Post Sale Update: This GT550 sold for $5,350 after 5 bids on eBay. While Honda and Kawasaki launched a 4-stroke revolution, Suzuki kept going strong with two-stroke engines, but they needed to replace the aging T500 Titan. So, in 1971 at the Tokyo motorcycle show, Suzuki launched its new model, the GT. The first to be presented was the flagship …
1978 Kawasaki KZ1000
The 60’s and 70’s were great decades of development for motorcycles, especially considering engine development. After Honda raised the bar with the CB750 at the end of the 60’s, Kawasaki had no other choice but to create a bike even more powerful. In 1972, the Z1, featuring a 900cc engine was released. Thanks to the development of the mighty 4-cylinder, …
Japanese Twin – 1976 Kawasaki KZ750
Post Listing Update: This KZ750 was pulled off of eBay because “there was an error in the listing.” While the motorcycle news headlines of the 70s were usually about Japanese firms trying to top each other in terms of displacement and power, there was still a market for big standards that did not try to set speed records. Honda and …
1973 Triumph Trident
Post Listing Update: Though the BIN was $6,500, this Trident stalled and did not meet reserve with 23 bids up to $6,200 on eBay. The Triumph Trident was the obvious solution to the engineering limitations of twin cylinder engines that had previously reigned supreme. Isle of Man TT racing bikes derived from the Trident took the production class wins from …
1951 Vincent Comet Series C
Post Listing Update: This Comet did not meet reserve despite 7 bids up to $16,700. While both V-twin models of the Rapide and the Black Shadow were the real stars at Vincent, the company lasted as long as they did because of the singles. The Meteor and the Comet, both singles with a 500cc engine, were a real revolution in …
Located in Greece – 1974 Ducati Scrambler 350
The Desmodromic valve system has become a Ducati trademark, though it goes back to at least 1910 where the English brand Arnott created the first Desmo system, “a shaped annular cam”. It remained in the racing sector until Ducati started using it. In fact, after Ducati’s first usage in 1956 on a 125 Grand Prix at the Swedish GP, the …
No Reserve – 1972 Honda CB350
Post Sale Update: This CB350 sold for $2,624 after 39 bids on eBay. The CB350 was one of Honda’s most popular motorcycles – they sold over a quarter of a million of them! Here’s a well preserve examples that’s being offered with no reserve.
In Canada – 1954 NSU Konsul 501-OT
Post Listing Update: This NSU did not get any interest at the opening bid of $6,899.99 on eBay. Stored for the last 48 years, this NSU Konsol will need to be recommissioned before it hits the road again. Considering how rare these are in the US, the work would be worth the effort.
$899 – 2011 Honda CGL 125
Post Sale Update: This Honda sold for the BIN of $899. This model was never exported to the US, though adventurers who have traveled to countries in Asia or Central America should recognize the CGL 125. This example was bought new in Guatemala – the seller then disassembled it, brought it into the US, and put it back together. He …
1977 Kawasaki KH400
Post Sale Update: This KH400 sold for $6,250 after 18 bids on eBay. 9-20-18 Update: 9 months later, this bike is back up for sale. It’s moved to Florida with a new owner, and during that time it got restored instruments and NOS mirrors. The seller believes the carbs may need to be cleaned, but otherwise it’s the same bike …
Restored Danish Classic – 1949 Nimbus Model C
Post Sale Update: This Nimbus sold for $12,658.50 after 38 bids on eBay. In 1919, Nimbus debuted its first motorcycle with the Model A (or “Stovepipe”), followed by the unimaginatively named Model B. In 1934, the company introduced the Model C, which was, at the time, a pretty advanced and cutting-edge offering. Manufactured by Fisker & Nielsen of Copenhagen for …
RT Conversion – 1992 BMW R100R
Post Sale Update: this R100R sold for $3,600 after 30 bids on eBay. The R100R was one of the last of the airhead boxer twins that BMW ever produced. Between 1991-1995, just 20,898 examples were built. This…was not one of those bikes, as it started as a R100RT tourer but was “professionally converted” at some point.
1964 Junak M10
Junak produced the only 4-stroke bikes in Poland for several decades. Translating to “brave young man”, Junak produced 3 models over just 9 years of production (’56-65). During those 9 years, 91,400 bikes were made, the majority of which were M10s. The M10 features a 350cc 4 stroke single that produced 19 horsepower at 6,000 rpm. It has a 4 …
Taste of Cuba – 1990 MZ ETZ251
Vy and I celebrated New Years in Cuba earlier this year, and I took photos of my favorite motorcycles of the trip. One of the most popular bikes we saw was the mZ ETZ251. Looks like one of them somehow made it from Cuba to Florida, and now you can snag it for yourself.