1981 Honda Motorcycles for sale in Chicago, Illinois

Honda : CB 1981 honda cb 900 custom motorcycle full fairing 2 helmets excellent shape

$1,200

Chicago, Illinois

This posting is for a beautiful Honda Motorcycle. It's a CB 900 Custom. These were built 1980-1982 and are an awesome shaft driven machine. This one has been well maintained with no major rust or damage. It has about 23,000 original miles. It comes with a full fairing with storage, highway pegs, backrest and trunk. I will include two Bell helmets (XXL & M). They are both barely worn and in like new condition. I will also include a battery trickle charger, two fairing speakers and an amplifier. I was going to install the stereo so I could hook up my iPod, but just never had the time.This is the perfect bike to enjoy the warm, sunny days ahead!This bike has a clean title. The oil and tires are good. The only thing might need to be done is a new starter. Once it's warm, it starts great, just takes a bit of coaxing when it's cold. (what bike doesn't) Other than that, it's been garage kept, winterized and rode each summer. I am starting the bid at $1250. If you would like to talk about price, e-mail me. I will consider offers. I would prefer cash at pick-up, but will take PayPal.This listing is for pick-up only! The Honda is in Edison Park, Chicago. I have a friend who is showing it for me. So please, serious enquiries only. E-mail me if you have any questions before scheduling a time to look at it. If you would like a little more information about this bike check out this website: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/honda/honda_cb900c%2082.htm

Trim 900 Custom

Other Makes : MAICO GS400 1975 maico gs 400 134 original miles two owners from new

$7,950

Chicago, Illinois

1975 MAICO GS400– ALL ORIGINAL SURVIVOR! 134 ORIGINAL MILES, FRAME # 341016, ENGINE # K407112, TWO OWNERS FROM NEW, TITLE INCLUDED, RUNS AND RIDES 96 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Maicowerk A.G. was a West German motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in 1926 by Ulrich Maistch as Maistch & Co, the company originally manufactured 98 and 123 cc Ilo two stroke engines. After Worls War II, they began producing their own unit construction two-stroke engines, selling complete motorcycles. Maico made a brief foray into the automobile business with their own line of microcars in the late 1950s. Maico have also made go kart engines. The road motorcycles were named after winds... 'Blizzard', 'Typhoon' etc., but the company was better known for its purpose-built Motocross and Enduro machines, and for its 'Maicoletta' motor scooter, both of which sold in higher numbers than the road motorcycles. Maico Racing Motorcycles: Maico motocross (MC) and enduro (GS) racing models proved very successful in both European and American competition throughout the 1970s. While lacking the financial capital and big money race-team backing like that of the Japanese factories of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki, Maico riders such as Adolf Weil, Ake Jonsson, and Willy Bauer proved to be a serious challenge to the Japanese factories and produced numerous top three finishes in the Motocross World Championships. The firm also experienced some success in Grand Prix road racing competitions with rider Borje Jansson winning three 125cc Grand Prix races between1972 and 1973. American publication Motocross Action called the 1981 Maico Mega 2 - 490cc the greatest open-class motocross bike of all time. The 1974.5 400cc and 440cc GP, 1978/79 250cc Magnum and 1981 490cc models along with any year 501cc motocross bike are also some of the most sought-after vintage MX and twin-shock motorcycles to this day. One of the visual modernizations of the Maico off-road motorcycles was the move from a "coffin" style tank in 1974 to a "teardrop" style tank in 1978/79 on bikes like the 250 Magnum. The bikes later moved to plastic tanks in 1980 with the Mega 490. One of the largest contributions to the world of motocross suspension technology came in the 1974 season when the Wheelsmith Motorcycles team in the USA and the Gunther Schier teams in Europe forward-mounted the rear shocks on the Maico factory-backed motorcycles, immediately increasing the travel and ability to trump the competition. This initiated a frantic effort on the part of factory teams and privateers alike; chopping up their frames in a desperate attempt to remain competitive. Maicowerk AG filed for bankruptcy in 1983, but continued to produce small numbers of motocross and enduro models (re-badged as M-Stars in the United States due to legal issues) up through 1986. Subsequent manufacturers have purchased the brand name and applied it to their own limited production motorcycles. Modern open-class dirt-bikes are still being produced under the Maico brandname. The ATK Intimidator dirt-bike (reportedly the most powerful production 2 stroke motorcycle available aside from Maico's own motorcycles) features a Maico motor. After the company went out of business in 1986, its assets were taken over by a Dutch company, but to this day retains a strong cult following. Many riders restore vintage Maicos for display or to take back to the track.