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Today, it seems, Derbi GPR50’s are quite prevalent.  If you’re in the mood for something cheap on insurance, neat, rare and able to be wrung out within posted speed limits; the Derbi GPR50 just might be your bike–especially with several available across the U.S.  Listed below is a sample of Derbi’s currently available in the U.S., I have excluded the ones in less than desirable condition and there may be some that I wasn’t able to find.  Let us know if you are aware of one we haven’t posted, if you would like your rare sport bike posted, or, if you’d like us to find a particular model you haven’t seen yet.

2003 Derbi GPR50 Millbrae, California $2200

8600 miles, original exhaust plus Arrow from Team Calamari, rear stand, manuals, both keys and clean title.  See the San Francisco Bay Craigslist ad here.

2002 Derbi GPR50 Burbank, California $2950

2250 miles, Arrow exhaust, 24mm Mikuni carb and newly registered.  See the Los Angeles Craigslist ad here.

2001 GPR50 Lawrence, Kansas $1700

Ducati replica, new piston, water pump, etc. (Rebuilt motor?).  See the Lawrence Craigslist ad here.

2003 Derbi GPR50 Fairfield, Iowa $2400

Titled as moped.  See the Des Moines Craigslist ad here.

2003 Derbi GPR50 Fishers, Indiana $2100

1400 miles, premium gas and oil only, ABS (it’s what the ad says).  See the Indianapolis Craigslist ad here.

Two (2) 2005 Derbi GPR50’s Kenesaw, Georgia $3600 & $3200 (See ad)

272 miles, 2 of 100 imported to US, MCO (MSO) title, owners manual, tool kit, 24mm Mikuni, modified Derbi exp. chamber. $3200

230 miles, 72cc Metrakit engine, Arrow exhaust, premix only. $3600

See the Atlanta Craigslist ad here.

2003 Derbi GPR50 Greensboro, North Carolina $2000

4700 miles, 72 cc Metrakit, Mk Sp Exhaust, Mk PRO Crank, Mk PRO Clutch, 19mm DelOrto Carb, Engine was completely rebuilt and ported professionally at 2500 miles, Oil injection taken out – Premix only.  See the Charlotte Craigslist ad here.

2003 Derbi GPR50 Baltimore, Maryland $2000

5300 miles and clean title.  See the Baltimore Craigslist ad here.

2005 Derbi GPR50 Georgia $3000

No specific information listed.  See the Tampa Bay Craigslist ad here.

2000 Derbi GPR50 Smallwood, New York $2200

448 miles (shown), 80cc big bore.  See the Fly Kitty Motorsports ad here.

AG

Quite rare, but not unobtainable, are the aluminum framed FZR 400’s.  Located in San Jose, California is this 1989 FZR 400 with an asking price of $2750.  This isn’t the most desirable year, but, looks quite clean for being twenty years old.  FZR’s (Specifically the 400’s and 600’s) need to be carefully examined to make sure they haven’t been beat continuously for their whole lives.  This example only shows 9K miles and looks well cared for–still having its original plastics.  If you’re in the market, this would be worth looking into in this condition and at this price.  See the Bay Area Riders Forum post here.

Edit: Bike is now sold 06/02/09.

Update: This post is pretty outdated. Check out these FZR’s on eBay right now:

2009 Yamaha FZR SHO Racing New 4-Stroke Supercharged

US $10,995.00 End Date: Monday Mar-15-2010 11:31:02 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $10,995.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW 09 Yamaha FZR Jet Ski FAST 1812cc motor

US $10,750.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-25-2010 16:22:35 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $10,750.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

BRAND NEW YAMAHA FZR SHO 1812cc SUPERCHARGED NO RESERVE

US $9,500.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 22:42:26 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Yamaha : FZ FZR 1998 Yamaha FZR 600

US $2,500.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Mar-15-2010 8:41:28 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $3,000.00 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

Yamaha : FZ 1991 yamaha fzr 600 vance hines edition trade for atv?

