Of all the Japanese turbo wonder bikes of the 80s, Suzuki’s effort was the rarest. Just 1,153 examples of the XN85 Turbo were built, and it had the distinction of being the first production motorcycle with a 16″ front wheel. When paired with the Full Floater rear suspension, that resulted in a machine that Motorcyclist magazine described as such: “Nothing …
New Auction Bike – No Reserve Honda Motocompo
View Post1953 Motoconfort 125
8-4-19 Update: 18 months later, Rod M notes that this bike is back up for sale. It’s a bit suspicious that the photos are screengrabs, but the asking price is down from $6,100 to $3,400 and the seller claims that it was recently serviced with a new crankshaft. Find it for sale here on Craigslist. Founded in 1925, Motoconfort was …
1,000 KM in Costa Rica With Elephant Moto – Day 3
View PostDab Motors’ Yard Build “Alter” – Yamaha XSR900 Custom
Built by France’s Dab Motors, this official Yamaha Yard Built commission, named “Alter”, was created using an array of trick cutting edge technologies and materials. Starting with a 2018 XSR900, Dab rid the Yamaha of its stock bodywork and subframe before designing a new aluminum unit made through a fancy 3D printing process known as laser beam melting. The same …
C&J Framed – Norton 750 Flat Tracker
Post Sale Update: This Norton sold for $9,100 after 66 bids on eBay in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After sitting in storage for half a decade, this Norton-powered flat tracker is now a runner again.
Motorcorsa’s Nicky Hayden Tribute for Charity – 2019 Ducati Panigale V4 Custom
Post Listing Update: This Panigale was relisted multiple times at lower prices (eventually $55,000) but it never got an opening bid. At MotoGP this year, I noticed a custom Panigale V4 that was built as a tribute to Nicky Hayden by MotoCorsa. A nearby sign announced that the bike would be going up on eBay soon with the proceeds going …
Beach Moto Open House – Saturday, August 3rd
My favorite gear shop in Los Angeles is having an open house on Saturday, and if you’re local I highly recommend that you check it out!
1962 BSA Golden Flash and/or 1964 Norton Atlas
A seller in Rough and Ready, California (I’ve lived in this state for years and had no idea that was the name of a census-designated place) has two nice examples of classic Britbikes. Take your pick…or take both!
1960s Malaguti Roncobilaccio Cross
Ever heard of one of these? Me neither.
New Auction Bike – 2003 Aprilia Falco
Today on Iconic Motorbike Auctions we’ve got a heavily customized Aprilia Falco.
2000 Aprilia RS50 with Honda NX250 Motor
The Aprilia RS50 is one of the best little bikes around, but the tiny 2-stroke motor is built to meet displacement requirements, not outright power. This bike has a heart transplant that you might find interesting, because it’s now packing twice as much power!
1 of 500 – 1990 Yamaha FZR750R OW01
Post Listing Update: This OW01 did not meet reserve despite 37 bids up to $17,200 on eBay in Tucson, Arizona. I love the Honda RC30, but Yamaha’s corresponding homologation special makes the Honda look almost common. Just 500 examples were built worldwide, and it came with a $5,000 price premium over the Honda, as well. Both bikes were built to …
New Auction Bike – 1972 Honda CB450
You’ve seen a lot of sportbikes on Iconic Motorbike Auctions, so I’m excited to mix things up today with a restored CB450 K5!
1 of 760 – 1973 Yankee 500Z
Post Sale Update: This 500Z sold for $6,000 after 20 bids on eBay in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. We’ve got two Yankees in two months! As I’ve mentioned several times before, the Yankee 500Z was the brainchild of John Taylor, the American importer for OSSA and Bultaco. He thought American dirt bikes should be able to compete with Europe’s best …