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1975 Yamaha 175

1975 Yamaha 175

$4,500

Deming, New Mexico

Year 2005

Make Yamaha

Model Road Star WARRIOR

Category Cruiser Motorcycles

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2005 Yamaha Road Star WARRIOR, For sale. Yamaha Warrior. 1700cc, 18k mi. Speedstar exhaust, color matched fairing, new rear tire. Also have Yamaha removable side bags. Well maintained and garage kept. $4,500 $4,500.00 5754940506

Yamaha : XS 1975 black

Yamaha : XS 1975 black

$3,500

Stuttgart, Arkansas

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Best Offer Available1975 YAMAHA Top Line InformationYear:1975VIN:447127780Make:YAMAHACondition:Pre-OwnedEngine:650 cc Exterior:BlackMileage:5,500Additional Photos* * * Click Photos to Enlarge * * ** * * Click Photos to Enlarge * * *Phone: 870-672-9999Alt: 870-672-2600Description Theres been a whole lot more going down than mere alphabet changes. One ride gives more than subtle indication that the XS650B is a vastly improved and different motorcycle than the original XS1. Yamahas 650 is a better motorcycle. In this day and age of Threes, Fours, Sixes, even Rotarys, what can be said for the likes of a 650 vertical Twin? Plenty! And were glad its here....If you have ever owned or currently own a 1975 Yamaha xs650b, you already know some of the things that made the bike special. Others are finding the same things special about it today as it becomes a highly sought after "Vintage" motorcycle. The XS650 is a smooth-running four-stroke that you can ride from the showroom floor in San Francisco to the rocky coast of Maine since it was designed with reliability in mind.To say it's reliable is to understate its capability. The XS650 is one of the finest touring motorcycles ever built. In fact, it's the world's only overhead cam 650.It has an extremely wide range of useable power that makes riding in city traffic a breeze, because of less need for down-shifting. Yet when you open the throttle, you get a surge of power all the way from 2,000 to 6,000 rpm's. It's this broad power band that keeps the XS650 a national champion in flat track races.So whether you're on a two-lane street in the middle of town, or on a deserted highway, the XS650 will give you the exact performance you want.If you find one nicer than this one,,BUY IT!!!! At our dealership we work very hard to accurately describe our vehicles through text descriptions and elaborate photos. When you purchase a pre-owned vehicle it is not a new vehicle. Any used vehicle can have normal wear and blemishes. Before placing a bid please read the descriptions thoroughly and view all pictures. Included Standard EquipmentInteriorSeats in excellent conditionExteriorExterior in excellent conditionFully DetailedGlossy PaintNo Known Body WorkNo Visible RustMechanicalFactory EngineRecent Fluid Change CompletedRecent Tune-up CompletedStarts Right UpHistoryDealer InspectedNo Known Accidents Hours of OperationMon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat: Sun: 8a - 5pm8a - 5pm8a - 5pm8a - 5pm8a - 5pm9a-3pmby appointment Vehicle Values Travel Vehicle History Insurance Warranty Financing Capital One Auto Finance, America's largest online vehicle lender, provides vehicle loans to customers directly via the Internet, as well as through dealerships nationwide. Applying online is safe and easy, and it takes just minutes to get a response. Once approved, qualified customers receive a no-obligation Blank Check, which works like a personal check and can be used to buy a new or used car or motorcycle, refinance or even buy out a lease. Buying what you want is easier when you can make affordable monthly payments. eBay, together with several top lenders, can help you get the financing you need. Americas largest online vehicle lender. Check out our rates...you will find Capital One Auto Finance offers you the most competitive rates for your auto loan.As a Franchise Dealership, we can offer financing on your purchases. Check with us for current deals, with interest rates as low as 0%, and down payments as low as 0% down. All offers on financing are subject to credit approval. TermsNotice to Bidders: The Doc fee of $129.00 is a fee we collect on every sale. it is just a partial offset on costs associated with the sale process. We value your business, and trust that you understand. Please dont assume that we will waive that fee. Thank you. Mike SmithPayment Types:Certified Funds and Institutional FinancingFees:Out of State Buyers Out of state buyers are not charged tax, title, or license. The customer is responsible for registering the vehicle in their home state. Taxes and Fees In state buyers will be charged state and local taxes, title, registration, and documentary fees. Our documentation fee is $169. All sales transactions must be completed within 7 days of auction close. Deposit We require a $250 deposit within 3 days of winning the auction. Please call the dealership to make arrangements for payment.Terms:Auction Policies Customers with zero or negative feedback on eBay Motors please contact us prior to bidding. Otherwise, we reserve the right to cancel your bid. Understand this is only to protect the integrity of the auction. Winning bidder must contact the dealership within 24 hours of the auction close and the purchase transaction completed within 5 calendar days. We reserve the right to re-list or sell the vehicle in the event of a non-paying bidder. Buyer Pickup A representative from our dealership can be available for pickup at area airports when necessary. Buyers must schedule pickup prior to making travel arrangements. TransportFor 50 years DAS has been the industry leader - providing quality vehicle relocation services.DAS owns and operates its own fleetDAS has dedicated customer service repsDAS provides online satellite trackingDAS provides choice of open or enclosed carriersDAS offers true Door-to-Door service optionsCall Today! 800.242.6413If you want to locate car shipping, auto transport, car moving, and auto shipping companies throughout the U.S. and Canada, you and your car have come to the right place. The directory lists car shipping companies to suit your specific needs.National Transport LLC is an industry leader in vehicle relocation, providing outstanding service and reliability for the Dealer, Individual, or Corporate. We are a fully insured, federally licensed and permitted vehicle transportation service, giving you, the customer, peace of mind in shipping your auto from one location to another. Open trailer or enclosed transport options are available.Moving motorcycles from one coast to the other for more than 13 years! Since 1990 we've shipped more than 70,000 motorcycles to people vacationing, moving, buying, and selling.We have our own method of securing motorcycles and ATVs on specialty designed pallets to provide total protection thereby eliminating the need for costly crating and passing those very savings on to you! About Us We Are a Franchised Dealership that has been in business since 1998. Our goal is to provide our customers with honesty, integrity, and confidence when doing business in our industry. We know you have a choice in your purchase decisions, and want our dealership to give you the level of service you expect. The franchises we carry are, YAMAHA, SUZUKI, BADBOY, ARGO, and XPRESS BOATS. Our full service dealership represents these franchises and offer factory financing, factory warranty’s, extended warranty's, parts, accessories, service, and a nationwide network to give you peace of mind when making your purchase. White River Powersports 702 E. Michigan Hwy 79Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160Phone: 870-672-9999Alt: 870-672-2600 ©2003-2014AutoRevo- All Rights Reserved Auction counter powered byAutoRevo Dealer Websites and eBay Templates Powered by AutoRevo

1975 Honda CB 360 CB360 Clean Title Classic Blue Plate Cafe Racer

1975 Honda CB 360 CB360 Clean Title Classic Blue Plate Cafe Racer

$3,650

Baldwin Park, California

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Up for sales is my incredible 1975 Honda CB360T. CA Blue Plate, Clean Title in hand with current registration. Original 19379 miles. All parts, numbers matched and original. This is not a project bike or sitting years by years. Then get savage parts from here to there to make it run. Is ready to ride anywhere and won't broke down on you. Factory Light Ruby Red on the bike is original and never repaint. Excepted the new Clubman bar, rear view mirrors,turn single lights and tail light. This bike run and look in excellent running condition. I did upgraded her to cafe racer style, is not because of look also give a better handling. Honda only manufacture this model for only 3 years. It also the first one came with front hydraulic disc brake. With 30 cc more which compare to the CB350 and a great 6 speed transmission. Fresh motul 3000 oil changed. Air filter replaced. Point and gap replaced. Carburetor clean and synchronized. New Battery. New front and rear tires. I am not a racer, but I did tested the bike, it run up to 80-90 plus easy, smooth not even feel hot or difficult to run. Is summer time now, if you plan to have a classic, vintage, collectible, cafe racer, valuable and reliable motorcycle. This will be the one will let you enjoy it and give you lots of fun. Serious interested require with M1 licence and cash in hand. key words Japan Old School Import Vintage Collectiable Reliable Classic Racing JDM Honda Kawasaki Suzuki Yamaha cb 350 cb350 cb 450 cb450 cb 550 cb550 cb 500 cb500 cb 750 cb 750 cb 550 cb550 cafe racer cafe bike cl 350 cl350 cl 360 cl360 cl 450 cl450 Super Sport Cafe Racer

Yamaha : YZ 1978 yamaha 250 yz calif vintage mx racing bike runs great cosmo restorton sweet

Yamaha : YZ 1978 yamaha 250 yz calif vintage mx racing bike runs great cosmo restorton sweet

