Here we have found a 1984 VF1000R on Craigslist Phoenix.
These bikes are very rare especially with only 7000 miles and a payment plan!! (See ad for details)
I can honestly say i have only seen a couple of these for sale in the last few years .
The VF1000R was unique for its road racer styling, gear driven cams, quick release front axle clamps, 41mm front forks, and high quality fit and finish.
While the U.S. market got the VF1000f Interceptor, they really wanted the VF1000R after seeing it go on sale in Europe.
After Honda realized the interest from the American public in this bike , they obliged and brought it in to the U.S. and waited for the customers to rush in,which much to Honda’s dismay never happened! Many of these bikes languished on dealer’s floors for years. The problem was weight, lack of race success and finally they were very expensive ($6300) compared to the competition. It didn’t help that Honda GP star Wayne Gardner compared their handling to a “marshmallow”.
I worked at a Honda dealership and I uncrated and prepped a VF1000R for the boss. I was so impressed by the overall quality of this model compared to other Honda’s on the floor, it was just in a different league in build quality. I even got to test ride it. It was totally different from anything i had ridden (big surprise, i was the owner of a ’80 CBX at the time LOL) The sound was incredible! Imagine a 19 yr old getting paid to test drive one of these and being the boss’s bike to boot!
This bike is nice! Other than the non factory pipe (i bet it sounds awesome) this looks like the bike to buy if you are in the market for a rare Honda. The owner states “its damn near perfect” this is a bike worth travelling for. Buy it , bring it to Toronto and i will try to show you how a 19yr old would ride it!!
Gerry
1984 Bimota SB4 located in Tempe, AZ for sale on ebay.
Our readers have been working over time sending in all sorts of interesting and unique bikes, and here’s another one of them – a :
This one is # 127, red / pearl white with a complete fairing.
A total of 272 SB4s were built – 166 SB4s with semifairings and 106 SB4/Ss with complete fairings.
Displayed in office last 10 years. Part of a private collection 15 years prior to that. Never raced or laid down. Early Bimota craftsmanship with perimeter chrome moly frame.
Paint has some small spots around the seat and fuel petcock where the pearl finish is inconsistent (see photos). Also, the front fender has a small crack in the paint (see photo).
Approximately 1800 miles – Runs great.
40 mm forks
DeCarbon rear shock
Bimota 16″ wheels with original Pirelli Phantom tires
V&H filters
New GSM Battery.1984 Bimota SB4-S Details
1. Engine built at The Performance Works, Canoga Park, CA, 91304 by Harry Millet. Includes 1135cc Yoshimura pistons, welded crankshaft, Vance & Hines clutch basket, plates and springs, Yoshimura heavy duty timing chain, standard performance camshafts (Suzuki Katana), and polished covers.
2. Magnesium fork sliders resurfaced and painted to match chassis.
3. Brembo gold two-piston front brake calipers replaced with racing four-piston calipers.
4. All brake lines upgraded to braided stainless steel.
5. Factory oil cooler (optional) installed with braided stainless lines to Lockheart full flow oil filter cavity cover. Cooler fittings epoxyed. No leaks.
6. Suzuki Katana instrument cluster.
7. Tsubaki racing chain.
8. Original Pirelli Phantom tires.
9. Tool kit, tire patch kit, pump line and carrying pouch in tail section.
10. Optional steering dampener installed.
11. Miscellaneous: Vitalloni mirrors, bar-end dampeners with machined spacers, drilled and safety-wired disc carriers, safety-wired caliper mounting brackets, safety-wired drain plug, filler cap drilled, battery box insulated, tool compartment insulated, breather catch-can fabricated and attached to battery box, all steel bracket fabrication powder-coated, battery box/catch can powder-coated, rear brake master cylinder rebuilt.
While the bike is not 100% original, the mods have been thoughtfully done and shouldn’t affect the desirability of the bike – not to mention these after market parts are probably rarer than hens’ teeth these days! Also, the SB4 is one of the very last Massimo Tamburini designed Bimotas as well. For more info on the SB4, click HERE.
phil
http://rmdmotors.com/freddie-spencers-ns500-nsr250/
Here at Classic Sport Bikes For Sale, we search the world for unique, rare, exotic or just plain cool classic sport bikes (25yrs and older) for your viewing pleasure.
Here we have ALL of the above!
Gran Prix bikes with real racing heritage usually end up in factory museums, large private museums, or gifted to the riders themselves for a job well done.
Championship winning GP bikes are in a league all of their own
Freddie Spencer was a racer from Shreveport, Louisiana who became the youngest ever Gran Prix world champion at the age of 21.
