BARF Vintage Cafe motos for-sale finds ...

[SFMCjohn]

1976 Kawasaki KZ900 ... $7800

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/6013938265.html

 

[Erbuck]

For those with $18k to spend on unusual Italian hardware.....

More rideable day to day than an SFC and $10k to $15k cheaper.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/6012605122.html

 

[m0t0_ryder]

1976 Kawasaki KZ900 ... $7800

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/6013938265.html

I have a '74 Z1 with the root beer paint colors.
Not as original as that one though.
not far off tho.

 

[JakesKTM]

 

[JakesKTM]

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[JakesKTM]

 

[JakesKTM]

$12,500

 

[SFMCjohn]

For those with $18k to spend on unusual Italian hardware.....

... love Laverda motos ... guess I waited too long
to find a 750sf2 ... still think of SFCs as $12K bikes ...

 

[SFMCjohn]

1960 Matchless G12 ... $12,500

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/mcy/5988155644.html

 

[m0t0_ryder]

There is an enthusiast in Benecia area that is selling his complete motorcycle collection. He has many exotic euro bikes, including laverdas.
I haven/t been able to find his "complete" listing of moto's but here's some of his Laverda's...

1982 Jota 1000


1970 laverda gt 750


1974 Laverda 750sf


1970 laverda 750s

 

[m0t0_ryder]

Same guy in Benecia is listing this Benelli Sei...

1980 benelli sei 900 - $21000

 

[EastBayDave]

Same guy in Benecia is listing this Benelli Sei...

1980 benelli sei 900 - $21000

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that is a steal! collectors would pay a lot more...

 

[SFMCjohn]

1979 Can-Am 175 Qualifier

$1250 (Oceanport, NJ)
Edit: guess it sold quick, craigslist ad removed

"Canada is not a country you normally associate with motorcycles, but in the early 1970’s a then small company, Bombardier (pronounced Bom-bar-dee-ay (or eh! as its Canadian!), launched the MX-1 a 2 stroke motocross bike that in its inaugural year captured gold, silver and bronze medals in 1973 ISDE and 1st 2nd and 3rd in the 1974 AMA motocross championship. The world sat up and suddenly associated Canada with dirt bikes."
http://www.canned-ham.com/index.php/history/

"Following on from Can-Am’s continuing success at the ISDT, they launched their new Qualifier model, a purpose made enduro bike that replaced the trail bike TnT. The bike was generally similar to the MX-3, but featured a detuned Rotax engine, mainly through the use of a different rotary value that focused the engine on torque rather than outright power. The bike featured typical enduro type accessories such as aluminium skid plate, snail cam adjusters, quick release wheels, grab handles, leather tool pouch and centre stand. All typically found on modern bikes but quite a revolution when it was launched.

The key difference with the Qualifier was that it was a purpose designed enduro model. Whereas the TnT was really a street trail bike, the Qualifier was a machine focused on competition."
http://www.canned-ham.com/index.php/the-bikes/qualifier/

... see you at the 2017 Sheetiron, ha!

... plus, it's OMC orange ...

 

[SFMCjohn]

1972 Triumph Motorcycle Hill Climber

$3200 (Keene, NH)

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mcy/6066269444.html

"1972 T100R Hill climber. not running but very complete.
This is a 1972 Triumph Daytona 500cc Hill climber, owned and last run by Charlie McGowan in 1990"

I could not find any info on Charlie McGowan ...

 

[augustiron]

^^love it

 

[SFMCjohn]

^^love it

... yes, I love the old competition Triumphs, too ....

My friend Merlin took this pic on the AMA Dist 37 LA to Barstow to Vegas
dual-sport ride ... would love to find a cheap
'74 T100C for the Sheetiron easy-splits ...

... guess I'd have better luck finding a cheap Larry Berquist-Gary Preston-Baja-type
'68 Honda SL 350 ...
... then I could do the Moto Melee on a pre-'71 bike, ha ...

Break time is over.
I saw a buncha those vintage bikes
pass by so I wanted to go ride with them.

 

[SFMCjohn]

Original 1970 Triumph T100C

Original 1970 Triumph T100C - $4999 (Brookings, Oregon)

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/6039876826.html

... oh well, my SI Triumph is never gonna happen at that price ...
... think I paid $2500 for my TR7V ...
also think I read the '73 T100C is the best engine ...?

Honda SL 350 prices are all over the place,
and I suppose I don't want to take up
garage space with an old Honda ...

(golly, I'm bored at work ... arty)

 

[augustiron]

Hey now, don't bash old hondas.
They can do just fine offroad with the right mods, like a custom hardtail....

 

[CDONA]

That hill climber, no back brake, small front one, and that magneto looking very vulnerable when looped out from under you. Open velocity stacks, no fender, top end rebuilds, the price you pay for performance. The knobs cut off the tire took some time to do.
Either a high maintenance every weekend contender, or a low buck, local hill, once a year toy.

 

[SFMCjohn]

Hey now, don't bash old hondas.
They can do just fine offroad with the right mods, like a custom hardtail....

... love that hardtail!
... my first racebike was an '85 Honda FT500 ...

That hill climber, no back brake, small front one, and that magneto looking very vulnerable when looped out from under you. Open velocity stacks, no fender, top end rebuilds, the price you pay for performance. The knobs cut off the tire took some time to do.
Either a high maintenance every weekend contender, or a low buck, local hill, once a year toy.

... yes, I tried to find out about the original owner to see if I could glean any history of the hillclimber ... no luck ... think it was
a New England bike, so lots of garage time in the winter ...