$1,950

Lakewood, California

Year 1978

Make Yamaha

Model YZ

Category Off Road Motorcycles

Engine 250

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When these MAGNIFICENT 250 YZ YAMAHA's were being made in 1978 "CYCLE" MAGAZINE called these 250 YZ's "A PERFECT.. "TEN OUT OF TEN" 10/10th's ..."THE PERFECT MOTOCROSS WEAPON" !!!!!PLEASE NOTE: This is one of the Very FIRST Years that the YZ 250 had the MUCH IMPROVED Heat Treated (Stronger & Lighter) "ALUMINUM" Mono Shock Swing Arm ! ! ! ! (Which MUCH INCREASES Her VALUE over the LESS Competitive & Much Heavier Iron swing arms of the earlier YZ 250 YAMAHA's)....Also, The 1978 Was Famous for Having "MUCH MORE USEABLE POWER BAND & a FAR BETTER SPREAD OF POWER THROUGHOUT HER HP BAND !!!! an not nearly as pipe-y as the harder to control 1978 & earlier YZ's Were ! ! I think is in Very Nice & Great Running Condition as her Original "Older Owner" Babied (it doesn't look like he rode her too hard) her and I feel Really Looked out for this Amazing Legendary Vintage Racing Bike & Best of All we are selling Her at Well Under the NADA.com Book value is for a Nice Example of one of these NADA.com VALUE GUIDE for one of these is Just a couple of hundred under $5,000.00 ! ! ! !.. & Southern California Bikes typically bring Far More Money than Bikes from the rest of the Country (USA)..This Wonderful & Fairly RARE (Especially in this bikes Condition) YAMAHA 250 YZ cc TWO STROKE "The BEAST" Dirt Racing Bike is like the best of All Worlds "World Class Vintage MX Performance and YAMAHA's * "STATE OF THE ART" * "AIR MONOSHOCK" & "AIR FORK" SUSPENSION !!! * YAMAHA was Years Ahead of the Competition when they Introduced Her Suspension just a couple of years earlier ! PLEASE NOTE: If you go on several YAMAHA Web Sites it shows stats for these YAMAHA Dirt Racing Bikes Placing at the TOP In World Motocross * * "World Championships" * * in the Late 1970's all the way thru the Early 1980s !!!!! I was told around 1978 or 80 YAMAHA was World Champion in the 250cc & Open Class (Over 250cc) as well as the 125cc Class "ALL CLASSES ALL IN The SAME YEAR"... Now That is "LEGENDARY WORLD Moto-Cross RACING HERITAGE" ! ! ! This Wonderful Bike Spent the Bulk of it's life right here in Southern California & Best of all The Bulk of it's life was spent in covered Storage...Believe it or not ...Just to give you some Perspective on how little use this bike has experienced...."She still has her Original 1978 YAMAHA seat & SEAT COVER on her" !!!! > > and also PLEASE get permission from you Spouse, parents etc etc as... "by bidding you are entering a Biding Contract".... Thank You in advance for bidding responsibly > > > ..Please Keep in mind these YAMAHA YZ250's "OUT SOLD" ALMOST ANY OTHER Moto-Cross Bike made in this ERA & "The YZ 250 YAMAHA MOST POPULAR YZ RACE BIKE MADE ! & ONE of the Most POWERFUL, DURABLE & TROUBLE FREE Dirt Racing Bikes EVER MADE in this ERA ! ! ! Factory "ALLOY" SWING Arm & FAR BETTER Mono-Shock Suspension + Superior Air Forks Were More Advanced than most any other Production MX Bike of this Era !!!!!!!!! "CYCLE" Magazine Voted this ERAs YAMAHA YZs as a PERFECT "TEN Out of TEN" Moto Cross WEAPON" ( 10/10ths a Great Moto-Cross WEAPON ! ) Compared nearly any other bike made in this Era these YZ 250's bikes actually has FAR Better Rear "AIR Mon-Shock" rear Suspension and Vastly Improved "AIR Forks" With FAR MORE Suspension Travel ...& One of the Most Powerful Engines of this ERA. * * PLEASE NOTE: Keep in mind this is a High Powered High Performance "Off Road Vintage Dirt Racing Bike", These AMAZING YAMAHA "Two Stroke" 250cc Dirt Racing Bikes are becoming HARD TO FIND (Especially Looking as Nice as this Beauty & even more Important with fairly Low Hours on her !!!) & Very Collectable 1978 YAMAHA YZ 250 DIRT RACING Bike With Beautiful Newly Cosmetic restored YZ Paint & Graphics etc etc (These 250cc YZ's put out about as much Horse Power as many 500 cc & 650 cc Vintage Dirt RACING Four stroke bikes of just a few years before & Best of All ...This Two Stroke "BEAST of a 250 Moto Cross RACER" !!! has about Half the weight of those earlier 4 stroke Dirt Racing bikes !!!) Paperwork for this Vintage MotoCross Race bike: This Beauty has been in Storage for 25+ years & therefore has fallen off the DMV System computers (Which is Really Good News).... & YES ! ....I have also, the DMV Current Computers Print out on this Wonderful Bike that Proves: she has NO back fees & NO Back Taxes, & NO Back registrations & NO Back Penalties etc etc owing on this bike at this time ! ! ! . ...I will Also be including a California DMV (Notarized) "Bill of Sale" from myself to you the new owner.. which from what I hear in neighboring states, should be what you need to register her In California & if you live outside of California. ... If you just want to Vintage Race this bike... the DMV "Bill of Sale" is all you will need..Again, I will also include the California Department of Motor Vehicles Current DMV Computer Print Out on this Wonderful Bike that shows & Proves that because this Beauty was in storage for the past Two + decades & because of this... there are No current DMV Computer records (AGAIN, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD NEWS) on this Wonderful bike & therefore there should be NO back fees and NO back taxes etc etc. owed on this Wonderful Dirt racing Bike. If you live inside California & If you Race Vintage Bike Meets on Private MotoCross Tracks or (Vintage Bike Shows etc) the Notarized Calif. DMV "Bill of Sale" is all you will need. If for some reason ..you want to go cow trail ridding on California etc Government National Forest Land etc land & feel you a may want a National Forest etc DMV "Green Sticker" My Vehicle Registration Office said that because this bike had been in covered storage for many years (nearly the last 3 decades) therefore if you live here in California & feel for some reason you want or feel you need a California Forestry Land Green sticker (to ride in Government Forest etc Land) Again it will be Easy because this bike is currently off the DMV Computer records & therefore there will be NO back fees (as after about 10 or 12 years DMV records fall off the DMV Computers) and Again, this California National Forest sticker is not required for MX & Other Race tracks and also NOT required for Vintage Shows etc etc etc here in California & a California Nat. Forest Green sticker is not required if you live out of state etc etc etc). XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX* * PLEASE NOTE: I personally think this is a very Nice looking Bike in very Nice Overall Condition...However, If you are looking for a "Perfect Bike" or a Vintage Show or Concourse show bike etc etc "Please do everyone a "Big Favor" & Please look elsewhere" as again I think ...this is just a Nice Looking Great Running Bike that & I think is in Very Nice & Great Running Condition as her Original "Older Owner" Babied (it doesn't look like he rode her too hard) her and I feel Really Looked out for this Amazing Legendary Vintage Racing Bike & Best of All we are selling Her at Well Under the NADA.com Book value is for a Nice Example of one of these "NADA.com VALUE GUIDE for one of these is Just a couple of hundred under $5,000.00 ! ! ! !.. & Southern California Bikes typically bring Far More Money than Bikes from the rest of the Country (USA)..& try to find one that sill has Her ORIGINAL SEAT & SEAT COVER on her ! (to me that is a HUGE Indicator that this Wonderful Bike has not had to work that hard at all in her Life !!! . ......So if you are looking for a fairly Low Hour & Great Looking Fun Go Anywhere &/or these YZ 250's were "Considered a "TEN out of TEN SECRET WEAPON" for MX RACING & YES! They were fairly Famous for "Blowing the Doors off of most Any Other Vintage Racing bike & Out Handling about every other bike out there... Ever Made in it's class" of this Vintage Racing bikes' ERA ...These YAMAHA 250s Are Famous For Doing just that...& were one of the WORLDS BEST SELLING 250 Class MX RACE Bikes...So , Please If you are a "Nit Picker" that for the most part just can't be pleased & are looking for a perfect bike & or a high point or ?? Concourse bike etc etc etc ..Please do every reasonable person involved in this auction a "HUGE" Favor & Please Look & Buy Something elsewhere & ...Please save your money as Full Size 250cc YAMAHA Vintage Racing "Two Strokes" typically go for something Closer to Around $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 Up Around here...However, If you have Achievable Expectations this may be a Great opportunity to get a Very Nice Bike in Nice what I consider Very Nice Condition for a nearly FOURTY Year old RACE BIKE that I think Runs & Looks GREAT That I have Priced .... relatively ..."For Peanuts"...I feel this is a Nice Example & this Bike is something that it's value will most likely continue to keep go Up & Up the Next few years as Nice examples of one of these are becoming ...Rapidly Harder and Harder to find ....as there are just so few around at this time, that just haven't been Thoroughly Beat Up &/or Extensively Abused over the years....I feel.."This is a GREAT Deal on A VERY WONDERFUL & Legendary Vintage Racing Bike" !!!!!!!! That it's Original "OLDER" Owner Obviously LOVED , Cared For & Respected (& it doesn't appear that it was ridden too hard ...if much at all) over the Years. Again, this Wonderful YAMAHA YZ 250 VINTAGE RACING Motorcycle ! has been ridden fairly seldom & (the 1st YZ I ever owned... I sold to one of the Immortal Racers that was seen in the Original "On Any Sunday Movie")...This auctions Beautiful Bike Starts FAR Easier and Runs FAR Better than most any YZ ...I have Owned !!!! Again, This Wonderful Bike was owned by an Older Gentleman that just got too old to ride something as "Highly Spirited" as this AMAZING BEAST !!! Therefore, ..She has been in dry storage in a Nice Dry Garage for the last couple of Decades (approx. TWENTY +Years !!!). Once we flushed the tank & Carburetor + put in fresh gas & She started right up, Super Quickly & YES! She Does Run GREAT & She EVEN Idles down Very Smoothly & Nicely ! ! ! ! ! ! !) We Disassembled Cleaned and Inspected her Clutch plates, and Shifter Mechanism & replaced the Gear Box Oil with Brand New SUPER High Quality "MODOL" (I feel ...The Best) Transmission Oil, My mechanic & I completely washed out & Flushed + Rebuilt her carburetor and & her Fuel Tank & Fuel Shut off Valve etc.. & installed a BRAND NEW Air Cleaner Element & I will include a Brand New inline fuel filter etc...& Every time we have run this Beautiful Bike over the past few days She has been running Better & Better & Better..."The Engine Runs Great and Typically Starts Super Easy.. & She Runs Well & Shifts Well thru the gears & Stops GREAT !!!! .& Again...This Wonderful Bike Spent the Bulk of it's life right here in Southern California & The Bulk of it's life was spent in covered Storage...& Again..."Believe it or not ..."She still has her "ORIGINAL 1978 YAMAHA Seat & Seat Cover on her" !!! (with a well healed repair on the bottom edge on just one side) !!!!* * * This Beauty STARTS EASY & RUNS GREAT ! * * * If you email me your direct email site when I can get my son to give me a hand I will send you a UTUBE Video Clip ! Again, For the last several of decades+ ...This is a Relatively Low Hour Southern California Bike that has been for the most part when it was not being used was in Dry Covered Storage for Many Years particularly the last 20+ years has not been run at all & has been RESTING here in Dry Storage right here in Southern, California. * * If you get a chance Please go on NETFLICKS & check out the Very Best Motorcycling Movie Ever made "STEVE McQUEENS" ...Quint Essential Dirt Racing Movie ...."ON ANY SUNDAY" !!! Which in the Moto Cross racing sections of the Movie shows two Stroke Riders Winning Race after Race after Race..& Riding on their Vintage Dirt RACING Bikes..... Please, Do yourself a favor I would get your Family & or all of your M/C Buddies together and Watch this AMAZING Movie at least one time a Year !!! As per Above "You can be the First Proud Owner of this Beautifully Cosmetically Restored Vintage Race Bike Since it is just now being Completed, & she is a Fairly Low hour bike > !!! & Best of all ... She has a Brand New Cosmetic Restoration as detailed below & Above + Great Condition "High Quality" Front & Back Tires, &... I think this Wonderful bike looks AMAZING ! ( "STUNNING" ) !** FEAR NOT ! ! ! These are Super QUICK + Comfortable Great Handling & Compared to many bike I think fairly Easy to Ride bikes (thanks to her YAMAHA "AIR MONO SHOCK" & "AIR FORK" Suspension) with Her Great Horse Power power Band & HUGE Suspension & I think ...Very Forgiving for a TRUE VINTAGE RACE Bike & Without Question Vintage Enthusiasts seem to Agree ...These 1978 YZ YAMAHA 250's are SUPER FAST, with INCREDIBLE Suspension & TURNING Ability ,EXCELLENT BALANCE, GREAT HANDLING & Very Durable + RELIABLE & SUPER FUN ! FUN ! FUN ! to RIDE ! ! ! ... Over the years I have had many emails from YAMAHA Racers in the late 70's thru the early 1980s that Stated they were LOCAL, STATE, & NATIONAL Moto Cross Champions with YAMAHAs that were Nearly STOCK (Almost Un-Altered) Factory YZ MX BIKES ! ! ! ....CYCLE Magazine at that time called these YAMAHA dirt Bikes a "TEN Out of TEN" Moto-Cross Weapon !!!!!!!!please see attached picture (above) This is a Bike that most everyone seems to think feels Very Natural to them & for her time She Has "HUGE" Suspension Travel ! These are very DURABLE & RELIABLE Bikes."...with a Mountain of HP & Torque" ! Therefore...For a Full size Bike I feel She is Super light AMAZINGLY Agile & Great for Newer Riders that want to move up to the Next Level...(way more do-able & Controllable + Better Balanced than Most Vintage Racers & also most newer bikes are these days !!!!!!!!) AGAIN, One of the reasons YAMAHA's Outsold nearly Every other MX Race Bike on the Planet was...YAMAHA besides having about the Most Advanced Dirt RACING Suspension on the Planet at that time ...They have always been famous for their AMAZING Durability and Reliability & Ease of Maintenance !!!! & for many Decades YAMAHA's are Said to be one of the VERY BEST Handling Production Moto Cross bikes Built in this Era !!! "GREAT FOR ALL OF YOU VINTAGE RACERS" ! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX This 1978 is one of the FIRST Years that the YZ 250 had the MUCH IMPROVED Heat Treated (Stronger & Lighter) "ALUMINUM" Mono Shock Swing Arm ! ! ! ! (Which MUCH INCREASES Her VALUE over the LESS Competitive & Much Heavier Iron/steel swing arms of the earlier YZ 250 YAMAHA's).. Also, The 1978 Was Famous for Having "MUCH More USEABLE POWER BAND & a FAR BETTER SPREAD OF POWER THROUGHOUT HER HP BAND !!!! an not nearly as pipe-y as the harder to control 1975-77 & earlier YZ's Were ! ! Most People agree these YAMAHA YZ 250's are Possibly one of the More Powerful & also Among The BEST VINTAGE RACING Bikes You CAN BUY !!! MORE FUN , MORE RELIABLE Better Balanced AMAZING Suspension & HANDLING & BETTER BUILT & "Hands Down" one of the MOST "Trouble Free" & DURABLE easy to maintain...High Performance VINTAGE Dirt Racing bikes ever made ! & (You can still get many Brand New & Brand New Reissue Parts for these Wonderful Bikes !!! Most Importantly ...Especially Compared to any other YAMAHA YZ 250s I have ever owned ...This Baby Starts EASY (I even think my Very "Non Biker" wife could kick start this bike !!) & Yes The Baby Runs GREAT !... I think as Good as She looks ...if that is Possible !! ) & Again, Without Question Compared to any other 250 I have Owned ..She Typically Starts Very Easy & RUNS GREAT !!!!!! There are a lot of UTube etc web sites showing people having a Great time ridding these Amazing YAMAHA YZ 250's Vintage Dirt Racing Bikes !!! The YAMAHA Dealers & a Zillion of other Sources still carry a TON parts for these & also ebay has TONS of Parts as well and there are plenty of Great websites and People that carry a TON of parts for these Wonderful YAMAHA 250 cc Dirt/ Race bikes should you ever need anything! ...