It must be mentioned that all his winning 2 stroke bikes (all the way back to the ’78 AMA 250 GP class) were tuned by Erv Kanemoto a fellow American (California) . Erv also tuned for Barry Sheene (when Freddie was racing AMA superbike), then with his own team (with backing from Rothmans and Honda) for Eddie Lawson winning the 500GP championship in ’89.
“The way Erv approached racing so professionally and with such dedication, I think it really built a solid team atmosphere,” Spencer said. “He was tireless in making sure everything was perfect for me when I went on the track.”
Mr Spencer is the only rider, to capture the 500GP and 250GP world championships in the same year (1985).
The bikes for sale are the 1983 Championship NS500 and his championship winning 1985 NSR250.
Gerry
1982 Suzuki GSX Katana For Sale on eBay
The classic Suzuki Katana 1000, this bike really broke the mold for Japanese bikes!
The bike was basically a GS1100 with funky styling , by a gentleman named Hans Muth, and unveiled at the 1980 Cologne Motor Show.
The U.S got the bike in the 1000cc form (to meet U.S superbike rules) and the rest of the world got the 1100 motor. At 89″ long and 511lbs (dry) this was a big bike!
Yoshimura raced one in AMA superbike in the States with Wes Cooley and Dave Aldana on board with some podium finishes but with many mechanical problems.
The model continued until ’83 with limited changes, mostly cosmetic , these things have reached cult status in the U.K and of course Japan.
This bike looks really nice!
Very low miles (7,315 miles!), very clean and pretty much stock except for the nice Vance and Hines pipe.
If I only had the cash I would be all over this bike, but my marriage would also be all over!
Gerry
Kawasaki GPZ 750 Turbo ’85 on Kijiji Oshawa/Toronto
O.K. i just squeaked in under the 25 or older rule!
The Kawasaki 750 Turbo, the first of the short lived Japanese turbo era of the mid eighties.This bike was the rocket of all factory turbo bikes( Honda CX500 Turbo, the Suzuki XN85 Turbo, and the Yamaha Seca 650 Turbo.)
The GPZ and the XN85 were definitely the sport bikes of the group, with the other two more to the sport touring side of things. But the GPZ 750 Turbo had both awesome accelleration and handling, the Suzuki had only the handling! The big problem with the turbo bikes was that all the Japanese manufacturers had bigger bikes that were faster, but for less money (and complexity) than a Turbo.
This bike is in Whitby Ontario, just outside of Toronto.
The bike looks amazing, even has original tires (which need replaced). Most Turbo’s with 19,00 km’s should have about 20 rear tires by now!!
The seller wants lots of cash for this bike, but man are you really going to find one thats this nice?
Gerry
Hi all! The Olympics are over so I am back to posting.
17 days in front of the TV, whew!
Here we have a on Ebay, from Quebec.
Manificient Kawasaki Z1R 1000 1980. Never bumped with original paint. This bike starts really well and ready for the road. I’m not the owner of that bike, I place that annoncement for my father-and-law who has this motorcycle for 5 years. If I missed anything you want to know about, please ask. Please keep in mind Ebay charges me $100 when someone bids past the reserve, whether or not the transaction is actually completed. If you do bid, please be 100% certain that you are authorized and committed to buying it. Check the bank account. Check shipping. Check other necessities. Bidding is limited to buyers with paypal accounts.Send me a note if you are a serious buyer without Paypal and we will talk it over. Please ask any questions about the bike or payment options with me before bidding to ensure we both end up happy.
These iconic Kawi’s were available from ’78-’80. They came in black, metallic silver and luminous dark red in the various years. They were very cool for the era with the 1/4 fairing, 4 into 1 pipe, and triple disks. The engine was the bullet-proof Z-1 based motor now at 1015 cc’s.
One quirky feature was the front brake. It had a cable operated master cylinder which was mounted in the fairing. This was done because the fairing came so close to the handlebar that a regular master cylinder would not fit!
Kawasaki also offered a turbo version, the Z1R-TC which was a beast, basically a stock Z1R with an American Turbo Pac kit. If they didn’t pull your arms off they would blow up!
These bikes were not a sales success, but like the XLCR I listed previously a sales flop then makes a sought after bike now!
If interested in a Z1R, look closely for rotting exhaust (if you are lucky enough to find one with stock exhaust) tank rot (around the emblems) rattly motors and engine smoke.
These bikes are still just big ZED’s so engine, chassis, and regular maintenance parts are readily available.
This bike looks good for a daily rider but certainly not mint, looks stock (save for the exhaust) would be a nice bike to enjoy as is, or a solid foundation to restore.
My local dealer used to have a new one on the floor (black) which I drooled over, but I never bit!
