Category: Off Road

Just a quickie here on a Honda XR 650L we found up for sale in Northern California. These XRs are road-capable offroad bikes, at the top end of Honda’s dual sport line.  The recipe for these XR 650s is a combination of the the long-serving, torquey and freeway-capable power plant initially...

The think about a good deal, is it’s usually in the eye of the beholder. Occasionally though, there’s a bike that comes up where value-for-money seems to break through on so many levels. We think this Transalp we found for sale In Florida might just be such a bike.  For the uninitiated,...

Up for sale in central Texas is a very clean ’91 Africa Twin Adventure bike…and it should be clean—the odo shows only 4200km, or about 2600 freedom units.  For the uninitiated, the original run of Honda Africa Twins began after their late 1980s domination of the prestigious...

Up for sale in Craigslist in Texas is one of the more original 40-year-old bikes we’ve seen. This 1978 Kawasaki KE125 2-stroke is claimed by the seller to have just 30 original miles and be in nearly new condition.  Let’s be clear, this bike is little, so you aren’t going to be...

Up for sale on Craigslist is this 1969 Honda SL350. These little street/dirt rippers are plentiful from all the manufacturers, but one in truly nice condition is special. We will preface this all by saying that there’s a red flag in this post – all the pictures seem to be scans of photos...

Offered on Craigslist in North LA is a tidy little Honda Reflex 200 that is looking for a new owner. For the un-initiated, the Reflex was a short-lived model build up in the style of a Trials bike, with svelte lines, small tank, and VERY nimble handling. The Reflex was build and sold street legal,...

Back in 1988, Honda and HRC were riding high on their win of the grueling and prestigious Paris-Dakar rally. Eager to capitalize on their success, the brains at Honda put together the first Africa Twin 650.  This craigslist seller claims to have imported 2 directly from Japan, and is offering...

Up for sale on Craigslist in the SF Bay Area is a race-prepped 1977 Yamaha TT 500 in our favorite era of TT livery.  These bikes were sought-after wheelie machines when new, and were favored for their stump-pulling low-end torque.  This example has had a series of upgrades and modifications...

Up for sale out in north LA is a nice-looking Honda SL90 in Candy Blue.  1968-1970 were big transitional years for Honda, with the manufacturer feverishly trying to tighten the screws on what would become arguably the most successful model lineup of the next 20 years.  Designs were shifting...

There’s something undeniably alluring, that cuts across the entire motorcycle ethos, of a sturdy, dependable bike that is made to ride literally anywhere. And while some dualsport bikes look about as classy as cargo shorts at the Oscars, the BMW Paris Dakar edition GS bikes always look like a...