US $1,800.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 20:03:24 PST Buy It Now for only: US $2,000.00 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

Yamaha : FZR750RT YAMAHA FZR750RT 0W01 CBR GSXR ZX FZ RD RZ FZR

US $1,525.00 (14 Bids) End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 7:36:11 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Two Brothers 4-2-1 Full Exhaust -M-2 CF Yamaha FZR 600

US $989.95 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 6:13:37 PST Buy It Now for only: US $989.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

1988 YAMAHA FZR1000 FZR 1000 ENGINE MOTOR TRANSMISSION

US $950.00 End Date: Saturday Apr-03-2010 11:59:48 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $950.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Yamaha FZR 600 1991-99 digital ignitor

US $641.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 20:13:49 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $641.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Yamaha FZR 1000 1990 YAMAHA FZR 1000 EXUP GENESIS

US $560.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 16:03:46 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

87 FZR1000 FZR 1000 REAR FRAME - NEW - NO RESERVE!

US $450.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 11:34:04 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Yamaha FX-SHO/FZR/FZS Supercharger Blow Off Valve

US $339.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2010 6:49:12 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $339.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW D & D CARBON SLIP-ON EXHAUST YAMAHA FZR 600 89-99

US $337.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2010 14:53:37 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $337.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

YAMAHA FZR 1000 1988 FRONT FORK FRONT END SET

US $299.00 End Date: Friday Apr-09-2010 17:39:37 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $299.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

90-91 Yamaha FZR 1000 EX Brake Rotor EBC Eq Front

US $298.00 End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 10:49:33 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $298.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

I think I’ll keep the vintage sportbike theme going this week with this restored 1969 Laverda American Eagle GT750 on Spokane Craigslist:

quote from Criagslist ad:

I restored this 1969 Laverda American Eagle 750 GT in 2005. It has a McCormack Motors tag on it with a VIN of 1322. This was a frame up restoration. The frame has been powder coated and the paint is fresh. The motor has been rebuilt with the assistance of the North American Laverda expert, Wolfgang Haerter. The tank, seat, silencers, front fender, and instruments are not original. The instruments are there primarily for cosmetics – the tach works and the speedo registers but is not to be trusted. The bike runs well and presents itself nicely. It has a clear Washington title. I’m asking $4,200

I am far from a market expert on any bikes, but I find I’m really behind with these vintage bikes. But this doesn’t seem like a lot of money for what looks like a really fun vintage motorcycle! Help me out in the comments if you have perspective!

dc

The classic Ducati SuperSports are such beautiful machines and this one is not exception. This 1980 Ducati 900SS sports 17k original miles and all the right upgrade bits. Check out this one on San Diego Craigslist for $20k:

quote from seller’s Craigslist post:

I am the second owner of this beautiful 1980 Ducati 900 SS and have owned it since 1983. It has 17xxx original miles, and is in exceptional condition. It has the “speed kit” installed, which consisted of 40mm del orto carburetors, Conti mufflers and a larger front sprocket. I am including various extras, such as a solo seat, several factory tools, brake pads, oil filters, s&w shocks with two sets of springs (the original marzzochi’s are on the bike) a Haynes owners manual and more. I also have the original turn signals, but they are removed for appearance sake.

I couldn’t really speculate on this market, but I know it jumped off the page when I opened the link. Any early 900SS owners out there that want to comment?

dc

Another find from a reader request is this possibly still for sale Suzuki GSXR400.  Here is the posting from the gsxr400.com forum:

