After more than a full day on eBay it’s a bit surprising no one has snapped it up. Surely a significant chunk of change, but a veritable mountain of Honda goodness for the money. The condition seems to say one-tenth of the indicated 29K miles. 1986 Honda VF1000F for sale on eBay Honda shoehorned as…
Update 12.15.2021: This bike has SOLD to an RSBFS reader! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Always a fan favorite, this 1982 Honda CB1100R Featured Listing is being brought to us via RSBFS reader Paul. This bike has been in his stable since 1985, and has been relocated to the US and titled in Illinois.…
This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc In case you thought race replicas were a recent innovation, Laverda set the world on it’s ear some 50 years ago, with its 750 Super Freni Competizione, first in endurance racing, and then on the road. Presented by a Seattle area restorer, this 750 SFC…
Update 11.4.2020: Price lowered to $27,000. Good luck to buyers and seller! -dc Honda went endurance racing in the early 1980’s, to learn things there was really no other way to know, with long stretches of Wide Open Throttle for unlimited class machines. RSBFS reader Par brought this homologation special home from Europe and has…
Kawasaki threw a spanner into the manufacturer ID-by-color system with this black and gray metallic harlequin. The green was for guys who wanted you to know they were on an H2 Ninja, a lower-cost challenger to the RC30 in the race-on-Sunday-sell-on-Monday sweepstakes. This example had a couple of close shaves but has been studiously rejuvenated.…
Introduced in 1985, the Honda VF1000R could be thought of as a precursor to the legendary RC30, a low-production V4 homologation special. But while the later Honda sportbike is one of the most desirable machines of the modern era, the big VF has languished largely forgotten, although interest and values are on the rise. Specifications…
Honda’s VF1000R was from a fascinating transitional period in sportbike design, as companies moved away from racebikes based on big, heavy roadbikes like the Wes Cooley Suzuki and Kawasaki ELR to bikes like the lithe and lightweight GSX-R and ZX-7. This hulking brute has the monoshock rear and fully-faired look of those later bikes, but…
For Sale: 1982 Honda CB 1100 R Update 8.25.2012: Back up on eBay with 2 days to go. Currently at $13.6k reserve not met. Links updated. Thanks for the heads up Jason! -dc Update 9.25.2011: This bike was originally listed on eBay and is now on Craigslist for $22k. Links updated. Many thanks to Bret…