Gerry
I haven’t posted much on ClassicSportBikesForSale because RareSportBikesForSale has been keeping me busy, but while surfing for bikes listings for RSBFS, I can across a few choice classic sport bikes that I just had to bring to our readers on CSBFS. One of them is this :
1980 DUCATI 900 SUPERSPORT DARMAH DESMO, 8969 ORIGINAL MILES, MINT CONDITION, RUN AS NEW, FACTORY CONTIS, NEW BATTERY, STORED INDOORS MANY YEARS, NEEDS NOTHING, WE AT BUYERS EXPENSE CAN SHIP WORLDWIDE, REASONABLE RESERVE, 2 OWNERS FROM NEW, ENGINE NUMBER DM860 904565 FRAME NUMBERS 900SD, DM900SD 950851 DGM 19139DM, BID TO WIN, A DESMO SUPERSPORT IN FANTASTIC ORIGINAL CONDITION …BIKE HAS ALL FACTORY TOOLS AND MANUALS
Originally I was pretty sure that this was a Darmah SS because of the bikini fairing and the decal on the side cover, but the frame numbers got me confused – so is this an SD or an SS? Maybe the more knowledgeable Ducatistis can enlighten me — leave a comment!
If it’s an SS, then this got to be the only second or third SS that I have seen. If it’s an SD conversion, it will be less collectible, but still looks great. Either way, for the right price, this bike seems to be a good way to get to bevel heaven!
phil
Another rare classic sport bike that I came across is this .
1965 DUCATI 250 SCAMBLER, ESTATE SALE, RACE BIKE, RESTORED TO PERFECTION, VEGLIA TACH, CUSTOM DISPLAY STAND, CLIP ONS, BIKE LOOKS INCREDIBLE, 10K IN RESTORATION, PLATING, POLISHING, BIKE INCLUDES MANUALS AND COVER, HAS BILL OF SALE, BIKE IS ART AND STUNNING !
The Ducati 250 scrambler is one of the less collectible / desirable Ducati singles, and that fact that this has been converted into a racer makes it even less valuable. Nevertheless, it is an older bevel single, which in itself is worth something. For the right money, this could make a nice mantle piece or a vintage track day toy.
phil
1966 Harley Davidson Sprint race replica for sale – mint!
When you mention Harley these days, no doubt most people will immediately think of their line of land yachts cruiser and choppers. However, did you know that in 1961 Harley purchased Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aermacchi to produce small capacity bikes for the US market? Not only that, but HD/Aermacchi made some amazing race bikes? Well, here’s one of them: :
1966 250 CC HARLEY DAVIDSON SPRINT RACE REPLICA, CERIANI FORKS, CLIP ONS, FAIRING, CUSTOM STAND. ESTATE SALE, TOTALLY RESTORED, BEAUTIFUL JEWEL SHOW PIECE, ENGINE NUMBER V407 LOW RESERVE, MINOR FINISHING TOUCHES NEEDED. CABLES NEED TO BE CONNECTED, NEW BATTERY, BUILT TO BE DISPLAYED, THIS BIKE WAS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN HARLEY AND AERMACCHI TO FILL A GAP IN HARLEYS LINE UP, BUILT IN ITALY, SOLD WORLDWIDE. LOW PRODUCTION AND UNIQUE.
The seller also has several nice classic bikes for sale, but I just wish that he would stop using all caps and use the correct punctuations! Whining aside, I’ve always wanted one of these small capacity HD/Aermacchis – just so that I can show up at the local HD ride out and let them know that HDs hasn’t always been about riding two-wheeled boat anchors cruisers / choppers while dressed up as Jack Sparrow.
phil
1975 Laverda 750 SFC replica with 13,179 miles for sale on eBay. Bike is located in Marina, CA.
The 750 SFC is one of Laverda’s more collectible models (the other being the Jota) but they have always demanded quite a high market price. Perhaps this would fit the bill of a affordable and rideable classic:
1975 LAVERDA 750 SFC, FRAME NUMBER LAV 750 CI * 17676, ENGINE NUMBERS 750 * 17676 THIS MOTORCYCLE IS A REPLICA, 1 OWNER SINCE 1987, ESTATE SALE, BIKE RUNS WELL AND SOUNDS FANTASTIC, CONCOURES CONDITION, INCLUDES SFC OWNERS REGISTRY BOOK AND ENGINE MANUAL, NEW BATTERY, COLORADO TITLE.
BIKE HAS ORIGINAL SFC GAUGES, EXHAUST PIPES, GEAR CHANGE, GENERATOR HOUSING, ENGINE IS REBUILT, RESERVE LOWERED, BID TO WIN. WITH ORIGINALS OVER 50K THIS IS A BIKE THAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO RIDE AND ENJOY.
There’s a great article on the 750 SFC available HERE and also some good background on Laverda and the various models on Wikipedia.
-phil