Sadly I am buying a new house and need some cash to cover closing cost. I thought I’d give the people on the forum a chance to buy the bike before it goes on e-bay.
It is a 1991 GSXR 400 GK76A with a complete front end off of a 2004 Kawi 636. It has a new front tire, new computer, and a rebuilt starter. The motor was rebuilt not too long ago (and I have receipts to show). Red paint in great condition. The only draw backs are a bent shifter, which still works great, from a driveway drop after letting my cousin borrow it. Also the neutral switch likely needs to be replaced or bypassed…it used to start up intermittantly (hence all the new electrical) and I tracked it down to the neutral switch (by process of elimination). After a while I discovered when it would’nt start I would just wiggle the shifter and it’d start right up. Since the front end swap my mechanic rerouted the clutch cable and it now hasn’t given me any issue, but I’ve only taken it out a handful of times since then so wanted to mention it. Anyways it is a great bike, very solid, and it comes with tons of spares and the entire original front end. Let me know if you are interested and I’ll send you pix via email. I can be reached at (email removed). I have over $6,000 U.S. into this bike and I’m asking $4,000.
Cheers,
Andrew

If you are interested, shoot Andrew an email as the ad was only posted on 2/3/2009.  See the thread in it’s entirety here.

(NOTE: BIKE WAS SOLD BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO PUBLISH THIS POST)

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A request from a reader, Ozzie, to locate a NC30 generated this find on the Reno Craigslist.  Located in Sparks, Nevada (Just north of Reno) is a 1990 Honda VFR400 NC30.  Currently registered and titled in Nevada, this Japan market bike looks quite good but carries some rash and “runs hot” at stoplights.  This could be quite an issue if it isn’t as simple as the need for a new thermostat that the seller is claiming.  One question to ask yourself is, if the problem is so easy to fix, why hasn’t the seller done it before bringing it to market?  If indeed the thermostat is to blame, it would be an easy fix to be a genuinely nice, gray-market bike.  The ad doesn’t list mileage but mentions new front pads and fork seals, unrestricted black box, ceramic coated OX headers, carbon can, new rear sprocket and smoked windscreen.  The ad is a little vague, but with something as rare as this, you only need to let people know it’s on the market and they can contact you from there.  If you’re interested, see the Craigslist ad here.

AG

As you may be aware, Aprilia brought a semi-street-legal (headlights, tail lights, but incorrect wiring harness and off-road use only title) RS125 to the U.S. for 2009, however Europe and the rest of the world has been enjoying 125’s for years.  Offered for sale in Redwood City, California is a titled and plated street legal 2006 European market Aprilia RS125.  This example shows only 305 original miles and looks to be in excellent condition.  The asking price of $8500 may be a bit high as supposedly plated ‘09 RS125’s have been advertised at around $6-6.5k ($5449 MSRP for the non-street legal version).  However, this is a legitimately plated bike and quite possibly the only plated 2006 (there may be a couple more) in the U.S.; it comes with desirable performance accessories, spares, and all the original parts. The 2006MY is the first for the latest iteration of the RS125 that includes the 2009’s.  If seriously interested, money may talk and a sold price could be well under the asking, but don’t expect it to be under the going price of the ’09’s.  Is it sad that we lust over what is just an entry level bike in Europe?  See the Craigslist ad here. And the hi-res Flickr photos here.

EDIT: Now advertised at $7900.

AG

If you feel that nothing is sexier than a Vetter fairing on an older bike, then I have something you may really enjoy: Vetter Mystery Ship No. 7 of 10 is currently available in Iowa.  Vetter fairing’s were a staple bike accessory during the late sixties and into the eighties.  It turns out that Craig Vetter wasn’t happy with just fairings.  In 1980, Mr. Vetter created ten of his own superbikes based on the Kawasaki KZ1000.  The intention was to tie into Vetter’s racing sponsorship and having Dymag magnesium wheels, Yoshimura exhaust, and other goodies it becomes somewhat neat while remaining, unmistakably, late seventies.  This example, No. 7, was originally owned by Malcolm Forbes–a good anorak fact, not necessarily adding to the value.  What would be interesting to know is if the bike is completely original and how many miles it currently has.  Extremely rare and probably carrying a small following, it is difficult to know if the asking price of $24000 is market correct or not.  What is the bike worth?  Whatever a buyer will pay. 24k may sound high, but consider, that there are only ten in the world (with most being in museums); what is it worth to you? See the Craigslist ad here.