& I feel the parts are overall of GREAT Quality and are AMAZINGLY VERY Fairly Priced !!! It's Front & Rear Fenders look Great and her had a little custom fabrication adding on Brand New oval Side number Panels ..& I feel overall her Body work are in Good overall Shape and like her beautiful YAMAHA Fuel Tank have been beautifully refinished with Nice New Correct Vintage YZ Graphics and as you can see I think all Look Great ! Her Gas Tank etc has been Nicely refinished with New Original style YZ YAMAHA style Graphics !!!! My Mechanic and I flushed out the Fuel Tank, Carburetor & Fuel lines & the entire Fuel System & added a Brand New in line Gas Filter & in her Original YAMAHA Air Box looks to be a BRAND NEW Upgrade style Air Cleaner....( & when we put new gas in her ...She Started Right Back UP ...WOW ! ! ! ) ...So this baby is Ready to Go have some Fun with ! Try to keep in mind these Wonderful Bikes are all About FUN ! ......Think About it if You pass this Beauty Up ....where else will you ever find a Fairly Low Hour VINTAGE YAMAHA 250CC YZ "MX BEAST" with so little use & so Little abuse ...on her ! ! ! ((How many Nearly FORTY YEAR OLD Racing dirt Bikes have you seen these days with there ORIGINAL Seat 1979 Cover !!! which other than one repair along the bottom edge on one side is still in what I would call AMAZINGLY Good Shape especially for being a dirt racing bike ....So obviously this bike had been Stored FAR More than She was Ridden !!! Most everyone that I have talked to over the years has told me that this was one of the Very Best & Most Popular "High Performance" MX Race Bikes bikes of it's day....& based on my experience with these YAMAHA 250's ... I would have to add Many Vintage Racing Enthusiasts feel these YAMAHA 250's maybe "One of the Most, Easy to Maintain, Trouble Free, Most Durable, & Among the FASTEST + Most Popular & Best Production "Full Size" ... VINTAGE RACING BIKES EVER MADE"in this ERA ! * * * If you are a Vintage RACING Rider you will appreciate the GREAT " POWER, SUSPENSION & HANDLING " that these YAMAHA 250s Have always been Famous for ...their AMAZING Ability to get thru rough ground in comfort !!! Her Excellent Balance of this Wonderful Bike..YAMAHA's Are Famous for their "HUGE" POWER & Very AMAZING "AIR MONO SHOCK" & "AIR FORK" SUSPENSION, Balance, "Turning Ability" and Stable Handling (Not as heavy & Awkward & FAR Less Awkward & FAR Less Top Heavy as many other Large Displacement full size Vintage Racing bikes) This is a Magnificent VINTAGE RACING YAMAHA 250 cc Dirt Racing bike ...That I feel She Just Feels RIGHT ! ..to me ..Particularly when compared to Many if not most all of the of the heavier & more top heavy four stroke Vintage dirt racing bikes of this ERA. * * Please Note * * Very Recently (November/ December 2012, 2013 & 2014) this auctions bikes' cousins (IE) that were also built by us side by side to this auctions bike) the other Two of our bikes > a Vintage Racing 1978 RM 250 SUZUKI (Yellow) & also our 73 Tribute Vintage Racing ELSINORE CR 250 (Green / Aluminum) we Displayed at the "WORLDS LARGEST" MOTORCYCLE SHOW" (the Los Angeles Cycle World / Progressive Motorcycle Show, (Los Angeles, California Area)..in Our "Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth earlier (November /December 2014). Look to the right of the 3rd pictures which shows a Local Los Angeles TV News Crew interviewing Our V.J.M.C. Clubs President (in the Red & White Shirt) on the Shows Opening day ! ! ! * * *PLEASE NOTE: Over the last three years we have shown "TEN" Vintage Motorcycles in the V.J.M.C. Booth At This Show Alone !!!! > PLEASE NOTE:Above are 4 Pictures are "NOT" of this auctions bike but are of this bikes 2 cousins (IE) (one =this auction's bikes Cousin 1978 RM 250 Cousin) (IE) as above we also built these two other bikes we also built & cosmetically restored our other Vintage Racing: the (Yellow) 1978 SUZUKI RM 250's & the (Aluminum & Green) Vintage CR Elsinore 250 Vintage Race bike (Nov/Dec. 2014) we Displayed at the "WORLDS LARGEST" MOTORCYCLE SHOW" (the Cycle World / Progressive Motorcycle Show, (Los Angeles, California area)..in Our "Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth earlier (November/December 2014). Also, The White & Black Suzuki Road Racer at the end of he row next to our VJMC clubs sign (3 bikes to the right of our yellow 250 RM Suzuki)... was one of two bikes of it's Exact type in Existence (a 700ccSquare 4 "Two Stroke" w/ 4 Rotary Valves..Yep ! She is a BREAST ! ) and I was told by most everyone there that she was Pretty much "Priceless" ! The two Bikes in between ours & this were two 4 Cylinder "Two Stroke" YAMAHA a GP 500 & a GP 700 like my Hero the GREAT Kenny Roberts became a WORLD CHAMPION on !!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ..I think She looks Great ! ...I have always been very Proud of this Particularly Beautiful YAMAHA YZ 250 cc Vintage Race Bike ...& Even in 2015 She LOOKS GREAT & She still Starts Quick & Runs & Shifts & Stops ...GREAT ! ..as these YAMAHA 250 YZ's are Super FAST & Very Reliable & DURABLE Bikes ! & Vintage Racing Enthusiasts & Everyone I have ever meet seem to be in Total agreement that ...."These Bikes are SUPER FAST & GREAT for Vintage Racing ! & Quite Possibly one of the Very More FUN , RELIABLE & DURABLE RACE Bikes I have ridden in the past FIVE decades Since the late 1950's !" (...& in the late 1960's & 1970's I was a contributing "Technical Editor" for "CYCLE NEWS" Magazine (at that time it was the Largest Motorcycle Publication on EARTH ! ! ! & I wrote "FOURTEEN" Four to Five Page Featured Technical Articals for "CYCLE NEWS" Magazine & I was also a Four+ Year Sponsored *750 Open Class* Mainly "TT" & some "Half Mile" Racer for "BULTACO" Motorcycles (3 years on a 360 cc "El Bandito" Two Stroke !!!! & my last year on a 125/250 SHERPA "S" Bultaco) from 1968 to 1974 So ...Trust Me...No One Loves a TRULY Great High Performance Two Stroke Dirt Bike like this High Quality YAMAHA YZ 250 ...more than Me ! ....and again ........If you Pass Up this Wonderful Bike where will you ever find a YAMAHA 250 with a "Low Hour Rebuilt Engine" and also so little use & abuse on Her ! Where will you find a Better one ????? ?????? This is a Bike that I think most any rider could Have "BIG .."HUGE" FUN" ridding all day long On ! Most everyone I have talked with agrees these 1978 250 YZ YAMAHAs have hands down Always been considered one of the Worlds FASTEST & BEST + Most DURABLE Production Dirt / Racing bikes & YAMAHA has Long been known for their AMAZING GREAT POWER & SUPERIOR SUSPENSION + HANDLING, Super Quick TURNING ABILITY, Solid relatively "BULLET PROOF" Construction, AMAZING Performance , Durability + Trouble Free, Reliability. The Compared to many bikes with the Power & Displacement of this Wonderful Bike these 250s are probably one of the Easiest & Best Suspension-ed and Predictable Truly VINTAGE Race-able bikes to Ride & I also think one of the Most Most Rider Friendly & Competitive Dirt Racing Bikes Made in this Era !!! & this YAMAHA 250 is BY FAR one of the Most Evolved Early + Successful "FULL SIZE" Dirt Racing Bikes as it has all of the Most sought after Goodies (Self Tuning Reed Valve Inductions System, & also POWER CHAMBER Induction For the First time "BULLET PROOF" Super Strong + Great Handling "Big Travel" AIR Forks & "HUGE " Travel Travel Rear Factory YAMAHA MONO-SHOCK Heat Treated Aluminum "Super Strong" ALLOY Rear Swing arm Suspension ("in 1978 for a Dirt Racing Bike All of this was "ROCKET SCIENCE" that "Really Worked GREAT " ! ! ! ), Very Simple less hassle far more Reliable More Trouble Free Air Cooled (FAR Better than the early water cooled YAMAHAs Etc ..I have heard) (this being one of the last years of these Very Perfected by 1979 YAMAHA 250cc YZ (These SUPER SIMPLE Air Cooled Super Competitive TWO STROKE" ) engines, Factory YAMAHA (Tuned MX Racing Chamber) ((Tuned Exhaust Pipe)) & High Performance Silencer , Factory YAMAHA "RADIAL" Big Cooling HEAD & All of this & Being SOOooo Perfected...YZ YAMAHA 250s even with her HUGE TRAVEL SUSPENSION She will even EASILY fit in right into my Chevy ASTRO "Mini Van" even with the vans center seat still in place !!!! How many "FULL SIZE * "BEAST LIKE" DIRT RACING bikes can do that ! PLEASE NOTE: Keep in mind this is a SUPER High Powered High Performance "Off Road Vintage Dirt Racing Bike", XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXThis AMAZING Bike RUNS GREAT ! .. and I think she has what looks to be a YAMAHA YZ Gas tank possibly from another year? that still looks to in GREAT Condition with a Brand New YZ like paint & YZ YAMAHA Tank Graphic ! Again, Her Gas Tank has been Newly refinished & Painted as are the Front & Right & Left side Number panels and Both Front & Rear Fenders, also her rims, spokes, shocks, Wheel hubs & Backing plates etc etc have all also been refinished & or Painted and I think look very Nice. She has Two Great Condition High Quality Front and Back Tires !!!... YES ! the gas tank Graphics have been replaced with what looks to be ORIGINAL New Old Stock or Incredibly Accurate Graphics that look perfect to me to the "YZ" YAMAHA Graphics that YAMAHA installed back when this bike was Brand New ! The inside of her tank is Clean looks GREAT.as do Her Handlebars, foot Pegs, Shifter, She has Brand New Fork Tube Rubber Boots & New Handlebar Grips ! Also, brake levers etc etc are still in Very Nice Condition ! The Shifter and Brake levers look & Work Great ! Her Frame VIN serial number is: 2K7-009927 (which on every site I could find shows up as a 1978 250 YZ & Yes She Has Her Original YAMAHA "Matching" Frame and Engine Serial Numbers This Beauty has been in Covered storage for the bulk of it's life...for Many Years (( & more recently was in DRY storage & resting (because it's Original Owner was just getting too old to ride her anymore...for the past DECADE)) as detailed above & has just had a FRESH & Very Nice Cosmetic Restoration (As also detailed above) She has been in storage for decades & is just now returning to service again & Especially when Compared to any other YAMAHA 250 YZ's I have ever owned ...She Starts Well & is "Running Great" I personally think the more you run her the Better she will run ! Make No Mistake this Baby... Runs, Shifts & Rides & Stops GREAT ! * * * Again.... Think About it , if You pass this Baby Up .....where else will you ever find a VINTAGE YAMAHA 250 CC YZ with a Low Hour Engine and so little use & Abuse on her ! ! ! & such an Extensive Engine (Brand New Piston , Rings , Rod Bearing, Head Gasket & Base Gasket & he very Extensive Cosmetic Restoration. Again, my Mechanic & I flushed the tank & Carburetor + put in Fresh gas & She started right up, Super Quickly ! ! ! ! ! ! !) & we cleaned out the Fuel Shut off Valve etc.. & will include a Brand New inline fuel filter etc...& Every time we have run this Beautiful Bike over the past few days.. She has been Running Better & Better "The Engine Runs Great and compared to any other YAMAHA 250 YZ I have ever owned She Typically Starts easy It runs "GREAT" & seems Shifts well thru the gears Well & Stops GREAT !!!! . PLEASE NOTE: This Auctions Bidding Rules: This is a fairly Big ticket item so please NO NEGATIVE feedback bidders or if you are new to ebay (less than 90 days) & or have less than 5 feedbacks feedback ... please email me & get approval "PRIOR" to bidding or your bid may be removed etc * Please Ask all your questions and Please Do your research "PRIOR" to bidding on this item. ...AGAIN... PLEASE, work out all shipping details & Know what Transporting will cost you BEFORE You Bid !, Buyer is responsible for & pays for any and all shipping involved with this item .Also, Please make sure your spouse is 100% up for this..* Winning bidder must contact us within 24 hours by phone & also, Place a Non Refundable 500 US dollar pay pal deposit (I will email you my phone number & Wire info immediately after the close of auction). * & Also... ALL Negotiable Funds must be received within 3 days of close of auction.>* * * If these have not been done * Please Note *... You will be in default of this auction. & will very likely lose your deposit if the winning bidder flakes out & is not responsible on the funding of this AMAZING Vintage Racing Beauty .* * * ....Provided this is paid off (in required three (3) M-S days) I am willing to store the it for up to 2 weeks in my garage from close of auction while you arrange pickup & I will gladly assist you with shipping to any International or Domestic Shipper in the Los Angeles Harbor area.Seller reserves the right to the close of this auction at his discretion prior to the end of this auction . Like all real auctions all sales are final. Like most any used item terms of sale are of course, AS IS with no implied or expressed warranties. and purchaser assumes all risk for the use of this Wonderful Motorcycle. All forms of payment must be Proven "Cleared" by my bank before this Wonderful Bike can leave my homes garage. Please do us both a Big Favor and Please do not bid on this item unless you are able to 100% Fund this at this time, unless prior arrangements have been made & Cleared by me (Prior to bidding on this item). Thank You, Good Luck and Happy Bidding ! > > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXI Have had a lot of emails asking me about Shipping Quotes...To get a Good & or Very Fair Deal on Shipping ..I would get as many Quotes as possible...Otherwise, you will pay Way Too Much...I would try Uship.com where shippers Competitively bid to get your Shipping business. To do this properly, Get as Many Competitive Rates as you can (so you will know when a fair rate presents it'self).......& also to protect yourself. You need to get the quotes yourself ...& Therefore...(IE) you will need to get your own quotes for shipping, I believe ebay my have a shipping service for vehicles... also, UShip.com is very competitive if you take your time & get plenty of shipping Bids for this ... * * About a year ago Someone bought my 1975 400 Yamaha Enduro (which Weights nearly double what this RM 400 weights) & the YAMAHA Enduro cost about $ 325 to go from here (Los Angeles, Calif.) to North Carolina. & a 400 YAMAHA IT ENDURO to Florida went for under $ 300...PLEASE NOTE: My Home is a GREAT Place to get a Shipping Quote From !!! (IE) I live just ~5 Miles North of the Los Angeles (Long Beach) Harbor (LA IS THE LARGEST SHIPPING PORT IN THE WORLD") & ~8 Miles South of the Los Angeles "Commercial District".. so "EVERY DAY A Zillions ("MANY") Trucks".. Leave this area to go to the Entire rest of the Country ...(IE) all you need to do is find a truck that has a little extra space & Trust me their Rates will be FAR Better than someone that the is no where near this area & trip is not on their way & or Not Convenient for them or ??? . Therefore, the more Quotes you get the Better the Shipping Rate will be to your home (So "YES" get lots of Quotes). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Art & Diane Ridderhof (562) 420-9023 P.S. be sure to tell Each Shipper that this is a "SUPER LIGHT" weight Racing Bike (I believe, just over 200 pounds) dirt bike and NOT a 700+ pound Harley etc. (TANK) or something (IE) Trust Me.."Mentioning that Fact will Save you a lot of Money") ...I live in Long Beach /Lakewood California Zip = 90808

