike is a bit of an oddball. Can you identify it at first glance?⁠⠀
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It’s a @honda_powersports_us RC51!⁠⠀
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I asked the owner (a nice gentleman named Noel) if it was a SP1 or SP2. His response? “It’s a SP-Frankenstein!”⁠⠀
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The tank is from a ’76 CB750, but some of the contents were emptied out. The fuel pump is external and is hidden by the cheese-grater sidecover. What do you guys think? Is this cool, or am I just weird?⁠

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