I understand why tobacco companies aren’t allowed to sponsor racing teams anymore, but damn if they didn’t lead to some of my favorite liveries of all time. One example is the Smokin’ Joe’s scheme of this Honda CBR, emulating Miggy DuHamel’s 1995 AMA Championship winning bike.
The F3 weighed about 415 pounds and the inline 4 engine yielded 105 horsepower. Built between ’95 and ’98, its incremental upgrades included a modified engine, cartridge forks, and ram-air intake. The Smokin’ Joe’s Replica was only available in the US, Canada, and Australia. This specific example (VIN: JH2PC253XTM550394) has just 320 miles and it’s claimed to run like new. It spent most of its life in a storage unit and unfortunately has some minor scrapes and scratches from that time, including cracks around the right front turn signal. Still, what a looker!
Find this Smokin’ Joe’s for sale in Leesburg, Virginia with an unmet opening bid of $3,000 or a BIN of $5,900
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