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Honda : CB 1975 honda cb 750 f super sport 3 126 original miles 1 owner from new

Honda : CB 1975 honda cb 750 f super sport 3 126 original miles 1 owner from new

$9,900

Chicago, Illinois

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800x600 1975 HONDA CB750F SUPER SPORT – ALL ORIGINAL SURVIVOR! 3,126 ORIGINAL MILES, FRAME # CB750F-1007544, Manufactured 2/75 800x600 This Honda 750 Super Sport epitomizes the late 1970’s sportbike/cruiser that became a permanent part of Honda’s reputation and still represents the classic style… Please scroll past the description and terms for more photos! The condition of this machine is highly original and un-restored. It has 3,126 original miles from new. The frame and engine numbers are factory correct and original. It is the 750 cc engine. The gearbox is also original to the machine. This Honda 750 Super Sport is completely original and has never been apart. It is in un-restored and in very nice condition, and is a true historical document that should be preserved and ridden. This machine has been in my collection, is started on a regular basis, and ridden occasionally to make sure everything still works. When I purchased the bike, it had been sitting for some time in completely original condition. I went through the machine top to bottom and checked all of the major engine, transmission, and braking components for functionality and safety. The gas tank was still in beautiful condition, with no wear evident, the carburetors were inspected, cleaned, and re-installed, the air filter checked, all fluids changed, and both front and rear brakes were taken apart cleaned, re-built, and re-installed, the consequence of the bike sitting idle for a long period of time. The tires on the front and rear are the original type and size for the machine and appear to be the original tires to the machine. The tires and tubes have NOT been replaced and, while not as soft and pliable as when they were new, are in amazing original condition. The rims are also the original Honda rims, as are the spokes, and overall, the wheels are in very nice original condition. The seat is original and the upholstery is in perfect condition with no rips, tears, or wear of any kind, and the Honda script on the rear of the seat is sharp and clear. The engine and transmission are in excellent interior condition due to the low mileage and absence of any type of harsh conditions or abuse throughout its life. The 4 into 1 Honda exhaust is also original to the machine, and is in beautiful condition. A complete cleaning and detailing was performed, and although detailing on an original machine is never completed, the overall condition of the finishes is remarkable considering the age of the machine, and is in line with the low original mileage. The aluminum parts are in excellent condition overall, but due to the originality, I did not want to go too far polishing any parts. The paint is the original Candy Sapphire Blue, and is visually stunning. The original decals and badges are still applied to the gas tank, fairing and sidecovers. All of the plastic fairings, covers, etc. are in excellent condition and not in need of any type of repair. The 750 Super Sport on the road is very easy to handle, and rides down the road very tight, with no shakes, shimmies, or rattles. It shifts and accelerates smoothly and holds the road as it should. This bike is really great to ride and very fast for the period. There is absolutely NOTHING that needs to be done to this machine to ride it occasionally and enjoy it as a showpiece. Unlike a lot of collector motorcycles for sale on the internet, this 750 is ready to ride and not in need of any expensive service once you get it home. I am always looking for new machines to add to my collection. Please contact me if you have something interesting available! TERMS: $500 DEPOSIT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AUCTION CLOSE. BALANCE OF AUCTION AMOUNT MUST BE PAID BY CASH IN PERSON, BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, OR CERTIFIED FUNDS (WITH VERIFICATION) ONLY WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE. SORRY, NO C.O.D. AND NO PAYPAL. The description of this motorcycle is written to the best of my knowledge. However, I am by no means an expert on vintage Honda motorcycles. Please don’t hesitate to ask for more photos and, if possible, come and look in person before the auction ends. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! If you have any questions, please contact me before the auction ends. If you have any questions, please contact me. If you live close to Chicago, I encourage you to come and inspect the motorcycle in person! In an effort to protect the eBay user information and to help ensure the authenticity of correspondence between sellers and bidders, eBay’s new listing format does NOT display any bidder information. Nevertheless, I STRONGLY encourage bidders to contact me directly to answer questions or to verify correspondence. Seller reserves the right to not accept bids or sell the vehicle to anyone with a zero or negative eBay feedback rating. This motorcycle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed, written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any incorrectness, imperfection, defect or damage. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the motorcycle and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to bid based upon that judgment solely. The seller shall and will make every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects associated with this motorcycle at the buyer's request PRIOR to the close of sale. Seller assumes no responsibility for any statements regardless of any oral statements about the motorcycle. Please remember that your bid constitutes a legally binding contract to purchase this item. If you require an inspection, have it done prior to bidding. I strongly encourage all bidders to inspect the motorcycle personally or enlist the services of a professional inspector prior to placing a bid. After the sale, inspections are not recognized as a contingency to completing your obligation to your winning bid. If there are any questions regarding the above terms, please e-mail prior to bidding. Please do not waste my time or yours bidding on an item you do not intend to pay for. If you bid on this item and win, you are expected to pay for the item and pick it up in a timely manner! I welcome ALL international bidders and am happy to assist with making shipping arrangements. I can also arrange crating for shipment on my end for a nominal extra charge. If you are an international buyer, I understand it can take some time to arrange shipping, so I do not mind keeping the motorcycle for a longer period of time until pick up. Please contact me before the sale ends, if possible, to discuss the specifics. Thanks for your interest! For more on the Honda 750 Super Sport, read on past the photos… 800x600 CB750F Super Sport History: Honda of Japan introduced the CB750 motorcycle to the US and European markets in 1969 after experiencing success with their smaller motorcycles. The bike was targeted directly at the US market after Honda officials, including founder Soichiro Honda, repeatedly met with US dealers and understood the opportunity for a larger bike. Under development for a year, the CB750 offered two unprecedented features, a front disc brake and a transverse straight-4 engine with an overhead camshaft, neither of which was previously available on a mainstream, affordable production bike. These two features, along with the introductory price of $1,495 ($9,475 in current money), gave the CB750 a considerable advantage over its competition, particularly its British rivals. Cycle magazine called the CB750 "the most sophisticated production bike ever" upon its introduction. Cycle World called it a masterpiece, highlighting Honda's painstaking durability testing, the bike's 120 mph (190 km/h) top speed, the fade-free performance of the braking, the comfortable ride and excellent instrumentation. The CB750 was the first modern four-cylinder machine from a mainstream manufacturer, and the term superbike was coined to describe it. The bike offered other important features that added to its compelling value: electric starter, kill switch, dual mirrors, flashing turn signals, easily maintained valves and overall smoothness and freedom from vibration both underway and at a standstill; later models (1991 on) included maintenance-free hydraulic valves. On the other hand, the bike was difficult to get on its center stand and tended to throw chain oil onto its muffler. Unable to gauge demand for the new bike accurately, Honda limited its initial investment in the production dies for the CB750 by using a technique called permanent mold casting (often erroneously referred to as sandcasting) rather than diecasting for the engines – the factory being unsure of the bike's reception. The bike remained in the Honda lineup for ten years, with sales totaling over 400,000 in its life span. The CB750 is sometimes referred to as a Universal Japanese Motorcycle or UJM. The Discovery Channel ranked the Honda CB750 third among the top ten greatest motorbikes of all time. Specifications: Claimed power: 58hp @ 8,000rpm Top speed: 114mph (period test) Engine: 736cc air-cooled SOHC transverse-mounted inline four Weight (dry): 449lb (227kg) Fuel capacity/MPG: 4.8gal / 35-55mpg Price then: $2,152 And more insight from articles on the 750 SS… The Honda CB750F Super Sport was born out of Honda's desire to regain its position as a motorcycle pacemaker. When Henry Ford launched the Model T in 1908, there was nothing else like it, and the T established a design template that defined the automobile for more than a decade. The problem? Ford was still building the T in 1928, and the market had moved on. By continuing to manufacture the same basic car, Ford maximized the benefits of mass production, but at the cost of market leadership. After years of snapping at Henry’s heels, the Dodge Brothers, Louis Chevrolet and the rest streaked out front. Something similar happened to Honda in the 1970s. The 1969 Honda CB750 Four mapped out the future for motorcycles. And like the Model T, it stayed in production for just a little too long. By 1975, the Kawasaki Z1 with its 903cc DOHC engine had leapfrogged ahead of the CB750. And waiting in the wings were The Suzuki GS750 and the Kawasaki KZ750, both aimed squarely at the market Honda had built, and creating along the way what was to become known as the Universal Japanese Motorcycle or UJM: the air-cooled, 2-valve, DOHC across-the-frame inline four. Honda’s response to the challenge was conservative. In 1975, the 750 K5 with its distinctive stacked mufflers was joined by the Honda CB750F Super Sport with a sportier 4-into-1 exhaust. The Honda CB750F also wore a new, slimmer-looking (but 0.3-gallon larger) gas tank with a recessed filler covered by a lockable plate, and a disc brake replaced the rear wheel’s mediocre drum brake. In spite of its radical-looking (for Honda) exhaust, changes to the basic 750 Four plot were minor. Reduced trail and a longer swingarm improved straight-line stability, while a stiffer frame and suspension changes improved handling in the corners. And although the engine was claimed to be unchanged, the new exhaust system brought minor adjustments to valve timing and carburetion, which, according to Cycle magazine, also eliminated the K-bike’s off-idle flat spot. Whether it was the new exhaust (and revised air box) or some undisclosed engine modifications, the F produced considerably more power than the K-bike. Cycle magazine recorded 58hp at the rear wheel compared with 49hp for the 1973 K3. This, combined with lower gearing, meant a standing quarter in the high 12s instead of the 13s. On the road, the improvements made for a comfortable ride and precise steering: “… it handles better than any of the other Japanese superbikes,” said Cycle. Fuel consumption was slightly worse at 43mpg versus the K’s 45mpg, perhaps