Double Header – 1992 Yamaha TZR250R 3XV

If yesterday’s ’91 model year TZR250 in the muted grey colors didn’t quite get your motor running, how about a fresh-from-Japan ’92 model year in the bright and cheery white/red livery? This is a bike that looks like it is going fast even when it isn’t, and as a 250cc v-twin two stroke pushing a…

Featured Listing – Rare 1991 Suzuki GSX-R 400!

3.9.2023: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc 1991 Suzuki GSX-R 400 For Sale on eBay If you’re an enthusiast of rare sport bikes, this deal is a 4 seam fastball right over the center of home plate. 90s Zook? Check. Twin Headlights? Check. Good Condition? Check. 14K redline? Check. Get out…

Grey Away – 1991 Yamaha TZR250 3XV

Most small smokers came in race lookalike themes, but today’s rare TZR-250 draws fans with its chic subdued livery. 1991 Yamaha TZR250 for sale at Iconic Motorbike Auctions Though legislatively limited to 45 hp, the 90 degree V-twin aboard the later 3XV variants is the most naturally balanced and capable of several more ponies with…

Euro Chic – 1986 Honda VF1000R Interceptor

One of the classic – yet misunderstood – heavyweights from the 1980s was the Honda VF1000R. Heavily influenced by endurance racing, the big Interceptor was shy of a true Homologation machine but certainly benefitted from Honda’s dedication to the track. From the gear-driven cams made famous by the RC30 to the dual headlights that illuminated…

Napoleon Dynamite – 1984 Yamaha RD500LC

Unlike the geeky and ungainly title character who comes good at the end (#spoileralert), the Yamaha RD500LC has never been anything but cool. The Japanese interpretation of what a street-going, 500cc two-stroke GP machine should be, today’s example appears to have played around in France before being imported into the US and going through a…

Obrut Rides Again – 1983 Suzuki XN85

Ah, the Turbo wars of the early 1980s. The best of the bad old days, when manufactures jumped on the technology bandwagon in the search for 1,000cc HP from a midsized motor. All four of the major Japanese brands offered a Turbo bike for at least 1 or two years, and perhaps the most rare…