Post-Sale Update: After being relisted, this Stornello ISD Trial sold for $4,104.54 on eBay. The Moto Guzzi Stornello (Italian for starling) was one of the last four-stroke singles that Guzzi built. For one year only, they produced an “ISD Trial” model, which was a replica of Guzzi’s 1963 ISDT bike. Just 75 examples were produced, and all were sent to …
Unexpected Custom – 1980 Yamaha XT500
View PostNice Price – 2010 KTM 530 EXC Champions Edition
If you’re in Northeast Pennsylvania, here’s a great deal on an excellent street-legal off-roader that’s been well modified.
Adventure Bike Pioneer — 1992 Yamaha TDM850
View PostGenerational 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?
Speedbrain Rally Racer – BMW 450RR
3-23-16 Update: Reader Kendall notes that this Speedbrain G450RR is still up for sale here on ADVRider (registration required) in El Paso, Texas, but now there’s better photos and the asking price is down to $18,995. Who feels like buying me an early Christmas present? The HP2 Sport, the R100RS Motorsport, and the R80G/S I recently featured were all produced …
Ultimate Fly and Ride – 2006 Suzuki DR650 in Panama
Suuzki’s DR650 has been around since 1990, and it’s barely been changed since 1996. Because of that, it’s not necessarily the fastest, most technologically advanced dual-sport option on the market today, but it’s very reliable and easy to fix if something goes wrong when you’re in Central America. It’s a cheap way to enter the word of adventure touring, and …
1971 Benelli Dynamo
It seems the big complaint nowadays with dual-sports is that they’re too big and unwieldy when you’re in the tough stuff. Here’s your chance to show that R12GS owner that he made the wrong choice with a Benelli Dynamo, the Italian answer to the Honda CT70…if the CT70 wasn’t street-legal.
1989 Honda Transalp XL600V
A dual-sport that was ahead of its time, the Honda Transalp was offered to the US between ’89 and ’91 as do-it-all bike that was less off-road biased than the Africa Twin. Powered by a liquid-cooled V-twin, the first generation of the TA produced approximately 50 horsepower and was capable of 110 miles per hour. This example stands out as …
Police – 2009 Buell Ulysses XB12XP
For years, Harley-Davidson dominated the American police cruiser market. Though BMW, Kawasaki, and other manufacturers are now also making motorcycles you’re constantly scanning for when you’re on the road, Harley also offered a police variant of the Buell Ulysses called the XB12XP. This example has a full cop kit with the siren, lights, and three hard bags.
2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon
Post Listing Update: This Cagiva was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown. The Gran Canyon is an interesting option for those of you looking for an adventure bike that your buddies won’t have. This example has more miles than I’ve usually seen (which isn’t a bad thing) and it looks to be in excellent shape – looks like …
Suitcase Cycle – 1969 Honda CT90
The CT90 is so common/easy to find that I typically don’t feature many on this site. Yet I had no hesitation writing this one up because it’s one of the ~1,000 Suitcase Cycles that were built in the 60s and 70s.
Ending Soon — Low Mile 1972 Honda CL350
In their five-year production run (1968-73), the Honda 350 series managed to produce some 626,000 examples, selling to eager young enthusiasts everywhere. The CL variant was a “street scrambler,” a look as popular then as it is now. Sold alongside the CB street version the CL featured high-mounted exhaust and a 19-inch front wheel. There was also an SL model …
Ending Soon – New 1997 KTM 200LE Jackpiner
Post Listing Update: This Jackpiner was relisted several times, though it never met reserve and the highest bidding ever got was 22 bids up to $3,900. You’re either going to look at this bike and drool, or wonder what the big deal is. If you fall in the latter camp, here’s a refresher of how KTM came to be in …
Street Biased – 1994 BMW R100GSPD
Over the last 15 years, the seller of this GS has tried to turn it “into one of the best and most unique street biased PD’s in terms of performance and aesthetics.” It’s definitely unique – I can’t say I’ve ever seen Buco saddlebags on a GS before.