Dear bike sellers: please make sure you take good photos of your bike. The cluttered, portrait-framed images of this Harley-Davidson S-125, don’t do the bike justice. But the ad’s worth noting because this is one of the best-condition S-125s I’ve ever seen. Also known as the Model 125, or ─ more colloquially, but inaccurately, a Hummer ─ the S-125 was …
1 of 8 – 2005 Vyrus 50 C32T
View PostCustom Mini Bike
Today we’ve got an interesting pair of customs – one uses a custom aluminum frame with a Rotax motor….and this one has a custom stainless steel tube frame with a Honda GX390 motor (13 horsepower)!
1960s Sears Allstate Compact
When I was a boy, one of my favorite things to do in the weeks leading up to Christmas was get a hold of the Sears Wish Book, go through it with a marker, and circle all the toys I wanted. You need to be of a certain age to know what the Sears Wish Book was, I suppose. It …
1998 Honda NSR50
The NSR50 was in Honda’s lineup for decades before they blessed the USA with a chance to officially try it for ourselves in 2004. Before that year, Americans had to either order one directly from HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) or try to import one through the gray market. It was well worth the effort, because Honda used components that made …
In Spain – 1970 Mini Marcelino
Mini Marcelinos were built in both Italy and Spain – originally created by Dinamica Meccanica Tassinari in Italy, a Spanish version was built by a former Ducati employee. As you may guess, MotoTrans was involved and they built 48cc Ducati engines under license.
1971 Honda Trail CT70
Sometimes you can’t resist a bad idea. Spending thousands of dollars on a 53-year-old vehicle that fits in your closet is, probably, a bad idea. But when the vehicle in question is a Honda Trail CT70, is it really that bad of an idea? After all, some bad ideas can be a whole lot of fun. The Trail CT70 was …
1965 Bridgestone Mountaineer 90
In 1964, Bridgestone introduced a series of 90cc motorcycles – there were 9 different models based around 4 primary designs. One of the designs was the Mountain, and you can probably guess by the name that this was built to go off-road.
2002 Di Blasi Express
I’m featuring this scoot for two reasons. First, it’s hard not to appreciate the engineering required to build a vehicle that folds up into a bag. Second, the delightfully 90s website is worth checking out.
AMA Autographs – 2003 Yamaha Zuma 50
Normally I wouldn’t bother featuring a Zuma (though they’re cool in their own way). But this one stands out as it was a former pit bike for Rob Treat, who raced vintage motorcycles with AMA – and he had it signed by a bunch of AMA legends.
Restomod – 1974 Honda Z50
I’ve been on quite the little bike kick since my time at Small Bore Fest and the Honda Grom Prix, so here’s a Z50 that’s been wildly modified.
Race Report – The Honda Grom Prix, Part 1
View Post1988 Yamaha TDR80
Never sold in the US, the TDR80 is a mini version of the awesome TDR250…that we sadly didn’t get here, either.
No Reserve For Solly Mervis – 2023 Honda NSF100R
As I noted when sharing a recent press release from Kramer, over at Iconic Motorbikes we currently support two young American motorcycle road racers: Kensei Matsudaira and Solomon Mervis. This week we are donating one of our Honda NSF100Rs to Solly – we’re auctioning it off with no reserve and we’ll be giving him the amount of the winning bid!
What Do You Want To Know? 2025 Honda Grom
Tomorrow morning I’m hopping on a plane to head back to one of my favorite places in the US: the Barber Motorsports Museum. Every year they put on something called the Small Bore, which is a “weekend-long celebration of small-capacity motorcycling and culture.” This year, Honda’s piggybacking on the festivities to introduce the newest version of their popular small bore …