Update 9.21.2012: This RC30 was first listed in August and failed to meet reserve at $26,600. Links updated. -dc Location: Costa Mesa,CA Miles: 4,391 Price: Currently $25,301 with Reserve in place It’s always hard to come back to the office after a vacation, especially a trip to the U.S. Gran Prix at Laguna Seca. However,…
Japanese Dream: 1997 Honda Dream 50 (AC 15) I think most small bike buffs are familiar with the 2004 Honda Dream 50R; the track only Honda tribute to the 1962 CR110 race bike. They are a niche bike at best being 5occ’s and track only. This little road going, Japanese domestic market Dream 5o…
Location: Augusta, Georgia Mileage: 4,275 Price: Auction How much fun a bike is depends on many factors. Power, weight and handling all figure into it. But if a bike has tons of power, does that make it fun? If it handles great, does it make it more fun? What if you sacrifice power for weight…
Clinton, Washington – 16,660 miles – Currently $2,065 (Reserve Not Met) Here is a cool score for all you fans of survivors out there and all you Yamaha fans out there. The FZR600 was Yamaha’s break through into true supersport machinery in 1989, and these bikes were an immediate hit. The FZR600 was lightweight (for…
For Sale: 1978 Kawasaki Z1R Turbo While not necessarily as hot as a WSB-spec GSXR motor, this ’78 Kawasaki Z1R Turbo was pertty hot stuff before liquid cooling became a performance requirement. So hot was this particular model that it was not even a true factory Kawasaki, but rather a tuner bike sold in Kawi…
For Sale: 1984 BMW R65 LS The BMW R65LS was another attempt by BMW to enter into the “sporty” market without building an acutal sport bike (the likes of which would not appear until the revolutionary S1000RR). By restyling an otherwise stock R65 with unique fairing, handlebar, tail section, engine colored valve covers, snowflake wheels…
Location: Leicester, North Carolina Miles: 7,000 Price: Currently $5,590 with No Reserve Well if that isn’t every two-stroke lover’s favorite collection of words to see together in a for sale ad, then I don’t know what is! The RG500 is definitely my favorite of the big smokers, and for it to be a Walter Wolf edition…
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Mileage: 1,637 Price: Auction, $7,900 BIN The Yamaha RZ350 enjoyed a short life here in the U.S. as one of the few two stroke street bikes to ever grace our shores. And it also made life here as the Kenny Roberts edition, in honor of one of the greatest American GP…