because of the lower gearing and a 12-pound weight increase. Then the 1977 Honda CB750F2 Super Sport, the CB750F2, was introduced in 1977. The F2 featured Honda’s ComStar wheels with dual disc brakes at the front while the 4-into-1 exhaust exited through a new muffler with a slightly deeper exhaust note. Changes inside the engine (larger valves and more radical cams) improved power to around 60hp at the rear wheel, but at higher rpm (now 8,500 compared with the F’s 8,000rpm) and with the redline stretched to 9,500rpm. To emphasize its sportiness, the engine was powder coated black. At over 540 pounds with a half tank of gas, the F2 was also the heaviest 750 so far (with the exception of the 750A automatic), and 10 pounds heavier than the 4-pipe touring K model. Yet in spite of the extra weight, and the fact that the 28mm Keihins now had accelerator pumps, fuel consumption improved slightly to 45mpg. Most testers considered the F2 to be the best Honda 750 so far, the result of continual refinement and improvement that had created a comfortable, fine handling motorcycle with performance that just about kept pace with the GS750. All was not perfect in paradise, however. During a 10,000-mile extended test, Cycle Guide’s F2 dropped a valve, destroying a piston and the cylinder head. The cause, they speculated, was insufficient heat treatment of the valve. Testers also emphasized some problems with the 750’s transmission, notably missed shifts, false neutrals and a tendency to drop out of gear. Also noted was a lack of steering stability. The life of a test mule includes some pretty vigorous riding, and the dropped valve occurred after a series of full throttle drag strip takeoffs attempting to verify Honda’s claim that the F2 was capable of sub-13 second standing quarters. “We didn’t abuse the CB750,” concluded Cycle Guide’s review, “but we pushed it to its limits — and then just past.” Further, the F2’s ComStar wheels — light alloy rims riveted to pressed steel struts — were largely unloved. Honda claimed they embodied the advantages of both cast and spoke wheels without any of the disadvantages. Few liked the appearance of the struts or the rivets, and the latter would prove to be troublesome. Rivets can loosen over time, compromising the integrity of the wheels. If you’re considering buying any Honda with ComStar wheels, check them carefully. While used Super Sports aren’t exactly rare, good ones are. As the sportiest bike in Honda’s mid-1970s stable, they seem to have received more than their fair share of abuse, victims, perhaps, of over-enthusiastic owners. But parts are plentiful, and thanks to their simple build they’re easy to work on and generally hugely reliable, making them a great usable classic. MC Motorcycle Classics magazine, by Richard Backus, May/June 2010 It could certainly be argued, that the progenitor of the 1970s superbikes was the four-cylinder Honda CB750, a machine first introduced in 1969 and the precursor to the 1976 Honda CB750F Super Sport featured here. Honda definitely wowed the motorcycling community with the CB750, but it didn’t hold the top spot for long. By the time Honda was marketing the CB750 K4 in 1974, plenty of luster had worn off the model. For one thing, competing manufacturers were producing faster motorcycles — like the aforementioned Z1. And thanks to the 1973 Arab oil embargo, fuel economy had become an important concern in the North American market. In response, Honda detuned the CB’s 736cc power plant — increasing efficiency, but decreasing horsepower. Where the 1969 CB750 produced around 67 horses, for 1974 there were only about 50 ponies at the rear wheel. By comparison, the 1974 Z1 produced a claimed 82 horsepower. The CB750, once the lightning rod for a new generation of Superbikes, had suddenly become the old man in the group. Much of the performance market Honda had created was lost to them, and in 1975 Honda wasn’t even going to offer a standard CB750. Instead, Honda planned to spice things up by replacing the four-pipe CB750 with the 1975 Honda CB750F Super Sport. The Super Sport was an improved machine, complete with a four-into-one header and muffler system, revised frame geometry featuring a lengthened rear swingarm, a rear disc brake and a longer gas tank with a new seat and rear cowl. There were yet more changes. Honda returned some of the lost horsepower to the 736cc engine through various internal improvements, including an increased compression ratio (from 9:1 to 9.2:1) and revised cam timing. In Honda’s world, the Super Sport, with 58 horsepower, would be the company road burner while the newly introduced liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder Honda GL1000 Gold Wing would take over as Honda’s big touring bike. CB loyalists weren’t going to let the four-pipe CB750 disappear, however, and for 1975 Honda ended up offering all three big models. Enter the Super Sport Marcos Markoulatos, a mechanic at Baron MINI in Merriam, Kan., is a fan of 1970s Japanese motorcycles. Born one year after the Honda CB750F Super Sport was introduced, Marcos got his first motorcycle, a 1984 Yamaha Maxim 700, when he was 22. He had put an extra $1,000 down on a house he and a friend were buying, and his friend gave him the Yamaha. And while the Yamaha was his first “motorcycle,” it definitely was not his first powered two-wheeler. When he was 14, and for the two years after, he could regularly be seen riding a Honda Express moped around his hometown. Marcos didn’t like the Maxim 700’s upright, cruiser-style handlebar, so he swapped it for a flat, straight drag bar and rode the Yam for three or four years. But then he discovered offroading and started spending more time playing with a Jeep, and the Maxim saw less and less use. It wasn’t long before the motorcycle was for sale. “I’d had my fun with the Yamaha, and even though it was a great bike, I wasn’t really in love with it,” Marcos says. A couple of years later, though, and Marcos was itching to ride again. “Motorcycling was something I couldn’t kick, and I started to look around on the Internet,” he explains. Not entirely sure what he was looking for, Marcos found himself researching 1970s Japanese motorcycles. “Japanese machines of that era seem to be plentiful and dependable — economical to own and purchase,” Marcos says. Eventually, he decided what he really wanted was a Suzuki GS1000S Wes Cooley Replica, a particularly rare machine manufactured for only two years, in 1979 and 1980. When Marcos couldn’t find one, he looked into building his own version of a Wes Cooley Replica, but learned that would be a costly proposition. And then, as fate would have it, he was talking motorcycles with a co-worker who said he had a 1972 Honda CB750K2 sitting in warehouse storage. It had been stored for 15 years, Marcos says, and he bought it for pennies on the dollar, but there was no title and the engine was stuck. None of that really worried Marcos, however, and he set about getting the Honda running, installing a used but clean set of Flame Sunrise Orange side covers and a matching gas tank. Marcos got the bike tuned up and ready to ride just in time to have to put it away for the winter late in 2008; he didn’t get to ride it until the spring of 2009. Lucking out In the interim, still searching Craigslist and other Internet sites, Marcos discovered our feature 1976 Honda CB750F Super Sport for sale in Chanute, Kan., just two hours southeast of his home in Lawrence, Kan. “Basically, I was addicted to searching Craigslist, and the (CB750F) was close and the price was right,” he says. At $1,800 the price wasn’t bottom dollar, but the seller was the second owner and the bike was obviously very well cared for. All of the factory decals are in place, the plastic lenses are crystal clear, and many of the yellow paint dots, applied at the factory during assembly, are still clearly visible on various nuts and bolts. Surprisingly, the CB750F gained some weight over the standard CB750 — a little bit more than 12 pounds. Yet a few extra pounds didn’t bother Cycle magazine’s tester, and they were quite happy with how the machine handled. In its May 1975 issue, Cycle said: “The CB750F, tighter gearing not withstanding, is going to get shaded in a straight-line contest of speed with, say a Z-1. But it handles better than any of the other Japanese Superbikes. Despite the longer wheelbase and stability-oriented steering geometry, the Honda CB750F handles like a bike at least a hundred pounds lighter.” Press Reports “The fact remains that it will just whip the tires off your typical, tricked-out café racer. Highbars, turn-indicators and all, it really is a super sporting motorcycle.” — Cycle, May 1975 “Performance-conscious riders will enjoy the added power and acceleration which have brought the machine back to the fringes of the Superbike category, with the added benefit of improved handling.” — Cycle Guide, July 1975 “It handles better than any other standard large Japanese bike I know, which makes it more fun than Honda 750s have ever been.” — Cycle World, November 1975 “The Honda 750F aims to please on too broad a scale to be a truly great motorcycle in any single category. But to label that as bad would go against the fact that Honda has a sold a huge number of K models since 1971.” — Rider, Winter 1976 “The acceleration, handling and braking are spirited enough to keep your adrenaline pumping.” — Cycle Guide, March, 1977 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Honda CB750F Super Sport was born out of Honda's desire to regain its position as a motorcycle pacemaker. When Henry Ford launched the Model T in 1908, there was nothing else like it, and the T established a design template that defined the automobile for more than a decade. The problem? Ford was still building the T in 1928, and the market had moved on. By continuing to manufacture the same basic car, Ford maximized the benefits of mass production, but at the cost of market leadership. After years of snapping at Henry’s heels, the Dodge Brothers, Louis Chevrolet and the rest streaked out front. Something similar happened to Honda in the 1970s. The 1969 Honda CB750 Four mapped out the future for motorcycles. And like the Model T, it stayed in production for just a little too long. By 1975, the Kawasaki Z1 with its 903cc DOHC engine had leapfrogged ahead of the CB750. And waiting in the wings were The Suzuki GS750 and the Kawasaki KZ750, both aimed squarely at the market Honda had built, and creating along the way what was to become known as the Universal Japanese Motorcycle or UJM: the air-cooled, 2-valve, DOHC across-the-frame inline four. Honda’s response to the challenge was conservative. In 1975, the 750 K5 with its distinctive stacked mufflers was joined by the Honda CB750F Super Sport with a sportier 4-into-1 exhaust. The Honda CB750F also wore a new, slimmer-looking (but 0.3-gallon larger) gas tank with a recessed filler covered by a lockable plate, and a disc brake replaced the rear wheel’s mediocre drum brake. In spite of its radical-looking (for Honda) exhaust, changes to the basic 750 Four plot were minor. Reduced trail and a longer swingarm improved straight-line stability, while a stiffer frame and suspension changes improved handling in the corners. And although the engine was claimed to be unchanged, the new exhaust system brought minor adjustments to valve timing and carburetion, which, according to Cycle magazine, also eliminated the K-bike’s off-idle flat spot. Whether it was the new exhaust (and revised air box) or some undisclosed engine modifications, the F produced considerably more power than the K-bike. Cycle magazine recorded 58hp at the rear wheel compared with 49hp for the 1973 K3. This, combined with lower gearing, meant a standing quarter in the high 12s instead of the 13s. On the road, the improvements made for a comfortable ride and precise steering: “… it handles better than any of the other Japanese superbikes,” said Cycle. Fuel consumption was slightly worse at 43mpg versus the K’s 45mpg, perhaps because of the lower gearing and a 12-pound weight increase.

