The teams were set, practice was done, the bikes were ready, and the air horn had sounded: it was time for the three-hour endurance race that Honda was calling the Grom Prix! Time for you to guess how I finished…and then you can read on to see how accurate you were!
Race Report – The Honda Grom Prix, Part 1
View Post1979 Suzuki GS850
A few weeks ago I shared some photos from a visit I took over to Jeff Skinner’s place, Best West Fasteners. The first bike I shared was an interesting Suzuki GS850 that had been painted to look like a Wes Colley Replica…and now it’s for sale!
Jetski Body – 2016 Honda PCX 150
The seller of this contraption has a heck of a description: “this is the pinnacle of engineering, you literally can’t go anywhere without strangers throwing themselves at you. Lee Health has asked me not to ride this because it’s breaking peoples necks trying to look at it. If you want to own a piece of what makes this country great, …
1993 Honda CR250R
Built to compete in the 2023 “Broke to Built” build-off, this CR250R is claimed to have over $10k invested and only 45 minutes of riding time on it since it was built.
1964 BSA Starlite
Known as the Beagle in the UK, this little 75cc BSA commuter was marketed as the Starlite in America.
1994 Benelli Devil 80
Here’s a little Italian I’ve never heard of, let alone seen: a Benelli Devil!
1990 Moto Morini Dart 400
When the Dart was introduced, Moto Morini was owned by Cagiva – at the time the latter had no mid-sized bike in their model range. They decided to remedy that by taking the frame of their Freccia 125, and then shoving in a Morini 350cc V-Twin. It’s a little odd to see an air-cooled engine surrounded in plastic, but hey, …
Harley-Powered Honda Interceptor
Is this fun or heresy? Or maybe…both?
1967 Suzuki K15 Hillbilly
Introduced in 1965, the Suzuki K15 (also known as the Hillbilly) was a 2-stroker for the trail with features like a skid plate, luggage rack, and swappable sprockets.
1965 Montgomery Wards Riverside 450SS
Post Sale Update: This MW sold for a best offer under $1,100 (eBay does not confirm the final number). Despite the “450” name, this bike (a rebadged Benelli Fireball sold out of Montgomery Wards stores) has a 49cc engine. Maybe the name translates to “4” – number of gears in the transmission and “50” – displacement?
2016 Honda CB500F
Back in 2015 I mentioned a wonderful blog called Rolling Physics Problem by Greg Shamieh (a frequent commenter here at Bike-urious). He’s selling his CB500F – what he calls “the great grandson of the famous CB450 ‘Black Bomber’ – only with the benefit of more than 50 years of technical evolution.”
Unexpected Quad – 1987 Honda Hurricane 600
’87 was the first year of the first generation of the CBR600 – it was quick enough to compete in 600cc racing, but user friendly to still enjoy on the street during the week. When it first came out, it was quite an improvement on the competition – Kawasasaki’s GPZ600 (arguably the class leader at the time) was 28 pounds …
Rare Project For $375 – 1969 Panther 175 Super Sport
The “Panther” name has been part of a few bikes in motorcycling history – the MZ Baghira Black Panther, the Benelli Panther, and even a company named Panther, which was a subsidiary of the British firm Phelon & Moore. But there was a another motorcycle company named Panther in the 60s that was based out of Taiwan, and today we’re …
1:3 Scale Model – Bimota DB1
Well, you’re not going to be able to ride this one, but I still think it’s pretty cool! A company in Italy called Linea Moto is making a run of 100 display models of the famous Bimota DB1.