See attached links for more information on the Vetter Mystery Ship:

Motorcycle Museum’s Mystery Ship page

Craig Vetter Website

Any Bimota is rare, unless it is today; then you have seven to choose from!

First is a 1988 YB4 located in Smithtown, New York.  A very clean example, however, the Isle of Man title could make it very difficult/impossible to register it if YB4’s were never officially imported. See the ebay ad here.

Update: Sold for $10,655.00 on 05/23/09

Next, from the same seller, is another fuel injected Yamaha Bimota: A 1990 YB6.  The Italian flag colors are very cool, it has a claimed mileage of zero, looks to be ver clean (possible dent in the silencer?), but again, this bike suffers from a foreign (British) title.  I would also be weary of the digital binnacle.  The seller hasn’t posted any pictures to show that it actually works (you would expect that he would show of the odometer at zero) and I would expect any faults in the binnacle extremely expensive and extremely difficult to have repaired.  See it’s ebay ad here.

Update: Sold for $13,867.00 on 05/23/09.

More Yamaha powered Bimotas with a 1991 Bimota Deici from Bremerton, Washington.  A 12k mile bike (with 49 since full restoration) that is showroom clean.  A gorgeous bike in yellow.  The seller seems confused as to what they are asking for the bike; it has be posted at $13460, $14995 (after being posted at 13.4), while the whole time the ad has stated $19995.  Being unoriginal, I would think it fair closer to the 13.5 number.  See the Craigslist ad here.

Next up is a Suzuki powered Bimtoa; a 1998 Bimota SB6R located in Pittsburgh, Penn.  Still pre-bankruptcy and Suzuki powered this bike is probably quite reliable for an Italian exotic.  The Challenge Stradale in the background doesn’t look bad either.  Shown with zero miles and no mention of non U.S. title, this looks like quite a wise purchase.  Watch or bid on it at the ebay ad here.

Update: Reserve not met at $9,100.00 on 05/20/09.

In Big Lake, Montana is a Ducati powered 2000 Bimota DB4.  Being regularly exercised (but not mentioning its total mileage), I would expect this DB4 to be properly sorted and very use able for the next owner.  Advertised at $10000, I would imagine this to be the pick for someone who wants a Bimota they can use and enjoy.  See its Craigslist ad here.

Next is a modern Bimota with Suzuki power:  A 2006 Bimota SB8K located in Durham, NC.  Another show piece with zero miles, this bike is probably best if you’re looking for a modern bike to collect.  See the ebay ad here.

Update: Reserve not met at $12,222.00 on 05/17/09.

Lastly for today is the newest and most extreme Bimota:  A 2008 Bimota Tesi 3D located in (you probably guessed it) Beverly Hills, CA.  Claimed as No. 29 of 29 in the world this is a rare piece of machinery.  Depending upon whom you associate with, it should be safe to say that with a 3D you would be the envy of your friends and the only one on the block with one.  Advertised at $38500, makes it the rarest and most expensive Bimota I’ve posted today.  See the Craigslist ad here.

My pick for the day?  Rationally the SB6R from Pittsburgh, but, obviously I’d take the Tesi if presented with the option.

AG_

Located in Carmel, California is a seemingly very rare and very original Yamaha FZR750R. The seller claims that only 200 were brought into the U.S. from 1987-88 (I believe they were imported until 89, the last year being the OWO1). The bike only has 5,400 original miles; however, it does have race history. Does race history make a difference on a homologation special? For this particular bike, at this price, I would think not.

1988 Yamaha FZR750R on San Francisco Craigslist:

The FZR-R comes with (Factory?) Yamaha race parts (13,000 rpm black box, crankshaft,springs, fork springs, etc), original plastics, an Airtech set manuals/Microfische, period articles, spare rim, stand and more.

Ask yourself, would you rather have a six year old CBR F4i, or a race-bred homologation special? I know which one I’d have to choose.

AG

For more information about the FZR750R visit:
FZR750R OW01 Information at Motorbase
1987 Yamaha FZR750R Road Test Review