Honda : CB 1975 HONDA CB 750F SUPER SPORT, 3,126 ORIGINAL MILES, 1 OWNER FROM NEW

Honda : CB 1975 HONDA CB 750F SUPER SPORT, 3,126 ORIGINAL MILES, 1 OWNER FROM NEW

$9,900

Chicago, Illinois

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800x600 1975 HONDA CB750F SUPER SPORT – ALL ORIGINAL SURVIVOR! 3,126 ORIGINAL MILES, FRAME # CB750F-1007544, Manufactured 2/75 800x600 This Honda 750 Automatic epitomizes the late 1970’s sportbike/cruiser that became a permanent part of Honda’s reputation and still represents the classic style… Please scroll past the description and terms for more photos! The condition of this machine is highly original and un-restored. It has 3,126 original miles from new. The frame and engine numbers are factory correct and original. It is the 750 cc engine. The gearbox is also original to the machine. This Honda 750 Super Sport is completely original and has never been apart. It is in un-restored and in very nice condition, and is a true historical document that should be preserved and ridden. This machine has been in my collection, is started on a regular basis, and ridden occasionally to make sure everything still works. When I purchased the bike, it had been sitting for some time in completely original condition. I went through the machine top to bottom and checked all of the major engine, transmission, and braking components for functionality and safety. The gas tank was still in beautiful condition, with no wear evident, the carburetors were inspected, cleaned, and re-installed, the air filter checked, all fluids changed, and both front and rear brakes were taken apart cleaned, re-built, and re-installed, the consequence of the bike sitting idle for a long period of time. The tires on the front and rear are the original type and size for the machine and appear to be the original tires to the machine. The tires and tubes have NOT been replaced and, while not as soft and pliable as when they were new, are in amazing original condition. The rims are also the original Honda rims, as are the spokes, and overall, the wheels are in very nice original condition. The seat is original and the upholstery is in perfect condition with no rips, tears, or wear of any kind, and the Honda script on the rear of the seat is sharp and clear. The engine and transmission are in excellent interior condition due to the low mileage and absence of any type of harsh conditions or abuse throughout its life. The 4 into 1 Honda exhaust is also original to the machine, and is in beautiful condition. A complete cleaning and detailing was performed, and although detailing on an original machine is never completed, the overall condition of the finishes is remarkable considering the age of the machine, and is in line with the low original mileage. The aluminum parts are in excellent condition overall, but due to the originality, I did not want to go too far polishing any parts. The paint is the original Candy Sapphire Blue, and is visually stunning. The original decals and badges are still applied to the gas tank, fairing and sidecovers. All of the plastic fairings, covers, etc. are in excellent condition and not in need of any type of repair. The 750 Super Sport on the road is very easy to handle, and rides down the road very tight, with no shakes, shimmies, or rattles. It shifts and accelerates smoothly and holds the road as it should. This bike is really great to ride and very fast for the period. There is absolutely NOTHING that needs to be done to this machine to ride it occasionally and enjoy it as a showpiece. Unlike a lot of collector motorcycles for sale on the internet, this 750 is ready to ride and not in need of any expensive service once you get it home. I am always looking for new machines to add to my collection. Please contact me if you have something interesting available! TERMS: $500 DEPOSIT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AUCTION CLOSE. BALANCE OF AUCTION AMOUNT MUST BE PAID BY CASH IN PERSON, BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, OR CERTIFIED FUNDS (WITH VERIFICATION) ONLY WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE. SORRY, NO C.O.D. AND NO PAYPAL. The description of this motorcycle is written to the best of my knowledge. However, I am by no means an expert on vintage Honda motorcycles. Please don’t hesitate to ask for more photos and, if possible, come and look in person before the auction ends. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! If you have any questions, please contact me before the auction ends. If you have any questions, please contact me. If you live close to Chicago, I encourage you to come and inspect the motorcycle in person! In an effort to protect the eBay user information and to help ensure the authenticity of correspondence between sellers and bidders, eBay’s new listing format does NOT display any bidder information. Nevertheless, I STRONGLY encourage bidders to contact me directly to answer questions or to verify correspondence. Seller reserves the right to not accept bids or sell the vehicle to anyone with a zero or negative eBay feedback rating. This motorcycle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed, written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any incorrectness, imperfection, defect or damage. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the motorcycle and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to bid based upon that judgment solely. The seller shall and will make every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects associated with this motorcycle at the buyer's request PRIOR to the close of sale. Seller assumes no responsibility for any statements regardless of any oral statements about the motorcycle. Please remember that your bid constitutes a legally binding contract to purchase this item. If you require an inspection, have it done prior to bidding. I strongly encourage all bidders to inspect the motorcycle personally or enlist the services of a professional inspector prior to placing a bid. After the sale, inspections are not recognized as a contingency to completing your obligation to your winning bid. If there are any questions regarding the above terms, please e-mail prior to bidding. Please do not waste my time or yours bidding on an item you do not intend to pay for. If you bid on this item and win, you are expected to pay for the item and pick it up in a timely manner! I welcome ALL international bidders and am happy to assist with making shipping arrangements. I can also arrange crating for shipment on my end for a nominal extra charge. If you are an international buyer, I understand it can take some time to arrange shipping, so I do not mind keeping the motorcycle for a longer period of time until pick up. Please contact me before the sale ends, if possible, to discuss the specifics. Thanks for your interest! For more on the Honda 750 Super Sport, read on past the photos… 800x600 CB750F Super Sport History: Honda of Japan introduced the CB750 motorcycle to the US and European markets in 1969 after experiencing success with their smaller motorcycles. The bike was targeted directly at the US market after Honda officials, including founder Soichiro Honda, repeatedly met with US dealers and understood the opportunity for a larger bike. Under development for a year, the CB750 offered two unprecedented features, a front disc brake and a transverse straight-4 engine with an overhead camshaft, neither of which was previously available on a mainstream, affordable production bike. These two features, along with the introductory price of $1,495 ($9,475 in current money), gave the CB750 a considerable advantage over its competition, particularly its British rivals. Cycle magazine called the CB750 "the most sophisticated production bike ever" upon its introduction. Cycle World called it a masterpiece, highlighting Honda's painstaking durability testing, the bike's 120 mph (190 km/h) top speed, the fade-free performance of the braking, the comfortable ride and excellent instrumentation. The CB750 was the first modern four-cylinder machine from a mainstream manufacturer, and the term superbike was coined to describe it. The bike offered other important features that added to its compelling value: electric starter, kill switch, dual mirrors, flashing turn signals, easily maintained valves and overall smoothness and freedom from vibration both underway and at a standstill; later models (1991 on) included maintenance-free hydraulic valves. On the other hand, the bike was difficult to get on its center stand and tended to throw chain oil onto its muffler. Unable to gauge demand for the new bike accurately, Honda limited its initial investment in the production dies for the CB750 by using a technique called permanent mold casting (often erroneously referred to as sandcasting) rather than diecasting for the engines – the factory being unsure of the bike's reception. The bike remained in the Honda lineup for ten years, with sales totaling over 400,000 in its life span. The CB750 is sometimes referred to as a Universal Japanese Motorcycle or UJM. The Discovery Channel ranked the Honda CB750 third among the top ten greatest motorbikes of all time. Specifications: Claimed power: 58hp @ 8,000rpm Top speed: 114mph (period test) Engine: 736cc air-cooled SOHC transverse-mounted inline four Weight (dry): 449lb (227kg) Fuel capacity/MPG: 4.8gal / 35-55mpg Price then: $2,152 And more insight from articles on the 750 SS… The Honda CB750F Super Sport was born out of Honda's desire to regain its position as a motorcycle pacemaker. When Henry Ford launched the Model T in 1908, there was nothing else like it, and the T established a design template that defined the automobile for more than a decade. The problem? Ford was still building the T in 1928, and the market had moved on. By continuing to manufacture the same basic car, Ford maximized the benefits of mass production, but at the cost of market leadership. After years of snapping at Henry’s heels, the Dodge Brothers, Louis Chevrolet and the rest streaked out front. Something similar happened to Honda in the 1970s. The 1969 Honda CB750 Four mapped out the future for motorcycles. And like the Model T, it stayed in production for just a little too long. By 1975, the Kawasaki Z1 with its 903cc DOHC engine had leapfrogged ahead of the CB750. And waiting in the wings were The Suzuki GS750 and the Kawasaki KZ750, both aimed squarely at the market Honda had built, and creating along the way what was to become known as the Universal Japanese Motorcycle or UJM: the air-cooled, 2-valve, DOHC across-the-frame inline four. Honda’s response to the challenge was conservative. In 1975, the 750 K5 with its distinctive stacked mufflers was joined by the Honda CB750F Super Sport with a sportier 4-into-1 exhaust. The Honda CB750F also wore a new, slimmer-looking (but 0.3-gallon larger) gas tank with a recessed filler covered by a lockable plate, and a disc brake replaced the rear wheel’s mediocre drum brake. In spite of its radical-looking (for Honda) exhaust, changes to the basic 750 Four plot were minor. Reduced trail and a longer swingarm improved straight-line stability, while a stiffer frame and suspension changes improved handling in the corners. And although the engine was claimed to be unchanged, the new exhaust system brought minor adjustments to valve timing and carburetion, which, according to Cycle magazine, also eliminated the K-bike’s off-idle flat spot. Whether it was the new exhaust (and revised air box) or some undisclosed engine modifications, the F produced considerably more power than the K-bike. Cycle magazine recorded 58hp at the rear wheel compared with 49hp for the 1973 K3. This, combined with lower gearing, meant a standing quarter in the high 12s instead of the 13s. On the road, the improvements made for a comfortable ride and precise steering: “… it handles better than any of the other Japanese superbikes,” said Cycle. Fuel consumption was slightly worse at 43mpg versus the K’s 45mpg, perhaps because of the lower gearing