Update 7.30.2017: Seller has notified us that this bike is now sold. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc In the glorious 1990s, big tobacco made motorsports run. Cigarette sponsorship was everywhere, and every major series and team was titled by a cancer stick hawker; The Winston Cup, The Camel GT series (as well as the…
NO RESERVE – That is an ironic term considering that it covers both the auction as well as Suzuki’s intent when designing the motorcycle. The RGV250 has risen to legendary status among riders and collectors due to its performance and balance (even Aprilia agrees, having purchased VJ22 power units for their own RS250 models). With…
Remember Schwantz showing up at various GP’s with “Lucky Strike” missing from his bike and leathers? Suzuki did too and hooked Australia (yes, it is still there) up with 50 of these examples back in 91. I had no idea these were the real deal until a collector here in the U.S. got his hands one. Yeah,…
Another spot from Doug is this restored and upgraded 1989 Suzuki RGV250 in Lucky Strike livery. Ian is our RGV expert but he’s on a well deserved vacation in Montana at the moment. I mention that only because I’m not as well versed in these models and not sure I’ve seen an 89 Lucky Strike…
Welcome back to our latest sales report, where savvy buyers and sellers keep an eye on market values. We blogged a record 85 bikes in May and witnessed an all-time high of 29 of our picks getting sold. In fact our readers bought 23 bikes in May! Here is a review of 29 of the…
Do you all know what we are looking at here? Correct. This is a bona fide TITLED IN CALIFORNIA two stroke. After that part, I’m not even sure I care what two stroke it is – but for the sake of our readership, I shall continue. If you are looking for a museum mint Lucky…
Interesting, very interesting. Yes, it is the real deal. Yes, it has a title and Yes, it is going home with someone (unless the auction is pulled). Other than that, there isn’t any real info on the bike. From the sound of the sellers info it kind of sounds like a flip type sale. Too bad…
Welcome back to our latest sales report, where savvy buyers and sellers keep an eye on market values. We blogged 60 bikes in April and here is a review of 20 of them, most having sold. In fact 4 of them sold to our own readers. Lowest sale price was $1900 and highest was $64k!…