and a 12-pound weight increase. Then the 1977 Honda CB750F2 Super Sport, the CB750F2, was introduced in 1977. The F2 featured Honda’s ComStar wheels with dual disc brakes at the front while the 4-into-1 exhaust exited through a new muffler with a slightly deeper exhaust note. Changes inside the engine (larger valves and more radical cams) improved power to around 60hp at the rear wheel, but at higher rpm (now 8,500 compared with the F’s 8,000rpm) and with the redline stretched to 9,500rpm. To emphasize its sportiness, the engine was powder coated black. At over 540 pounds with a half tank of gas, the F2 was also the heaviest 750 so far (with the exception of the 750A automatic), and 10 pounds heavier than the 4-pipe touring K model. Yet in spite of the extra weight, and the fact that the 28mm Keihins now had accelerator pumps, fuel consumption improved slightly to 45mpg. Most testers considered the F2 to be the best Honda 750 so far, the result of continual refinement and improvement that had created a comfortable, fine handling motorcycle with performance that just about kept pace with the GS750. All was not perfect in paradise, however. During a 10,000-mile extended test, Cycle Guide’s F2 dropped a valve, destroying a piston and the cylinder head. The cause, they speculated, was insufficient heat treatment of the valve. Testers also emphasized some problems with the 750’s transmission, notably missed shifts, false neutrals and a tendency to drop out of gear. Also noted was a lack of steering stability. The life of a test mule includes some pretty vigorous riding, and the dropped valve occurred after a series of full throttle drag strip takeoffs attempting to verify Honda’s claim that the F2 was capable of sub-13 second standing quarters. “We didn’t abuse the CB750,” concluded Cycle Guide’s review, “but we pushed it to its limits — and then just past.” Further, the F2’s ComStar wheels — light alloy rims riveted to pressed steel struts — were largely unloved. Honda claimed they embodied the advantages of both cast and spoke wheels without any of the disadvantages. Few liked the appearance of the struts or the rivets, and the latter would prove to be troublesome. Rivets can loosen over time, compromising the integrity of the wheels. If you’re considering buying any Honda with ComStar wheels, check them carefully. While used Super Sports aren’t exactly rare, good ones are. As the sportiest bike in Honda’s mid-1970s stable, they seem to have received more than their fair share of abuse, victims, perhaps, of over-enthusiastic owners. But parts are plentiful, and thanks to their simple build they’re easy to work on and generally hugely reliable, making them a great usable classic. MC Motorcycle Classics magazine, by Richard Backus, May/June 2010 It could certainly be argued, that the progenitor of the 1970s superbikes was the four-cylinder Honda CB750, a machine first introduced in 1969 and the precursor to the 1976 Honda CB750F Super Sport featured here. Honda definitely wowed the motorcycling community with the CB750, but it didn’t hold the top spot for long. By the time Honda was marketing the CB750 K4 in 1974, plenty of luster had worn off the model. For one thing, competing manufacturers were producing faster motorcycles — like the aforementioned Z1. And thanks to the 1973 Arab oil embargo, fuel economy had become an important concern in the North American market. In response, Honda detuned the CB’s 736cc power plant — increasing efficiency, but decreasing horsepower. Where the 1969 CB750 produced around 67 horses, for 1974 there were only about 50 ponies at the rear wheel. By comparison, the 1974 Z1 produced a claimed 82 horsepower. The CB750, once the lightning rod for a new generation of Superbikes, had suddenly become the old man in the group. Much of the performance market Honda had created was lost to them, and in 1975 Honda wasn’t even going to offer a standard CB750. Instead, Honda planned to spice things up by replacing the four-pipe CB750 with the 1975 Honda CB750F Super Sport. The Super Sport was an improved machine, complete with a four-into-one header and muffler system, revised frame geometry featuring a lengthened rear swingarm, a rear disc brake and a longer gas tank with a new seat and rear cowl. There were yet more changes. Honda returned some of the lost horsepower to the 736cc engine through various internal improvements, including an increased compression ratio (from 9:1 to 9.2:1) and revised cam timing. In Honda’s world, the Super Sport, with 58 horsepower, would be the company road burner while the newly introduced liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder Honda GL1000 Gold Wing would take over as Honda’s big touring bike. CB loyalists weren’t going to let the four-pipe CB750 disappear, however, and for 1975 Honda ended up offering all three big models. Enter the Super Sport Marcos Markoulatos, a mechanic at Baron MINI in Merriam, Kan., is a fan of 1970s Japanese motorcycles. Born one year after the Honda CB750F Super Sport was introduced, Marcos got his first motorcycle, a 1984 Yamaha Maxim 700, when he was 22. He had put an extra $1,000 down on a house he and a friend were buying, and his friend gave him the Yamaha. And while the Yamaha was his first “motorcycle,” it definitely was not his first powered two-wheeler. When he was 14, and for the two years after, he could regularly be seen riding a Honda Express moped around his hometown. Marcos didn’t like the Maxim 700’s upright, cruiser-style handlebar, so he swapped it for a flat, straight drag bar and rode the Yam for three or four years. But then he discovered offroading and started spending more time playing with a Jeep, and the Maxim saw less and less use. It wasn’t long before the motorcycle was for sale. “I’d had my fun with the Yamaha, and even though it was a great bike, I wasn’t really in love with it,” Marcos says. A couple of years later, though, and Marcos was itching to ride again. “Motorcycling was something I couldn’t kick, and I started to look around on the Internet,” he explains. Not entirely sure what he was looking for, Marcos found himself researching 1970s Japanese motorcycles. “Japanese machines of that era seem to be plentiful and dependable — economical to own and purchase,” Marcos says. Eventually, he decided what he really wanted was a Suzuki GS1000S Wes Cooley Replica, a particularly rare machine manufactured for only two years, in 1979 and 1980. When Marcos couldn’t find one, he looked into building his own version of a Wes Cooley Replica, but learned that would be a costly proposition. And then, as fate would have it, he was talking motorcycles with a co-worker who said he had a 1972 Honda CB750K2 sitting in warehouse storage. It had been stored for 15 years, Marcos says, and he bought it for pennies on the dollar, but there was no title and the engine was stuck. None of that really worried Marcos, however, and he set about getting the Honda running, installing a used but clean set of Flame Sunrise Orange side covers and a matching gas tank. Marcos got the bike tuned up and ready to ride just in time to have to put it away for the winter late in 2008; he didn’t get to ride it until the spring of 2009. Lucking out In the interim, still searching Craigslist and other Internet sites, Marcos discovered our feature 1976 Honda CB750F Super Sport for sale in Chanute, Kan., just two hours southeast of his home in Lawrence, Kan. “Basically, I was addicted to searching Craigslist, and the (CB750F) was close and the price was right,” he says. At $1,800 the price wasn’t bottom dollar, but the seller was the second owner and the bike was obviously very well cared for. All of the factory decals are in place, the plastic lenses are crystal clear, and many of the yellow paint dots, applied at the factory during assembly, are still clearly visible on various nuts and bolts. Surprisingly, the CB750F gained some weight over the standard CB750 — a little bit more than 12 pounds. Yet a few extra pounds didn’t bother Cycle magazine’s tester, and they were quite happy with how the machine handled. In its May 1975 issue, Cycle said: “The CB750F, tighter gearing not withstanding, is going to get shaded in a straight-line contest of speed with, say a Z-1. But it handles better than any of the other Japanese Superbikes. Despite the longer wheelbase and stability-oriented steering geometry, the Honda CB750F handles like a bike at least a hundred pounds lighter.” Press Reports “The fact remains that it will just whip the tires off your typical, tricked-out café racer. Highbars, turn-indicators and all, it really is a super sporting motorcycle.” — Cycle, May 1975 “Performance-conscious riders will enjoy the added power and acceleration which have brought the machine back to the fringes of the Superbike category, with the added benefit of improved handling.” — Cycle Guide, July 1975 “It handles better than any other standard large Japanese bike I know, which makes it more fun than Honda 750s have ever been.” — Cycle World, November 1975 “The Honda 750F aims to please on too broad a scale to be a truly great motorcycle in any single category. But to label that as bad would go against the fact that Honda has a sold a huge number of K models since 1971.” — Rider, Winter 1976 “The acceleration, handling and braking are spirited enough to keep your adrenaline pumping.” — Cycle Guide, March, 1977 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Honda CB750F Super Sport was born out of Honda's desire to regain its position as a motorcycle pacemaker. When Henry Ford launched the Model T in 1908, there was nothing else like it, and the T established a design template that defined the automobile for more than a decade. The problem? Ford was still building the T in 1928, and the market had moved on. By continuing to manufacture the same basic car, Ford maximized the benefits of mass production, but at the cost of market leadership. After years of snapping at Henry’s heels, the Dodge Brothers, Louis Chevrolet and the rest streaked out front. Something similar happened to Honda in the 1970s. The 1969 Honda CB750 Four mapped out the future for motorcycles. And like the Model T, it stayed in production for just a little too long. By 1975, the Kawasaki Z1 with its 903cc DOHC engine had leapfrogged ahead of the CB750. And waiting in the wings were The Suzuki GS750 and the Kawasaki KZ750, both aimed squarely at the market Honda had built, and creating along the way what was to become known as the Universal Japanese Motorcycle or UJM: the air-cooled, 2-valve, DOHC across-the-frame inline four. Honda’s response to the challenge was conservative. In 1975, the 750 K5 with its distinctive stacked mufflers was joined by the Honda CB750F Super Sport with a sportier 4-into-1 exhaust. The Honda CB750F also wore a new, slimmer-looking (but 0.3-gallon larger) gas tank with a recessed filler covered by a lockable plate, and a disc brake replaced the rear wheel’s mediocre drum brake. In spite of its radical-looking (for Honda) exhaust, changes to the basic 750 Four plot were minor. Reduced trail and a longer swingarm improved straight-line stability, while a stiffer frame and suspension changes improved handling in the corners. And although the engine was claimed to be unchanged, the new exhaust system brought minor adjustments to valve timing and carburetion, which, according to Cycle magazine, also eliminated the K-bike’s off-idle flat spot. Whether it was the new exhaust (and revised air box) or some undisclosed engine modifications, the F produced considerably more power than the K-bike. Cycle magazine recorded 58hp at the rear wheel compared with 49hp for the 1973 K3. This, combined with lower gearing, meant a standing quarter in the high 12s instead of the 13s. On the road, the improvements made for a comfortable ride and precise steering: “… it handles better than any of the other Japanese superbikes,” said Cycle. Fuel consumption was slightly worse at 43mpg versus the K’s 45mpg, perhaps because of the lower gearing and a 12-pound weight increase.

Yamaha : YZ 1977 yamaha 250 yz vintage mx racer runs great fresh cosmo resto ck r showpics

Yamaha : YZ 1977 yamaha 250 yz vintage mx racer runs great fresh cosmo resto ck r showpics

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This Magnificent 1977 VINTAGE RACING 400 YAMAHA Was Built when YAMAHA YZ Race Bikes Were Considered "TEN out of TEN" by Most Cycle Magazine Editors (YZ 400 Dirt Racing Bike with YAMAHA's "ALL BUSINESS" Bigger Better Factory YAMAHA YZ Factory Racing Porting & Factory YZ Tuned Pipe) This is the Versatile Go Most anywhere Dirt Racing Bike ! Again,When these 1977 YAMAHA YZ's were built they were considered a near PERFECT "TEN OUT OF TEN" Dirt MX RACING BIKE !!!Most everyone I have ever talked with agrees these MONO SHOCK YAMAHA YZ 400 cc Dirt Racing Bikes have hands down Always been considered one of the Worlds BEST Dirt / Racing bikes & YAMAHA has Long Been known for their great handling & performance & Also...Maybe More importantly in 2014 Their Trouble Free Reliability & Durability.This Beautiful Bike is YAMAHA's "Off Road" Factory Production MX Racing Motorcycle ((this is NOT a Sleepy "Ho Hum" Trails or Enduro bike it is a VERY FAST Off Road Dirt Racing Bike)) In Fact when this bike was produced the YZ 250 & 400 I believe were YAMAHA's "FASTEST" MOTO-CROSS !!!!...This is a YZ 4250 CC YAMAHA World Class "Off Road" Racing bike)). In Fact, I have been told these YAMAHA YZ 250's etc. have Won "MANY" WORLD Championships ! This AMAZING YAMAHA 250 YZ in 1977 was nothing short of "Rocket Science" when this Wonderful RACE Bike was made (in Both Suspension & ~Engine HP etc.) & YES ! ! ! ...it is VERY FAST !!!! With it's HUGE Horse Power 250cc Displacement & fairly Good Low, Great Mid & Brute Higher RPM Torque & Horsepower ...With her Very Use able Power to get you out of most any situation , She is Agile + Nimble & with her Fac. YAMAHA Bigger Better Factory YZ Ports & Tuned Racing Exhaust)... she Starts Super Easy + Idles Down Good & has Mountains of Very Useable mid & a Full Range HP FAR More than Most any dirt bike would have from this Era !!! This Should make it... FAR MORE "FUN" & FAR Easier to ride & Control & Most Riders Again Keep in mind the YZ' 250's at this time were More Powerful than Most any other Dirt Racing Bike from this Era & with her FAMOUS YAMAHA Fully SELF TUNING REED Induction her Power is More Control-able on a Moto Cross Track or Enduro Courses etc etc Than Many other Dirt bikes of this Era...Because of that... That is why these YZ 400's YAMAHA's were in 1977 One of the Most Useable Dirt Racing bike's you could own as they were (& are) GREAT for: Desert, Moto Cross, Hill Climbing, Cow Trailing, Off Road Dessert Riding... Actually a Very Wonderful Bike to do most anything OFF ROAD with....Again, these AMAZING YZ' 250s with their HUGE Horse Power Engines & Self Tuning Reed Induction are considered FAR More Versatile & FAR More Powerful than a most 250's etc in her class of this Vintage Era ! This Baby Starts Easy & Runs GREAT !!!! & I think She Looks like a Million dollars !!!! This Beauty has been in storage for many years !!!! It looks like it has been fairly well maintained and not abused & therefore as it has quite a bit of it's whole life ahead of it !!! FEAR NOT ! ! ! These are Super Nice & SUPER "FUN" Bikes to Ride + I feel Very light for a Open Class bike & also Very Forgiving to ride & Without Question are ....Known for being Very DURABLE, Very RELIABLE & SUPER FUN ! FUN ! FUN ! to Ride This is a Bike that most everyone seems to think feels very natural to them & fits most say it fits them like a Glove ! The 400's were also based on the 250 chassis etc so Displacement size it is Super light & Super Strong + Very Agile ...As it's center of Mass is fairly Low for a Bike of this size & Great for New Riders as it's seat is fairly low off the Ground Most People agree these YAMAHA 250 YZ's are Possibly one of the MORE FUN , MOST RELIABLE & Best Built & "Hands Down" one of the MOST Trouble Free Dirt Racing bikes made ! & This Baby seems to Run GREAT ! ..& Typically she Starts Super Quick !! and there are plenty of Great People that carry a TON of parts for these Wonderful YAMAHA Dirt/ Race bikes should you ever need anything! (In fact I have several Great Spare YAMAHA Dirt Racing engines as well as cylinders & heads etc etc etc. up for sale right now ). Keep in mind this bike has been in a garage in covered storage for several decades !!!! & as you can see...It is in AMAZING CONDITION ! ... In Fact ...I think she has her Original Gas Tank, Front Fenders and right & left Side Number Panels are in Good Shape and like her beautiful tank have all been refinished and as you can see I think they ALL Look Great ! & Yes, She has what looks to be New old stock Original 1977-79 YZ YAMAHA Graphics !!!! My Mechanic and I flushed out the tank, Carb Fuel lines & the entire Fuel System & added a Brand New in line Gas Filter, & again it looks to have Her ORIGINAL YAMAHA Gas tank ..This Beauty STARTS & RUNS GREAT & She is "Ready to Go have some fun with" ! Try to keep in mind these Wonderful Bikes are all About FUN ! ......Think About it if You pass this Baby Up ....where else will you ever find a 1977 YZ 400 CC YAMAHA "Off Road" Racing Bike with so little use & so Little abuse ...on her ! ! ! As far as Dirt bikes Go ...the bigger the bikes displacement is... the less hard the bike has to work (IE) many Enthusiasts feel a 250's engine will last FAR Longer than a 125 !!! ....Also, this bike looks to be in Very Nice Condition (Even her DID style Alloy Wheels LOOK GREAT ! ! ! ! ! ! Most everyone that I have talked to over the years has told me that these YZ 250 YAMAHA VINTAGE Dirt RACING Bikes were one of the very Best & Most advanced bikes of it's day....& based on my experience with these YZ 250cc Bikes ... I would have to add maybe "One of this ERA's Very Best, Most DURABLE & Fastest and Most Versatile Dirt bikes EVER MADE !!!! Many of My Very Best friends & Best Racing Buddies used to have several of these YZ 250s & another friend had a YZ 400s when they first came out He was Big in "The Checkers" Dirt Racing Motorcycle Racing Club....& I can tell you their YZ 250's were FAR Better (100,000,000%) better than my 1974 250 YAMAHA MX & I would have bought a YZ 250 also to but I was just financially unable to swing a Bike that Nice..... If you live out of the Country I will be glad to supply you with a California Certified "NOTORIZED * BILL of SALE" as I recently sent two of my Vintage Collection bikes to the United Kingdom (England) and that is all that they required. To my eye ...I think She looks Great ! ...I have always been very Proud of this particularly Beautiful 1977 250 cc.YAMAHA YZ 250 VINTAGE DIRT RACING Bike !! ....& Even in 2014 She Still LOOKS GREAT !!! + She Starts Easy & Runs & Shifts GREAT ! as these are Super Reliable & DURABLE Bikes ! & Everyone seems to be in agreement that .... "These Bikes are GREAT ! & Quite Possibly one of the More FUN & RELIABLE Bikes I have Ever ridden in the past "FIVE" Decades Since the late 1950's !" (...& I was a Technical Editor for "CYCLE NEWS" Magazine 1969-1975 (at that time it was the Largest Motorcycle publication on Earth ! ! ! & I wrote 14 Four to Five page Featured Technical Articles for "Cycle News" magazine & Also, I was a Four+ Year Sponsored Open Class "TT" & "Half Mile" Racer for "BULTACO" Motorcycles late 1969 to 1975 So ...No One Loves a Great Dirt Bike Better than Me ! ....and again ........If you Pass Up this Wonderful Bike where will you ever find a Vintage 1970's YAMAHA Off Road Racing Bike this NICE Especially with so little use on Her ????? ?????? This is a Bike that most anyone could Have "BIG FUN" ridding all day long On !Most everyone I have talked with agrees these MONO SHOCK 250 CC YAMAHA YZ's have hands down in this ERA have DURABILITY Always been considered one of the Worlds BEST Dirt / Racing bikes & YAMAHA has Long Been known for their Trouble Free, Reliability. The YAMAHA 250cc YZ with it's Self Tuning REED Valve Induction... Unlike many other dirt bikes are probably one of the Easier to Ride & I think Most Most Rider Friendly 400cc displacement Class Dirt Racing Bikes ever Made !!! & this 1977 YZ 250 is BY FAR one of the Most Evolved Early Successful Dirt Racing Bikes as it has all of the Most sought after Goodies (Self Tuning Reed Valve Inductions system, For the First time Decent "Air Pressured" "Big Travel" Forks & "Pressured" Decent Travel Rear Shock Suspension with its Pressurized & heat treated Aluminum Forks "Super Strong" MONO shock Rear suspension (again..."in 1977 All of this was Dirt Racing "Rocket Science" that Really Worked GREAT " ! ! ! ), Very Simple less hassle far more reliable Air Cooled (These Had a Much better than the later 1980's early water cooled YAMAHA's Etc etc I have heard) (this being one of the last years of these Very Perfected YAMAHA 250 cc ("Air Cooled") engines ( Factory Tuned MX style Race Factory YAMAHA TUNED EXPANSION Chamber style) Tuned Exhaust Pipe , Original Factory Big Radial style Cooling HEAD & All of this Yet She is still nice and (relatively) fairly low to the Ground ( Lower Center of Gravity makes this bike Far More Stable less Scary for Newer Riders) and because of her fairly Low height She will even fit in right into my Chevy Astro Mini Van even with the vans center seat still in place !!!! How many 400 CC Off Road DIRT RACING bikes can do that ! This Baby Typically Starts Quick & EASY ! This Has her original YAMAHA Factory seat that was Completely rebuilt from the frame up by my Custom Car Upholstery Shop & she also has her Original YAMAHA Headlight Front fenders & left side panel, Her Original Gas tank has been Newly refinished & Painted as are the Front & Right & Left side panels and Both Front & Fenders. YES ! the gas tank Graphics have been replaced with what looks to be ORIGINAL New Old Stock 77-79 YZ Graphics that help make this bike look new ! The inside of her tank looks GREAT. She has her Original foot Pegs, shifter, She has Nice NEW Handlebar Grips & Handlebars ! brake & clutch levers etc etc are still in Very Nice Condition ! The Shifter and Brake levers also Look Great ! This Beauty looks to have been in storage or was definitely not ridden much at all & Currently ...She is "Running Great" She has not been ridden much in recent years I think the more you run her the better she will run ! .... Make No Mistake this Baby: Runs, Shifts & Rides GREAT ! * * * Again.... Think About it , if You pass this Baby Up .....where else will you ever find a BEAUTIFUL GREAT & SUPER VERSATILE 400 CC YAMAHA YZ Racer with very little use on her ! ! ! ??????????????????????? This Wonderful Bike was storage in a Nice Dry Garage for many years.The tank & Carburetor were flushed & we put in fresh gas & She started right up ! ! ! ! ! ! !) My mechanic installed a Brand New inline fuel filter etc...& Every time we have run this Beautiful Bike over the past few weeks "The Engine Runs Great and Typically starts Quick ! It runs well & seems Shifts well thru the gears GREAT ! ! ! PLEASE NOTE: This Auctions Bidding Rules: This is a fairly Big ticket item so please NO NEGATIVE feedback bidders or if you are new to ebay (less than 90 days) & or have less than 5 feedbacks feedback ... please email me & get approval "PRIOR" to bidding or your bid may be removed etc * Please ask all your questions and do your research "PRIOR" to bidding on this item. AGAIN... PLEASE, work out all shipping details & Know what Transporting will cost you BEFORE You Bid !, Buyer is responsible for & pays for any and all shipping involved with this item .Also, Please make sure your spouse is up for this..* Winning bidder must contact us within 24 hours by phone & Place a Non Refundable 500 US dollar pay pal deposit (I will email you my phone number immediately after the close of auction). * & Also... ALL Negotiable Funds must be received within 3 days of close of auction. * * * If these have not been done * Please Note *... You will be in default of this auction. * * * ....Provided this is paid off (in required three (3) M-S days) I am willing to store the it for up to 2 weeks in my garage from close of auction while you arrange pickup & I will gladly assist you with shipping to any International or Domestic Shipper in the Los Angeles Harbor area.Seller reserves the right to the close of this auction at his discretion prior to the end of this auction . Like all real auctions all sales are final. Like most any used item terms of sale are of course, AS IS with no implied or expressed warranties. and purchaser assumes all risk for the use of this Wonderful Motorcycle. All forms of payment must be Proven "Cleared" by my bank before this Wonderful Bike can leave my homes garage. Please do us both a Big Favor and Please do not bid on this item unless you are able to 100% Fund this at this time, unless prior arrangements have been made & Cleared by me (Prior to bidding on this item). Thank You, Good Luck and Happy Bidding ! * * * If you have any new riders they will appreciate the fairly Low Center of Gravity of this Wonderful Bike.. Her Very Do-able Stance and Stable (Not as Top Heavy) feel of this Magnificent YAMAHA 250 cc YZ VINATGE Dirt Racing bike Particularly compared to most all of the of the new dirt racing bikes . PLEASE NOTE: These Classic YZ YAMAHA 250 cc bikes in Great Condition typically sell for about $2,000.00 to 3,000.00 (if you can even find one) & & up particularly with the Low time on her this bike has... You can steal this bike for just Pennies on the Dollar....As I need to make space here as we lost all of my storage next door ...So my loss could be your gain as ...I am selling this well under market value. If you are a Vintage Bike Enthusiast and LOVE to tinker on these Wonderful Bikes you will make out like a Bandit on this Beautiful Bike for the Very Low price I have listed it. I was Really hoping this bike would end up with someone that is a Vintage Bike Enthusiast Someone that would really enjoy riding & getting a chance to Really ENJOY this wonderful "FUN" bike. As I would prefer it Not to end up with a "nit picker" that knows nothing about these Wonderful bikes and is just trying to make a big profit by re-sale-ing this bike and in reality cares nothing about this bike. So if you are a "nit picker" or a re-Saler please do not bid on this auction as I want this bike to go to a good home that will Love it ....as it Should Be !I feel Overall the bike is in Great running Condition. .The Engine RUNS GREAT and typically Starts in Quick & EASY ! ! ! ! She Shifts & Stops Great. I think just running this bike a little She will Run better and better and Better . Again, as I think I mentioned earlier I have an agreement with my wife that I will only tinker on my Classic Bike Collection and I have agreed not ride any of my vintage collection or any bike & being in my later 60's it seems like a reasonable request. So... there you have it you can get this Great Find for about a Third of what I have seen these go for...A GREAT Bike that is built good enough to last Many More decades & Will Always be collectible and will always have a Following of Delightful People that Know and Respect these Great Motorcycles from YAMAHA ..."a Company that has Won Many (a TON) of World Championships for a over half a Century" !...This is a Timeless Beauty & a True High Quality Japanese 1977 Bike..... that Runs GREAT & I would guess her overall chassis is most likely Barely broken in... & You can Get All this... for Peanuts !

Other Makes 1972 PANNONIA P20 RESTORED VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE

Other Makes 1972 PANNONIA P20 RESTORED VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE

$5,250

Sun Valley, California

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1972 PANNONIA P20 WIN: 2072061729ENGIN NO.: 72061729 THE JEWEL OF THE BLUE DANUBE It is so rare, it might just be the only one in the U.S.A. From the cradle of motorcycle manufacturing there came the famous two stroke design from DKW. It was so good and relatively easy to build, many European factories emulated this design and with their own twist they built their own motorcycle models. We already know this as a fact that even the Japanese two strokes were developed from this design. Needless to say that they perfected it, until regulations put an end to it. SHORT HISTORY OF THE MANUFACTURER Johann Strauss did not invent the Blue Danube, but he did romanticize it way beyond its tributaries. While millions of people in all European countries danced on his famous waltz, engineers were inspired by his celestial music. The West-Germans built the DKW-s, the East-Germans built the MZ-s. The Checkoslovakians built the JAWA-s and the CZ-s. The Hungarians built the Csepel-s and the PANNONIA-s. The Russians built the URAL-s (not a two-stroke, but a copy of the BMW) and the IZS-s. I, intentionally and perhaps ignorantly missed a few, but the above mentioned, I rode myself, or came to have known them by personal experiences. Once upon a time, there was a big factory in Budapest, Hungary. It was called Weiss Manfred, and they had a workforce of 30,000 people. Between WWI and WWII they built motorcycles, among many household items and other goods, even airplanes. The factory was located on Csepel Island, therefore it was renamed under the communist years as Csepel Metal Works (I started my apprenticeship there in 1957). The late 1940s, they produced 100 cc and 125 cc motorcycles (see pictures of my 1949 125 CSEPEL) , and in the 1950s they came out with the 250 cc, named CSEPEL. In the 1960s they focused on the 250 cc single cylinder two-stroke model named PANNONIA (a Roman province in Central-Europe, where Attila the Hun ruled and roamed the land). In 1975, the motorcycle division closed its doors, ceasing the manufacturing motorcycles all together, but the factory remained open for some time. SHORT (PERHAPS LONG) STORY OF THIS BIKE In 1963, I bought a 250 cc single cylinder Pannonia, and this bike remained in my possession until I left Hungary for the United States. By the end of 1968, the P20 (250 cc vertical twin two-stroke) hit the market, and the next early spring I had to have one. This bike was as good as the factory promised it. With its "Yamaha-look-alike" it quickly became the most desirable bike behind the "Iron-Curtain." After many years and kilometers in the saddle of the 14 LE single cylinder Pannonia, the 22 LE propelled this bike magically. I was in motorcycle heaven for a short time, until 1970, when I sold it. I immigrated to the United States that year, and often thought and dreamed about those two Pannonias. As the follow-up of a freakish dream, I have found a 1965 250 cc single cylinder WHITE motorcycle at a swap meet (at that time I did not know this that Jack White an American entrepreneur sold Pannonia motorcycles here in the U.S.A., under his own name: WHITE). My son and I, instantly recognized this bike from its distinctive features, even though, it was heavily modified and disguised. Since then, I bought three more singles. In 1979, in a feverish desire, I purchased this very 1972 PANNONIA P20 from a Hungarian restorer (unseen). Almost at the same time, I bought the 1949 125 cc CSEPEL, he was working on. These two bikes were shipped to me, and I quickly obtained titles and registered them here in California. Even though, I have been riding big, powerful and modern motorcycles, this little vertical twin put a grin on my face every time I rode it. And I rode it to all of the popular places where riders meet up, and some of my friends started to call me the "King of Whites and Pannonias." In 2000, this 1972 PANNONIA P20 won 2nd place at the Del-Mar Concourse d’Elegance Show in the Continental European Division. It was beyond my belief, and when my 1949 125 cc CSEPEL won 3RD place at the same show in a different division (time period), I almost exploded from excitement. RECENT REPAIRS 1. New battery 2. Seat was redone 3. New inner tubes and period correct Dunlop K-81 tires MODIFICATIONS 1. Replaced original air filters (ugly and insufficient) with K&N ? Or Emgo pods. 2. Replaced original points (not so-good and hard to come by) with Yamaha points. 3. Missing keyed lock on toolbox. Replaced it with turn-knob. Original factory or newly-made parts are abundantly available in Hungary, and I can help to obtain them. NOTE Complete restoration was done approximately at 19,000 miles. Please note that odometer is in kilometers NOT in miles. Approximate milage is 19,500 miles. Since the pictures taken, I’ve ridden the bike extensively. It runs very strong, just my original in 1969-1970. This bike should be placed in a museum or in a private collection, but could be ridden daily. This bike might have some minor imperfections, but it is almost perfect, considering the fit and finish of the original bike. I included some pictures of this and the other two bikes I have entered the show at Del Mar, California.